Nurses fear 'elder abuse errors'
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Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests.
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THURSDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly intensive care unit patients have less risk of infection if the units have high nurse staffing levels, says a Columbia University School of Nursing study.
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The elderly risk accidentally harming themselves by taking potentially lethal mixtures of medicines, an expert warns.
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Nurses are not given enough help and support from their bosses in dealing with violent patients, researchers say.
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The Sept. 26 slaying of Thomas Mullen and the arrest of his roommate John Tamkun, a retired cabinetmaker who suffers from dementia, have cast a spotlight on a growing problem at nursing homes across the country: violence among residents.
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Eighty percent of U.S. doctors and half of nurses surveyed said they had seen colleagues make mistakes, but only 10 percent ever spoke up, according to a study released on Wednesday.
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The scenes are legendary and occur with disturbing frequency in the nation's operating rooms: doctors yelling at nurses or berating residents, and nurses sniping at their colleagues. Now a growing body of research suggests that such tantrums and insults negatively affect patients by impairing...
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More than 700,000 elderly people are subjected to abuse in their own homes or privately run nursing homes, according to the results of a new study to be published this week.
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The death of an elderly woman who was scalded in a council-run care home could have been avoided, a sheriff rules.
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Elderly people were put at risk at two substandard nursing homes in Halifax, according to the homes watchdog.
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Almost half of nurses feel their sex lives are being damaged by the emotional stress of their job, a poll suggests.
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Many nurses in Canada are reaching retirement age and it is a sign of a chronic shortage of front-line health-care workers, according to a report published here Tuesday.
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The NHS must address failings in dementia care if it is to cope with an increase in cases, a watchdog warns.
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More than a third of nurses have been assaulted or harassed while working alone in the community over the past two years, according to a survey published today.
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A report criticises the rules governing which elderly and disabled people are entitled to social care in England.
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Experts fear chaos will ensue for nursing home residents under new rules because many of them aren&#39;t capable of choosing from the myriad of plans.
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Many mental health wards in Britain may do more harm than good and on some, patients are subjected to violence, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, according to special reports in the Lancet on Friday.