Influenza (Flu) ? Evidence-based Medical Information from EBSCO Publishing

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Postadoption Depression: What Nurses Should Know

Adoptive parents, both moms and dads, may struggle with the stress, fatigue, and uncertainty of the adoption process; unresolved grief related to infertility; unrealistic expectations about parenting; and a lack of support from family and friends. Read more.

Bipolar Drug Development: Are We Getting Closer to the Real World

Clinicians frequently note that the effectiveness of new medications appears to be substantially less than their documented efficacy in pivotal data sets submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for regulatory approval. Read more.

Hazards of Hospital Employment

A new brochure from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aims to mitigate some of that stress. Exposure to Stress lists many of the adverse health effects of occupational stress, and recommends work practices that can reduce occupational stress. For more information, go to www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2008-136 .

Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults

Many hospital patients with dementia have no documented dementia diagnosis. In some cases, this is because they have never been diagnosed. Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults proposes several approaches that hospital nurses can use to increase recognition of dementia. For a free online video demonstrating the use of these approaches, go to http://links.lww.com/A216.

Number of nurses in Canada climbing slowly

October 23, 2007 CIHI report on Regulated Nursing Workforce in Canada, 2006The number of regulated nurses employed in nursing in Canada grew by more than 15,000 in the four years between 2003 and 2006, reaching 325,299. This represents a growth of 5% in the number of nurses compared to a 3% growth in the Canadian population over the same time period, according to a new report released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). When broken down by nursing group, the latest numbers show that in 2006 there were 772 registered nurses (RNs) per 100,000 Canadians, 205 licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and 51 registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs). RPNs are educated and regulated only in the four Western provinces. The report, Highlights From the Regulated Nursing Workforce in Canada, 2006, offers a comprehensive look at the workforce trends of the largest group of regulated health care providers in the country.