Science news articles about 'nurse'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Costs for nursing homes, assisted living facilities and some in-home care services have increased for a fifth consecutive year, and could rise further if a shortage of long-term care ...

... postpartum depression may in future be able to receive psychotherapy from a specially trained nurse over the phone, eliminating barriers to treatment such as distance, time, or the availability of a ...

Members of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses have voted 77 per cent in favour of strike action.

More than 150 nurses rallied in front of the Alberta legislature in Edmonton on Monday to call on the province to recruit more workers and improve working conditions.

Nurses who worked in hospitals that were understaffed or had inadequate resources were most likely to report medication mistakes, a new survey finds.

Francie Bernier, who will receive her doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Nursing on May 18, had a transforming experience in a nursing history class that she initially was not really ...

... of waiting for news can be agonizing for family members. A University of Virginia Medical Center nursing research group has found that during this anxious time, a simple one-minute phone call can make ...

Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say.

... is centered on what is important to the patient and their quality of life after treatment. Nurses are on the frontline and may hold the key in proactively preventing lymphedema in many patients by ...

The largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador is meeting with its nurses about what some have called "dire and unacceptable" staffing levels in some units.

Manitoba's NDP government is hoping to take some of the pressure off the health care system by creating 18 new positions for nurse practitioners around the province.

Research has revealed that many police, nurses and teachers working Western Australia believe they're making a difference, but feel undervalued.

The P.E.I nurses union says it's against a provincial plan to move nursing staff between Island hospitals in order to fill a staffing shortage.

... said. "At present, staff have few solutions available to them and typical interventions in the nursing home may have negative consequences for aggressive residents, including the use of psychotropic ...

... . They were positive about the timing and content of the information they received from the clinical nurse specialist about their patients' ongoing treatment. "Our study showed that clinical nurse ...