NursesNOW Round Up 10-04-18
Looking to keep your finger on the pulse of the nursing industry? Check out these top nursing news stories from around the globe.
How Communications Issues Between Doctors and Nurses Can Affect Your Health from U.S News and World Report (@usnews ) discusses the importance of communication since on any given multiple day hospital visit one may be treated by dozens of different healthcare providers.
From Nursing Times (@NursingTimes) Survey Reveals Financial Pressures Faced by Nurses analyzes the poll given by Cavell Nurses’ Trust which found that 77% of nurses in the U.K. 77% said “they felt financially unprepared for a crisis such as a period of ill health, a relationship breakdown or a bereavement.”
The American Nurses Association (@ANANursingWorld ) has compiled ways for nurses to volunteer and help Victims of Hurricane Florence.
How Nurses Can Prevent Social Media Mishaps from the Huffington Post (@HuffPost ) outlines social media policies to prevent HIPAA violations in light of a recent firing of a nurse for posting about a patient in an anti-vaccination Facebook group.
For more insight on nurses engaging in social media, check out our own Nurse Lauren’s Social Media Dos and Don’ts for Nurses.
