Dr. Denise Harrison (RN, PhD), Associate Professor, Chair in Child, Adolescent and Family Nursing, University of Ottawa and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute...
Did you realize…? offers a vital collection of evidence-based resources that will be utilized by nurses and other health care professionals who look after older people....
Author’s (on behalf of the UK and Ireland branch of IFNA): Professor Veronica Swallow @SwallowVeronica and Professor Veronica Lambert @VLambertDCU Supporting individuals who need healthcare is...
Smith, C. (2008) Design Centered Assessment. Assessment and evaluation in higher education, 33:6, 631-645. [abstract] “This approach is based on the assumption that all educational designs...
In the primary in our series of Action on Stroke month blogs, Dr Katie Gallacher, clinical academic GP partner and senior clinical fellow on the Stroke...
Serious medical errors in health care occur consequently of each human and systemic aspects. Should a physician who makes an error resulting from human error, leading...
Do recent nursing graduates have the competencies needed in practice? According to a recent study, only 23% of recent nursing graduates have the entry-level competencies essential...
Diuretics are medications used to treat hypertension and edema brought on by heart failure, liver failure, certain kidney diseases, and certain drug therapies. Specific classes of...
Nurses are closely involved within the well-being and health of their community members. It is their responsibility to take care of others physically, mentally and emotionally....
I recently responded to a Rapid Response Team (RRT) call regarding a patient with acute respiratory failure. Despite the intervention, the patient was transferred to the...
