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Could Your Scrubs be Making Your Patients Sick?
July 19, 2010 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1.7 million health care-associated infections occur every year in hospitals across the United States, and that 99,000 of the patients who become infected will die. Not only do these infections cost many people their lives, each infection costs the hospital, on average, about $30,000. For these reasons, health care-acquired infections, and their prevention, have the attention of the medical community.
Nurses, Communication and Patient Safety
July 19, 2010 - Communication problems can affect everything from business and politics to military operations and personal relationships. And in health care facilities, poor communication between nurses and other medical practitioners can be especially perilous, leading not only to distrust and resentment among cohorts, but also to grave errors influencing patient recovery time and even their mortality.
Unique Specialties and Opportunities in Travel Nursing
June 23, 2010 - The travel nursing industry has gone through quite an evolution in the last few years, and today it's not just the traditional specialties such as med-surg, ICU or ER that are in demand for travel assignments.
Nursing and Geriatrics: The Growing Need for Aging Expertise Across Specialties
June 23, 2010 - The special needs of older adults calls for nurses with expertise in geriatrics and aging issues. Depression, dementia and delirium all fall under an umbrella of disorders that strike many older adults and require the specialized care of clinical professionals trained to specifically care for this age group.