A nurse-managed, computerized system that can keep good track of seniors and their health problems can cut their death rate by as much as one-third, according to a new study from Oregon Health & Science University.
The patients, studied over three years by a team led by OHSU internist David Dorr, were actually enrolled at primary care clinics in Utah. Their average age was 76, and most had at least two chronic illnesses.
The study broke the 2,288 patients up into two groups – one group received standard health care and the second group received what the study calls Care Management Plus, which involved nurse managers using computerized records to carefully track patient conditions as well as needed tests and therapies such as medication changes.
The nurses and their computerized tracking appear to have extended the lives of patients in the second group, according to Dorr ..... Full Story
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One of our mentees met her goal!! Deovina Jordan, became Dr. Deovina Jordan, on June 14, 2008. She graduated from the University of California Los Angeles, School of Nursing, with a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. Presently, she is an Associate Professor at West Coast University-Los Angeles, where she teaches Pediatric Nursing and Physical Assessment in Nursing. In June, she taught Nursing Research. She is the adviser of the newly formed chapter of the National Student Nurses Association, at her school of nursing.
Dr. Jordan is committed to keeping up her clinical skills. Thus, she works as a relief nursing supervisor for UCLA Medical Center. She is also charge nurse for Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA. Her future goal is to become an NCEMNA mentor.
Congratulations Dr.Jordan ..... Full Story
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Nursing and midwifery was among the subjects with the most highly rated research in the results published today.
Half of the University of Manchester 's 57-strong department were judged "world-leading" and given the top rating of 4*, along with 45% of Southampton's 25 academics, 40% of Ulster's 26 staff and 35% of York's department of 22.
It is a surprising turnaround from the last exercise, in which the subject did relatively badly compared with more established academic disciplines. No university's department was judged worthy of being awarded the highest rating in 2001, which was then 5*. Only four won the second-best 5 rating.
But nursing was deemed to be an emerging research discipline and became one of seven to get "capability-building" funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England .....Full Story
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Nurse researchers are invited to submit abstracts to participate in the 6th Annual Nursing Research Day sponsored by AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center.
The conference, called "Nursing Research: A Collaborative Effort at the Core of Caring," will be held April 25 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J. The event will include research projects that identify methods to establish a multidisciplinary team; discuss barriers related to multidisciplinary research and avenues for resolution, and describe how a philosophy of caring can synergize a multidisciplinary research team.
Linda Flynn, RN, PhD, research director of New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing at Rutgers College of Nursing, Newark, N.J., and an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, will be the keynote speaker. Flynn will speak about "A Multifaceted Approach to Reducing Medication Errors."
The deadline for abstracts is Feb. 15 .....Full Story
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A new International Council of Nurses Network has been established to promote excellence in nursing education. New realities of international migration, easier movement across and between countries, advanced communications technology, global health care, and a worldwide nursing shortage make the preparation of a 21st-century, diverse nursing workforce a critical priority.
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 7, 2009 -- A new International Council of Nurses Network has been established to promote excellence in nursing education. New realities of international migration, easier movement across and between countries, advanced communications technology, global health care, and a worldwide nursing shortage make the preparation of a 21st-century, diverse nursing workforce a critical priority .....Full Story
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