EndoNurse Magazine

Nursing Shortage

Connection Between Nurse Fatigue, Patient Errors

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A major nationwide study co-authored by a Grand Valley State University nursing professor found that the long hours worked by hospital staff nurses may have adverse effects on patient safety. Dr. Linda Scott, Grand Valley associate professor of ...More
July 7, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
U.S. Army Nurse Corps Announces New Incentives

FORT KNOX, Ky. -- As the U.S. Army continues to battle the War on Terror, the U.S. Army Nurse Corps announces new pay incentives for Army Reserve psychiatric, medical-surgical, critical care and perioperative nurses and nurse anesthetists.”These financial incentives ...More
June 10, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
New Campaign Urges Patients to Speak Up for Safer Surgery

CINCINNATI -- As surgical infections and medical errors continue to receive attention and scrutiny in the U.S., patients are becoming more involved than ever before in the decisions that affect their care. To help fill the need for more patient education, Ethicon ...More
June 1, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Escondido Surgery Center Endoscopy Team

The Escondido Surgery Center is a multi-specialty outpatient surgery center with two endoscopy and four operating rooms. State licensed and Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations(JCAHO) certified, the center received the highest Joint Commission score ...More
June 1, 2004
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
ALARIS Medical Systems and the National Patient Safety Foundation Establish Five-year Nursing Fellowship Program

BOSTON, MA -- ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc., developer of products for the safe delivery of intravenous (IV) medications, and the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving patient safety, announces the creation of a ...More
May 11, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Survey Shows Nurses Not Satisfied With Double Gloving

LOS ANGELES -- More than 93 percent of nurses responding to a survey question about their use of double gloving said they were not satisfied with the process. The survey was conducted among nurses attending the recent Association of periOperative ...More
April 15, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Cherokee Uniforms Seeks the `BEST OF THE BEST’ in Nursing for 2004 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Cherokee Uniforms has announced the official start of the nomination period for its 2004 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award. Until June 30, 2004, individuals are encouraged to nominate nurses in three categories who, through exceptional service, ...More
April 14, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
New Campaign Urges Patients to Speak Up for Safer Surgery

As surgical infections and medical errors continue to receive attention and scrutiny in the U.S., patients are becoming more involved than ever before in the decisions that affect their care. To help fill the need for more patient education, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. has ...More
March 19, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Integrating Education Into Novel Approaches to Nursing Shortage & Retention

The data is daunting. A projected shortage of 25,000 nurses in California by 2005. Nearly 30 percent of the nursing workforce retiring by 2010. An educational system that can produce only 50 percent of the nurses needed. Attrition rates of 20 to 40 percent in most nursing ...More
March 15, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
The Evolution of ERCP

The Pulse of Endoscopy A look at some timely issues — what’s going on, what experts are talking about and what’s around the corner The Evolving Role of the Endonurse The advancement of technology and the shortage of nurses are strange bedfellows that have heightened the ...More
February 1, 2004
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures