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The Platt Report, formerly known as the Welfare of Sick Children in Hospital (Ministry of Health, 1959), [1] was a report that was the result of research into the welfare of children who were undergoing medical treatment within the UK and to make suggestions that could be passed on to the hospital authorities that would improve their welfare during hospital visits.
Most UAPs, including nursing assistants, are not certified to change sterile dressings, distribute medications, insert or remove any tubing (such as nasogastric tubes), or conduct tube feedings. Such tasks should be therefore left to the overseeing nurse or clinical licensed professional. [4] UAPs must be delegated responsibilities.
Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the appointed position of a nurse that specialises in mental health, and cares for people of all ages experiencing mental illnesses or distress. These include: neurodevelopmental disorders , schizophrenia , schizoaffective disorder , mood disorders , addiction , anxiety disorders , personality ...
Evelyn Maples’ last day as a hospice patient wasn’t anything like her family imagined when the nurse from Vitas Healthcare first pitched the service two months before. On the morning of Dec. 31, 2011, Maples’ daughter, Kathleen Spry, found her mom unconscious and gasping for breath, with her eyes rolled back in her head.
Working as a travel nurse has several advantages, such as allowing nurses to see different parts of the country, build their professional network, and gain experience in various health care settings.
Loretta C. Ford (née Pfingstel; [1] born December 28, 1920) [2] is an American nurse and the co-founder of the first nurse practitioner program. Along with pediatrician Henry Silver, Ford started the pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965.
The woman told the nurse that he was prone to fits of “uncontrollable rage, ” yet the hospice failed to call law enforcement or adult protective services, as required by law, even after the nurse made a chilling discovery – someone had tied a knot in the woman’s oxygen tubes, cutting off the air flow.
New training mannequins will play a "vital role in improving the hands-on learning experience" for student nurses. Manx Care said the "state-of-the-art" Juno Manikins would allow students "to ...