UTIs: The Fourth Most Common Type of Healthcare-Associated Infection
Virtually all healthcare-associated UTIs are caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract, and 12% to 16% of adult hospital inpatients will have an indwelling…
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Utah nurse reaches settlement over arrest
Alex Wubbels, the Utah nurse who was assaulted by a police officer after declining to give him a sample of an unconscious patient’s blood,…
Bariatric Surgical Patients at Risk for Newly Persistent Opioid Use
A much higher rate of prolonged postoperative opioid use is identified in bariatric surgical patients compared with general surgical patients according to the results…
FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device
On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can help facilitate…
Study of diversity and education of the nursing workforce 2006–2016
A study published in Nursing Outlook found increased diversity in gender and race/ethnicity as well as in education from 2006-2016. Read more here.
Nurse evacuating patients loses home to wildfire
Julayne Smithson, who recently moved to Santa Rosa, CA, from Indiana, lost her home to the wildfires raging in the state while working an…
Utah Detective Fired for Handcuffing Nurse
Detective Jeff Payne of the Salt Lake City Police Department, who roughly handcuffed nurse Alex Wubbels when she followed her hospital’s policy and refused…
FDA launches new dashboard for adverse events database
On Sept. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a user-friendly dashboard for its adverse event reporting system. The new dashboard enables…
Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain
According to Keith Hovey, an attorney at Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, speaking on behalf of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys, the New…
FDA clears duodenoscope with disposable distal cap
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Pentax ED34-i10T, the first duodenoscope with a disposable distal cap, which will improve…
FDA approves first biosimilar for treatment of cancer
On Sept. 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of multiple…
FDA approves new treatment for relapsed follicular lymphoma
On Sept. 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Aliqopa (copanlisib) for the treatment of adults with relapsed follicular…
UTIs: The Fourth Most Common Type of Healthcare-Associated Infection
Virtually all healthcare-associated UTIs are caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract, and 12% to 16% of adult hospital inpatients will have…
Utah nurse reaches settlement over arrest
Alex Wubbels, the Utah nurse who was assaulted by a police officer after declining to give him a sample of an unconscious…
Bariatric Surgical Patients at Risk for Newly Persistent Opioid Use
A much higher rate of prolonged postoperative opioid use is identified in bariatric surgical patients compared with general surgical patients according to…
FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device
On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can…
Study of diversity and education of the nursing workforce 2006–2016
A study published in Nursing Outlook found increased diversity in gender and race/ethnicity as well as in education from 2006-2016. Read more here.
Nurse evacuating patients loses home to wildfire
Julayne Smithson, who recently moved to Santa Rosa, CA, from Indiana, lost her home to the wildfires raging in the state while…
Utah Detective Fired for Handcuffing Nurse
Detective Jeff Payne of the Salt Lake City Police Department, who roughly handcuffed nurse Alex Wubbels when she followed her hospital’s policy…
FDA launches new dashboard for adverse events database
On Sept. 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a user-friendly dashboard for its adverse event reporting system. The new…
Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain
According to Keith Hovey, an attorney at Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, speaking on behalf of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys,…
FDA clears duodenoscope with disposable distal cap
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Pentax ED34-i10T, the first duodenoscope with a disposable distal cap, which…
FDA approves first biosimilar for treatment of cancer
On Sept. 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment…
FDA approves new treatment for relapsed follicular lymphoma
On Sept. 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Aliqopa (copanlisib) for the treatment of adults with…
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