NEW YORK — A network of fake nursing schools defrauded mostly Caribbean immigrants out of thousands of dollars and rewarded them with bogus certifications, New York’s attorney general said Thursday. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman said the five schools in Brooklyn, Queens and on Long Island ripped off students for a total of $6 million. [...]
Closing the RN Engagement Gap: Which Drivers of Engagement Matter? Rivera RR, Fitzpatrick JJ, Boyle SM J Nurs Admin. 2011;41:265-272 Study Summary Background. It is well recognized that engaged employees are a benefit to their organizations, yet these employees appear to be in the minority. Studies of registered nurses’ levels of engagement, including the factors [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 14 – Epinephrine is a standard component of resuscitation for cardiac arrest, but in a controversial study from Australia it did little to increase patients’ survival. Researchers did find, however, that patients who received epinephrine were more likely to have pre-hospital return of spontaneous circulation, a result the researchers say [...]
Barbara Olson, Nurse, 08:44PM Jun 4, 2011 I’m wondering how clinicians use manual and automated processes to detect errors headed toward a patient. Independent double checks (IDCs) help detect medication errors and prevent them from reaching patients. Here’s what the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says in their FAQ that addresses IDCs: “An independent double-check [...]
STOCKTON, CA - Kenneth Wright does not have a criminal record and he had no reason to believe a S.W.A.T team would be breaking down his door at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. “I look out of my window and I see 15 police officers,” Wright said. Wright came downstairs in his boxer shorts as a S.W.A.T team barged [...]
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