A nurse from Belfast has been struck off the register after being found guilty of striking a disabled child. A panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Conduct and Competence Committee found Eavan Murphy, who at the time was working as an 'E' grade Learning Disabilities Nurse in Forest Lodge at Belvoir Park Hospital, Belfast, guilty of misconduct and will no longer allow her to work as a nurse. The panel heard that she gave the child several short, sharp slaps. [click link for full article]

A nurse from Belfast has been struck off the register after being found guilty of striking a disabled child. A panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Conduct and Competence Committee found Eavan Murphy, who at the time was working as an 'E' grade Learning Disabilities Nurse in Forest Lodge at Belvoir Park Hospital, Belfast, guilty of misconduct and will no longer allow her to work as a nurse. The panel heard that she gave the child several short, sharp slaps. [click link for full article]

The June issue of Nursing2007 features a comprehensive Infection Control Survey Report that examines responses from over 3,000 nurses about adherence to accepted infection control standards and guidelines. Nursing2007, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, conducted the survey. [click link for full article]

The June issue of Nursing2007 features a comprehensive Infection Control Survey Report that examines responses from over 3,000 nurses about adherence to accepted infection control standards and guidelines. Nursing2007, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, conducted the survey. [click link for full article]

The American Medical Association (AMA) wants retail health clinics to be investigated for possible conflict of interest. Retail health clinics, also called store-based health clinics, are walk-in health centres inside large supermarkets, pharmacies and stores such as Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreen and Rite Aid. You can see a nurse practitioner or physician assistant who can carry out basic procedures such as give injections and write prescriptions for minor illnesses. [click link for full article]

The American Medical Association (AMA) wants retail health clinics to be investigated for possible conflict of interest. Retail health clinics, also called store-based health clinics, are walk-in health centres inside large supermarkets, pharmacies and stores such as Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreen and Rite Aid. You can see a nurse practitioner or physician assistant who can carry out basic procedures such as give injections and write prescriptions for minor illnesses. [click link for full article]

While physiologic monitoring systems play a vital role in protecting patients, effectiveness can be compromised if alarms overwhelm clinical staff. Excessive alarms can distract nurses from performing other tasks that are important to patient care and can create a "cry wolf" environment in which nurses ignore or inappropriately inactivate alarm signals. In a recent Health Devices report, ECRI Institute (www.ecri. [click link for full article]

While physiologic monitoring systems play a vital role in protecting patients, effectiveness can be compromised if alarms overwhelm clinical staff. Excessive alarms can distract nurses from performing other tasks that are important to patient care and can create a "cry wolf" environment in which nurses ignore or inappropriately inactivate alarm signals. In a recent Health Devices report, ECRI Institute (www.ecri. [click link for full article]

The Service Employees International Union, which has about 1.8 million members, on Friday in Baltimore plans to launch a new health care union that will serve about one million members who work in the industry, such as nurses and service workers at hospitals and nursing homes, the [click link for full article]

The Service Employees International Union, which has about 1.8 million members, on Friday in Baltimore plans to launch a new health care union that will serve about one million members who work in the industry, such as nurses and service workers at hospitals and nursing homes, the [click link for full article]