An article published online by the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health says that in a study that they conducted, children whose mothers worked full-time or part time were more likely to have unhealthy eating habits than those whose mothers stayed at home.
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Pain assessment is regarded as one of the most important vital sign to be assessed, but sadly, it is often underestimated by health workers and relatives. Since it is subjective, it would be difficult to determine if a patient is in pain unless the nurse would make an extra effort to assess or if the patient would verbalize that he/she is in pain. For patients with cognitive impairment where there is a barrier in communication, identifying pain could impose a big problem.
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The ED is a particularly vulnerable setting for workplace violence, and because of a lack of standardized measurement and reporting mechanisms for violence in healthcare settings, data are scarce.The Emergency Nurses Association’s study on violence against nurses working in emergency departments, revealed that nurses in the EDs are more at risk for physical and verbal violence mainly because of the nature of the area they work in. In the emergency department, all sorts of people come in. Those under the influence of alcohol or drugs or patients under stress might pose a threat to the safety of health care professionals in the ED.
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In research done by the CDC, they reported that MRSA central line-associated bloodstream infections among all ICU types (excluding pediatric units) declined by 50% over the past ten years. Though specific causes of the decline was not observed, they know that certain measures were done including central-line insertion safety and care practices to avoid transmission of MRSA among patients.
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Nurses play a key role in reducing hospital overcrowding based on a recent study commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The study published in the February 3, 2009 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine determined that patients who clearly understood their discharge instructions were less likely to return to the hospital emergency department or need more follow-up care.
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