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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 country’s National Health Service (NHS). …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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