Press items report deadly nursing shortage on both sides of the Atlantic A study of European hospitals shows that missed care due to nurse understaffing has increased death rates, according to an…
Tag: patient safety
Give nurses secretaries
The key to saving more Covid-19 patients? Offload the clerical work. In the Covid-19 crisis, much has been said about the need for equipment like ventilators and PPE. But we also have…
Hangover
Nurse understaffing remains widespread in U.S. hospitals, The Guardian reports A good February 2019 article paints a distressing picture of the state of U.S. nurse staffing, emphasizing the dangerous effects on patients…
“Dedicated, educated and planning to leave”
Nurse explains reasons for strike in powerful Irish Times op-ed Senior nurse Ann Noonan tells why she and other members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization have decided to strike: The…
Chickens without heads
Press items highlight nurse staffing crisis in Quebec The Montreal Gazette says understaffing is so bad that some nurses have reported themselves for unsafe care. A Public Radio International piece reports that 700 physicians…
Let them eat cake — from some other hospital!
Wealthy nurse, now in Congress, says EDs should be able to turn patients away Major media reports that Member of Congress Diane Black is relying on her emergency nursing background to support…
You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole
London Free Press on firing of Ontario CNO for understaffing report June 17, 2016 — Today the London Free Press (Ontario) ran a piece by Jonathan Sher reporting that the city’s largest…
Sounds and silence
NPR on nursing innovations September 25, 2014 — In recent months, reports on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition have highlighted the important roles that nurses can play in improving hospital care through…
Chronicle of a death foretold
Canadian reports show value of listening to nurses February 7, 2015 – A short piece in today’s Toronto Sun highlighted an admirable initiative by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) to…
The golden ratios
Reports show understaffing remains a global threat May 28, 2015 – Media items from around the world in the last six months show that nursing continues to suffer from underfunding, with poor…
The art of doing nothing, well
New York Times highlights value of nurse midwife care December 14, 2014 – Two strong pieces in the New York Times have recently drawn attention to the high quality, cost effective care…
See more commercials and advertisements
Commercials and advertisements reviews: truthaboutnursing.org/media/commercials/ Billboards reviews: truthaboutnursing.org/media/billboards/ A comprehensive list of the media we have covered: truthaboutnursing.org/media/
News archives
News archives from 2001-2014 can be found here: truthaboutnursing.org/archives/ A comprehensive list of the films, television, music and other media we have covered can be found here: truthaboutnursing.org/media/