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There's no doubt that the debate over abortion is an integral part of not only family-centered discussions, but also the debates that occur on the left, on the right, and various points in the center on the political continuum.
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A study published in the August issue of Health Affairs suggests that there are no differences in patient outcomes when anesthesia services are provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), physician anesthesiologists, or supervised by physicians, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) in Park Ridge, IL.
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A patient goes in for a colonoscopy in which a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) provides anesthesia care. According to the subsequent lawsuit filed by the family, the patient told the CRNA that he had sleep apnea and used a continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP) when sleeping.
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Hospital administrators understand that the complexity of health care insurance and billing these days requires continuous education of staff.
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Lack of understanding and apprehension about anesthesia might lead as many as one in four patients to postpone surgery, according to the Vital Health Report, a quarterly health survey of Americans by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
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In my recent column, I lashed out at facilities that require patients to arrive an hour or two or more before their surgery time.
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Accreditation organizations are making an "all-out effort" to focus on safe needle use in 2011, according to Marsha Wallander, RN, assistant director of accreditation services at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
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Most young people who are interested in becoming surgeons have only TV to give them a glimpse of a world that is normally off limits to all but clinical staff and patients.
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Consider evaluating educational materials, such as an educational sheet, self-care instructions, or an informational web site, with a usability test instead of a focus group, says Dana Botka, manager of customer communications with the Washington Department of Labor and Industries in Olympia.
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With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opening preliminary rulemaking on a national infectious disease standard, infection preventionists pondering the end result of the effort may follow the old admonition, "look to California."
