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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Preparing for swine flu: 10 questions that all nurses need to ask themselves.

30 Aug 2009 Human swine flu is spreading rapidly and it is timely to reflect on how well we as individuals are prepared for a pandemic. Being prepared includes nurses not only being confident they have a mask that fits but also being practised at putting on and ... Read more...

Needle-stick injury: a novel intervention to reduce the occupational health and safety risk in the haemodialysis setting.

30 Aug 2009 Needle-stick injury (NSI) is a major occupational health and safety issue facing healthcare professionals. The administration of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) in haemodialysis patients represents a major cause for injections. The purpose ... Read more...

"Everyone should buttonhole": a novel technique for a regional Australian renal service.

30 Aug 2009 The buttonhole, or constant-site, cannulation technique, although used elsewhere, had not been used in North Queensland, Australia, prior to 2005. This paper reports the results from a survey of patients' and nurses' initial experiences with the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nursing Staff'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• RN+RN=better care? What do we know about the association between the number of nurses and patient outcomes? 29 Sep 2009
• Is nursing recession-proof? Con. 30 Aug 2009
• Is nursing recession-proof? Pro. 30 Aug 2009
• When should staff wear face masks? 30 Aug 2009
• Preparing for swine flu: 10 questions that all nurses need to ask themselves. 30 Aug 2009
• Nurses must consider the benefits of having the swine flu vaccine. 30 Aug 2009
• NHS nurse workforce set to shrink by at least 6500. 30 Aug 2009
• Safety devices help prevent needle-stick injuries. 30 Aug 2009
• Needle-stick injury: a novel intervention to reduce the occupational health and safety risk in the haemodialysis setting. 30 Aug 2009
• "Everyone should buttonhole": a novel technique for a regional Australian renal service. 30 Aug 2009
• The Japanese value of harmony and nursing ethics. 30 Aug 2009
• Municipal night nurses' experience of the meaning of caring. 30 Aug 2009
• Licensed nurses' perceptions of ethical climates in skilled nursing facilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Cancer patients' perceptions of the good nurse: a literature review. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical supervision and the well-being of the psychiatric nurse. 30 Aug 2009
• Improving patient-provider communication: a call to action. 30 Aug 2009
• Accidental subcutaneous implant of mercury after thermometer trauma. 30 Aug 2009
• The initiative on the future of nursing. 30 Aug 2009
• The use of physical restraints in home care in the Netherlands. 11 Aug 2009
• Core attitudes of professionals in palliative care: a qualitative study. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Nursing Staff'

Definition: Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in an organized facility, institution, or agency.

Descriptor UI: D009740

Alternative terms: Nursing Staff; Staff, Nursing; Staffs, Nursing; Nursing Staffs;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.680; N02.360.680;

History Note: 73

Technical Notes: other than in hosp; in hosp = NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; coord IM with nurs or med milieu (IM); DF: NURS STAFF