News tagged with professionalism

Involuntary mental health admissions: Building a better road to recovery

A new University of Queensland study is examining how involuntary mental health admissions are experienced from the perspectives of mental health consumers, families and health care professionals within a recovery framework. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Nurses examine caregiver grief

Family members who care for terminally ill patients at home can be helped by nurses throughout the course of the illness and particularly after the patient's death, according to Penn State nursing researchers.

Health Sep 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Pinball as a model for dealing with grief

The process of grieving can be compared to the workings of a pinball machine, where mourners' movement between different stages of grief such as shock and depression may be unpredictable, according to authors writing in September's ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 14, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Simple tool may help evaluate risk for violence among patients with mental illness

Mental health professionals, who often are tasked with evaluating and managing the risk of violence by their patients, may benefit from a simple tool to more accurately make a risk assessment, according to a recent study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 14, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Kidney society describes ways to eliminate wasteful tests and procedures

Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world's leading kidney organization, joined other groups in a campaign to help health care professionals and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sep 13, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

More nurses for hospital patients: Impact on quality questionable

Passage of a bill in 1999 requiring minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in California hospitals increased the number of nurses but resulted in mixed quality of care, according to a new study in the journal Health Se ...

Health Sep 12, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Appellate court: Idaho abortion law likely illegal

(AP)—The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says some Idaho abortion laws are likely unconstitutional, including one barring medication-induced abortions. But the judges didn't pass judgment on Idaho's fetal pain law, saying ...

Other Sep 11, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Serious games could be integrated into surgical training subject to validation

Serious gaming can be used to enhance surgical skills, but games developed or used to train medical professionals need to be validated before they are integrated into teaching methods, according to a paper in the October ...

Surgery Sep 11, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Research: Litigation costly in many ways

(Medical Xpress)—New research by Professor Frank Furedi of the University of Kent highlights the high social cost of today's 'culture of litigation' on health and education services.

Health Sep 11, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Annals of Internal Medicine commentary urges public to take precautions against West Nile Virus

West Nile virus (WNV) has become endemic in North America, with cases in 2012 exceeding that of any other year. As of August 28, the United States has seen 1,590 cases, 65 deaths, and 303 viremic blood donors.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sep 10, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Increasing percentage of patients aware of link between atrial fibrillation and stroke

(Medical Xpress)—Findings from a recent American Heart Association/American Stroke Association survey noted the increased awareness in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation and the correlation between this condition ...

Cardiology Sep 06, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

EACPR and AHA statement empowers health care professional to use Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

The European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the American Heart Association (AHA) have today issued a joint scientific statement that sets out to produce easy-to-follow guidance on Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exerci ...