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Registered nurses often lack time for nursing care activities

Registered nurses in hospitals often lack the time for nursing care activities, such as comfort or talk with patients or educating patients and relatives.

11 Nov 2013

PharMerica’s e-prescribing solution set to deliver quality patient care

PharMerica Corporation, a leading institutional pharmacy, specialty infusion and hospital services company servicing healthcare facilities in the United States, today announced that it has been certified by Surescripts to receive controlled and non-controlled substance prescription orders electronically.

11 Nov 2013

Specialist lung cancer nurses could aid treatment

A University research study has found that specialist lung cancer nurses could be putting patients in a stronger and healthier position to cope with the rigorous course of treatment that they undergo.

From Sheffield Hallam University 11 Nov 2013

Sinai Hospital cardiologist named one of Baltimore magazine's 2013 Top Doctors

Ali Tabrizchi, D.O., a clinical interventional cardiologist at the Heart Center at Sinai, has been named one of Baltimore magazine's 2013 Top Doctors. Tabrizchi is the only cardiologist practicing in Harford County to be chosen for this honor.

11 Nov 2013

Risk of dangerous bloodstream infections can be reduced in newborns with central venous catheters

A new study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators shows that clinicians can reduce the risk of dangerous bloodstream infections in newborns with central venous catheters by ending use of the device as soon as possible, rather than waiting for signs of infection.

11 Nov 2013

Research provides new understanding of the effects of race on heart disease

Thomas Jefferson University researchers have discovered that the formation of blood clots follows a different molecular route in African Americans versus European Americans, providing a new understanding of the effects of race on heart disease. The finding could one day help doctors provide more individualized treatment of heart disease and other blood-clot-related illnesses, according to research publishing online November 10th in Nature Medicine.

11 Nov 2013

Many elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 die within one year

New research from Mayo Clinic finds that half of elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 will die within one year. The findings are being presented this week at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2013 in Atlanta.

11 Nov 2013

Penn Medicine awarded $1.5M to study health care disparities among people with disabilities

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded $1.5 million by The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to launch the Mrs. A and Mr. B Project to study health care disparities among people with disabilities. A collaborative research effort with Virtual Ability, Inc., the study aims to provide patients with information that will help them make more informed decisions about their medical care.

11 Nov 2013

Arizona professor receives 2013 Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award

November is National Caregivers Month, a time to acknowledge the important role family and friends play in caring for their ailing and elderly family members. Aptly timed, the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving recently named David W. Coon, PhD, associate vice provost and professor in the College of Nursing & Health Innovation at Arizona State University, and his fellow experts the 2013 Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award.

11 Nov 2013

Simple dot test could help doctors gauge extent of dopamine loss in Parkinson's patients

A pilot study by a multi-disciplinary team of investigators at Georgetown University suggests that a simple dot test could help doctors gauge the extent of dopamine loss in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Their study is being presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

11 Nov 2013

Covidien fourth quarter net sales increase 2% to $2.56 billion

Covidien plc today reported results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 (July - September 2013). Fourth-quarter net sales of $2.56 billion increased 2% from the $2.50 billion in the fourth quarter a year ago. Foreign exchange rate movement lowered the quarterly sales growth rate by three percentage points.

8 Nov 2013

BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program to address nationwide shortage

BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program is a distinctive pre-med track focused on disease prevention and the development of future primary care physicians to address a nationwide shortage in the field.

8 Nov 2013

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

An innovative Northwestern Medicine- research program investigating if stem cells may be the key to allowing organ transplant patients to stop taking immunosuppressive drugs has received $12 million in research funding. The grant will allow researchers to finish Phase II of the clinical trials and begin Phase III.

8 Nov 2013

Researchers clinically validate new method for predicting Alzheimer's progression

A Columbia University Medical Center-led research team has clinically validated a new method for predicting time to full-time care, nursing home residence, or death for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

8 Nov 2013

UTHealth to host intensive two-week course on critical care

An intensive two-week course on critical care will be hosted by the Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School.

8 Nov 2013

IPHI receives grants to increase awareness of health-care service delivery and related policy issues

The Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) has received grants totaling $423,236 from the California HealthCare Foundation and The California Endowment to increase awareness of evidence-based policies to address a wide range of health issues facing California and the nation.

6 Nov 2013

Imaginative play with medically themed toys may improve recovery in chronically ill children

New research finds that chronically ill children celebrate a successful recovery. It's through their imaginative play with medically themed toys. Laura Nabors, an associate professor of human services in the University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH), will present new research on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) 141st Annual Meeting and Expo in Boston.

6 Nov 2013

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Registered nurses often lack time for nursing care activities

PharMerica’s e-prescribing solution set to deliver quality patient care

Specialist lung cancer nurses could aid treatment

Sinai Hospital cardiologist named one of Baltimore magazine's 2013 Top Doctors

Risk of dangerous bloodstream infections can be reduced in newborns with central venous catheters

Research provides new understanding of the effects of race on heart disease

Many elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 die within one year

Penn Medicine awarded $1.5M to study health care disparities among people with disabilities

Arizona professor receives 2013 Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award

Simple dot test could help doctors gauge extent of dopamine loss in Parkinson's patients

Covidien fourth quarter net sales increase 2% to $2.56 billion

BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program to address nationwide shortage

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

Researchers clinically validate new method for predicting Alzheimer's progression

UTHealth to host intensive two-week course on critical care

IPHI receives grants to increase awareness of health-care service delivery and related policy issues

Imaginative play with medically themed toys may improve recovery in chronically ill children

HSS study shows exercise program helps reduce arthritis pain for Asian seniors

Insomnia concerns go unaddressed in heart failure patients

Gentiva Health Services third quarter 2013 net revenues decrease 3.3% to $410.5 million

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