Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Job satisfaction, emotional well-being more important than pay for certified nursing assistants

Pay plays a relatively small role in a nurse's decision to stay at or leave a job in a nursing home, according to new research from Rice University, the University of Pittsburgh and Baylor College of Medicine.

23 Jun 2011

Sexual minority youths more likely to experience bullying, physical abuse from peers

Young people who identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, experience same-sex attractions or engage in same-sex sexual behaviors are more likely to experience sexual abuse, parental physical abuse and bullying from peers than other youth, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study.

23 Jun 2011

US Clinical Laboratories acquires VLS

US Clinical Laboratories today acquired Vidalia Lab Services (VLS), headquartered in Vidalia, Georgia. This marks the Company's first market entry outside the greater Houston area.

23 Jun 2011

New open access journal dedicated to collaborations and cutting-edge research in parasitology

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, in association with the Australian Society for Parasitology, is pleased to announce the launch of a new journal, International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. The new electronic open access journal is closely affiliated with the leading parasitology journal, International Journal for Parasitology, and will address a critical area of research, covering anti-parasite drug identification, development and evaluation, and parasite drug resistance. The journal's remit also includes research into natural products as anti-parasitic agents, and bioactive parasite products.

22 Jun 2011

Johns Hopkins cardiology chief becomes American Heart Association President

Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will become president of the American Heart Association (AHA), the nation’s leading voluntary health organization focused on cardiovascular disease and stroke, on July 1.

22 Jun 2011

Elsevier introduces new open-access journal on parasitology

22 Jun 2011

Twelve institutions receive NPCRC and American Cancer Society grants for palliative care research

The American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) are awarding $2 million in research grants to researchers at 12 institutions for studies aimed at reducing suffering for seriously ill patients and their family caregivers.

22 Jun 2011

Hospice of the Red River Valley selects CellTrak mobile point-of-care application

Hospice of the Red River Valley, an independent, nonprofit hospice organization serving 29 counties across North Dakota and Minnesota, provides care to more than 250 patients each day. Based in Fargo, N.D., Hospice of the Red River Valley has successfully implemented the CellTrak mobile point-of-care application to improve the ability of its Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to deliver more focused and dedicated care.

22 Jun 2011

Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. will need to add 580,000 nurses by 2018

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the U.S. will need to add 580,000 nurses to the workforce by 2018. Moreover, these nurses will need higher skill levels than current nurses possess.

22 Jun 2011

UAB Cancer Care Network brings specialized care close to patient's homes

Often people diagnosed with cancer who don't live near a major academic medical center have limited choices for specialized cancer care close to home. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center and UAB Medicine developed the UAB Cancer Care Network to bring leading-edge care to these communities, giving patients an opportunity to stay close to home while giving doctors and nurses access to leading cancer research.

22 Jun 2011

Shake a tambourine to call a nurse!

Hospital authorities gave elderly patients a tambourine to shake if they needed help in an emergency. But the makeshift call system sparked anger among relatives who said most patients are too frail to make a proper noise with the instruments.

22 Jun 2011

Caffeinated coffee boosts blood GCSF levels, protects against Alzheimer's

A yet unidentified component of coffee interacts with the beverage's caffeine, which could be a surprising reason why daily coffee intake protects against Alzheimer's disease.

22 Jun 2011

HSS orthopedic surgeon earns recognition for research on metabolic bone disease

Joseph M. Lane, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon nationally recognized for his work in metabolic bone disease, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the hospital's 28th Annual Tribute Dinner on Monday, June 20, for his innovative research on bone disease and the use of bisphosphonates in treating osteoporosis. Brian Williams, anchor of Nightly News on NBC, will serve as toastmaster.

21 Jun 2011

Hybrid model for hospital supply chains

University of Cincinnati analysis of hospital supply chains - how hospitals stock nursing stations with the hundreds of medicines, materials and even office supplies needed - holds promise in helping to make supply and re-supply efforts leaner and more cost effective.

21 Jun 2011

Adequate midwifery could save 3.6 million lives, new report shows

Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing countries if midwifery services are upgraded by 2015, according to a major new report released here today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and partners.

20 Jun 2011

Home-based care increasingly seen as alternative to nursing homes

The health law includes provisions to assist people who want to stay in their homes longer. Meanwhile, the Chicago Sun-Times reports on knowlege gaps among adult children who may become caregivers to aging parents.

20 Jun 2011

Baptist Health System to open four new emergency hospitals in Alamo City

Baptist Health System, San Antonio's healthcare leader for more than a century, plans to open four new emergency hospitals in the Alamo City, bringing emergency medical care closer to home for many residents. The hospital system is partnering with emergency medicine pioneer Emerus to manage the facilities based on the company's successful model in other cities throughout Texas.

20 Jun 2011