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Patients prefer care from a nurse practitioner than from a doctor
Patients are more satisfied with care from a nurse practitioner than from a doctor, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-04-03)
'Nurse cells' make life and death decisions for infection-fighting cells
"Nurse cells" play an important role in deciding which developing infection-fighting cells, called T cells, live and which die, according to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and reported in the June issue of the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine. view more (2007-05-31)
OVERNIGHT CALLS IN PRIMARY CARE CAN BE HANDLED BY NURSE TELEPHONE CONSULTATION SERVICE
Thompson et al conducted the study within a 55 member general practice co-operative serving 97,000 patients. The night nurse telephone consultation service ran over two two-week periods during the Autumn of 1997 from 11.15pm to 8am. They found that 59 per cent of calls were handled by the nurse alone. However, over the same period as the study,... view more... (1999-11-23)
Nurse-led care as good as doctor-led care, but it costs more
Nurses are as effective as doctors, but initially they cost the NHS more, finds a study looking into the care provided for chronic lung disease in Thorax. view more (2002-07-30)
They've got some bottle!
Psychologists have designed a unique computer-based test that measures nurses' 'bottle' - their ability to make difficult decisions and act on them whilst under pressure. Dr Raymond Randall and Jonathan Houdmont from the Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham and Dr Chris Smewing from Interactive Skills, reported... view more... (2004-01-07)
Occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases associated with tripling of risk of multiple sclerosis
Occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases may triple the risk of multiple sclerosis, finds a study of nurses in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. view more (2002-12-17)
`White coat effect` has adverse effect on blood pressure readings
GPs should not make decisions about treating patients with hypertension based on high readings of blood pressure they have taken, finds a study in this week`s BMJ. Instead, researchers recommend the use of home measurements by the patient or repeated measurements by a nurse, to counter the `white coat` effect. The aim of the research was to assess... view more... (2002-07-31)
Nurses no worse than junior doctors in assessing patients before surgery
Reform of junior doctors' hours has increased the pressure to use non-medical staff to assess patients before surgery. A study in this week's BMJ finds that appropriately trained nurses perform no worse than pre-registration house officers in preoperative assessment, although neither group performed particularly well. Researchers identified 1,874... view more... (2002-12-04)
Drug Prescribing By Nurses In The Uk - Editor Of The Lancet Urges Caution (p 1875)
The contentious issue of drug prescribing by nurses is assessed by Richard Horton, Editor of THE LANCET, in a Commentary in this week's issue of the journal. He concludes that UK government plans to introduce unrestricted prescribing rights to nurses over the next few years could have serious consequences in the provision of health... view more... (2002-05-29)
Research Reveals Way to Speed Up Treatment of Deadly Malignant Hyperthermia
Every second counts for anesthesia patients afflicted by the often deadly condition known as malignant hyperthermia (MH). view more (2007-05-09)
Genome research centre opens on University of Sussex campus
Eight teams of cancer researchers have moved into the first research laboratory to be built on the University of Sussex campus for 30 years. Researchers in the purpose-built Genome Damage and Stability Centre are working on the human body's most precious possessions - genomes - which contain the genetic blueprint that tells every part of the body... view more... (2002-04-15)
University prescribes extra training for nurses
Staffordshire University are at the forefront of a £10 million government bid to give patients better and quicker access to the medicines they need. The University`s School of Health is among the first in the country to offer the Extended Nurse Prescribing course which will give nurses the ability to prescribe drugs to treat a wider range of... view more... (2002-02-01)
A young brain for an old bee
We are all familiar with the fact that cognitive function declines as we get older. Moreover, recent studies have shown that the specific kind of daily activities we engage in during the course of our lives appears to influence the extent of this decline. view more (2009-07-01)
Tool developed to silence genes in specific tissues using RNAi
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center say they have jumped a significant hurdle in the use of RNA interference (RNAi), believed by many to be the ultimate tool to both decode the function of individual genes in the human genome and to treat disease. view more (2006-01-17)
Better access to info and dialogue with HCPs on sexual issues for rheumatology patients
Patients with rheumatic diseases want more information and better communication with healthcare professionals on the sexual issues related to their conditions. view more (2009-06-12)
Nurses at risk
Nurses are spending too much time with some of their patients GUIDELINES have been drawn up to prevent nurses being exposed to unacceptable levels of radiation by patients. The guidelines come as another study suggests low levels of radiation may pose unsuspected dangers. Every year, thousands of... view more... (2001-12-05)
Common misdiagnosis: most women believe they have a yeast infection when they don't
Most women who think they have a vaginal yeast infection are wrong and may be doing more harm than good in treating their problem, says a Saint Louis University researcher who presented her findings recently. view more (2007-09-11)
Ninety-six percent of minimally invasive knee replacement patients leave same day, no complication
Orthopedic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center found that 96 percent of patients who had minimally invasive total knee replacement surgery were able to go home the same day, without complications-many walking out unassisted or with a cane. view more (2005-12-20)
STUDY HIGHLIGHTS VALUE OF NURSES FOR IDENTIFYING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS (p 1345)
Issue 19 April 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 18 April 2003 Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight the important role that nurses can play in detecting adverse drug reactions (ADR). Policies vary across countries in authorising nurses to report ADR; the UK National Health Service recently expanded the... view more... (2003-04-16)
New report on nursing as a career calls for greater emphasis on intellectual challenge and training
A report on young people's perceptions of nursing as a career calls for greater emphasis to be placed on the intellectual challenge of the profession and recommends the establishment of a common basis for all medical training. view more (1998-09-04)
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