Nurses Called to Stand Up for Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
Nurses across the US as being encouraged to support the two bills for safe nurse staffing currently under consideration at the federal level.
View ArticleStaffing Levels, Not Lack of Caring, Determine Patient Satisfaction
Patients’ level of satisfaction with their stay in hospital is closely linked to registered nurse staffing ratios.
View ArticleOpen University-Style Training for Nurses – Answer to Nursing Shortages of...
The United Kingdom Secretary for Health, Jeremy Hunt, recently announced that he is seriously considering distance learning as an option for meeting the nursing staff crisis in the UK.
View ArticleSepsis Survivor Takes Up Nursing to Raise Awareness
A student nurse who had a near-death experience after doctors failed to recognize the signs of sepsis wants to use her experience to raise awareness and help save lives.
View ArticleWorld Cancer Day: “We Can. I Can.” Make a Difference in the Burden of Cancer
What better motivation towards adding our voices to spreading the message of “We can. I can” make a difference in the burden of cancer, on World Cancer Day (WCD) on February 4?
View ArticleOverworked Nurse’s Cry for Help Shakes Government into Action
After yet another exhausting nightshift, Émilie Ricard, a 24-year old nurse from Quebec in Canada, shared a post to her friends on Facebook.
View ArticleNurse Fired for Speaking Out on Workplace Violence Wins Her Job Back
An arbitration court ordered employers to give Sue McIntyre her job back after she was fired for speaking out about violence against nurses during a conference. This was after a battle of nearly two...
View ArticleNursing Now Campaign To Put Global Spotlight On Nurses’ Contribution
February 27 will see the launch of the 3-year #NursingNow campaign to raise the status and profile of nursing worldwide.
View ArticleNursing Now: Global Campaign to Give Nurses the Role and Recognition They...
Nurses everywhere, as well as policymakers and the public, are encouraged to support the Nursing Now campaign to raise the profile and status of nurses and nursing worldwide.
View ArticleHappy Certified Nurses Day!
March 19 is Certified Nurses Day, which is celebrated worldwide to recognize the dedication and commitment of those nurses who have obtained certification in their specialized field of nursing, as well...
View ArticleQuebec Doctors Sign Petition Against Pay Increases in Solidarity with Nurses
A petition by doctors against pay increases, nurses reporting themselves for poor standards of care, pilot projects to determine proper staffing ratios, and a drop in the number of students applying...
View ArticlePope Francis Pays Tribute to the Nurse Who Saved His Life
Pope Francis paid tribute to a courageous nurse who saved his life by standing up to his doctors
View ArticleNurses Urged to “Rest, Rehydrate, Refuel” at Work
A “Rest, Rehydrate, Refuel” campaign has been launched by the Royal College of Nursing in the United Kingdom.
View ArticleSA Nursing Council Launches Anonymous Hotline for Reporting Nurses
An independent hotline to report unethical behavior by nurses was launched last month by the South African Nursing Council (SANC), the country’s regulating body for nurses.
View ArticleAustralian Nurses Launch Extensive Campaign for Aged Care Staffing Ratios
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has is launching a wide-spread public awareness campaign - “Ratios for aged care make them law. Now!”.
View ArticleYoung Volunteer Nurses Help Rave Audiences Stay Safe
Through Project Safe Audience (PSA) a group of young volunteer nurses are helping to reduce high-risk behavior amongst their peers partying at raves in the city of Winnipeg, Canada.
View ArticleCalls for More Men to Join Nursing is Becoming a Global Trend
Reports on actions to recruit more men into the profession are seen in the media across the globe.
View ArticleVolunteers of MV Africa Mercy Experience the Heart of Nursing
Volunteering on the hospital ship MV Africa Mercy gives nurses the opportunity to, for a while, live out their caring role to the fullest.
View ArticleNurse Invents ‘Hug’ to Prevent Accidental Extubations in NICU’s
RN Tricia Cady’s long-time worry about NICU babies pulling out their lines and tubes merged with her RN to BSN studies to lead to an invention – The Cady Hug - that addresses the fourth leading cause...
View ArticleCelebrating Nurses Week 2018
Let's celebrate National Nurses Week 2018 in the next few days to recognize and honor the great contribution of nurses to society! This article your portal to all Nurses Week 2018 activities.
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