Nursing: Profession & Education
09/01/2009
Nurse migrations
Training healthcare personnel is not cheap; losing these human resources to other countries can prove even more costly. Where and why are nurses on the move? …
07/01/2009
Qualified wound treatment starts with the identification of risks
The content of training courses on wound care and risk assessment would have one believe that chronic wounds are merely a marginal problem of medical care. The opposite is the …
05/01/2009
Austria's new training model
The so-called 2 in 1 educational model is an interesting innovation in nurse training; it aims at an efficient synthesis of theory and practice. Following a course of seven …
11/19/2008
2.2 billion euros saved should be spent on nurses
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) wants the Department of Health to spend a forecasted surplus of around 2.2 billion euros on the 2008/09 National Health Service (NHS) budget on …
10/12/2008
Techniken für ein eigenständiges Leben Daheim
Trotz der Einschränkungen, die ein hohes Alter mit sich bringt, eigenständig und selbstbestimmt leben: Der Kombination modernster Technik, Pflegedienstleistung und …
09/25/2008
New e-learning tool for NHS employees
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) from UK installed a new educational programm on the internet called eHealth. The courses are free of charge for employees from the National …
08/08/2008
Better protection for nurses! A global call to action
Provision of standard infectious disease precautions and safe workplaces for nurses all around the world are the main claims of a statement shaped during the International AIDS …
07/22/2008
"Qualifying" is an urgent need in health biz
Michael Schumacher once won nearly every qualifying in Formula One. But Germany won't win the world championship in qualification of their healthcare workers, neither, however, …
07/01/2008
Wound management in practice
Marie-Luise Müller is President of Deutscher Pflegerat e.V. (German Care e.V) Council, and Chair of its Congress, which was held alongside the Capital Congress on Medicine …
07/01/2008
Re-inventing the hospital
Medical services About 90% of hospital income is generated in the 35 weekly working hours of regular day shifts. However, due to new work time regulations fewer and fewer …
04/09/2008
Pregnant Jessica
Wales Jessica Tate is pregnant. Hers is a normal pregnancy. There is, however, some concern because she wants her baby to be born at home, but is often alone there because her …
12/18/2007
New ways of working: innovation in cancer nursing practice
Change is occurring at a rapid rate in cancer care - in many European countries cancer services are now being provided primarily in an ambulatory or outpatient setting with …
10/30/2007
Guide launched to develop nurses business skills
UK The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a new guide to help nurses understand business and financial practices in the countrys National Health Service (NHS). …
08/30/2007
Stellenabbau und Übernahme fachfremder Tätigkeiten: Deutsche Pflegekräfte am Limit
Der 10. Deutsche IIR Pflege-Management-Kongress findet vom 23. bis 25. Oktober 2007 in Köln statt. Rund 20 Experten des Gesundheitswesens diskutieren über die …
08/07/2006
Controversy: the nurse-surgeon
Nurse-surgeon training in the UK is lively discussed for other European countries doing the same to address their lack of qualified surgeons. …
07/01/2006
Certified Wound Management
The certification offered by the academy and the Healthcare Academy of Styria/Academy of the Austrian Care Association* is based on paragraphs 63 and 64 of the Austrian …
07/01/2006
Low nurse levels cause deaths
Geneva - Inadequate staffing is reaching crisis levels in all regions, according to the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Among studies reviewed, one showed that an increased …
03/01/2005
Christiane Reimann Prize
Switzerland - Dr Margretta Madden Styles, a nurse-scholar recognised as an international leader in nursing education, regulation and credentialing, is to be presented with the …
03/01/2005
Nurse-surgeons
Waiting lists, EU limits on working hours, doctor and nursing staff shortages, how could healthcare providers overcome all those hurdles let alone glimpse the winning post ahead? …
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