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The death of a 49-year-old woman from a heart attack after waiting two hours to be seen in the emergency room of a Waukegan, IL, hospital has been ruled a homicide following a grand jury inquest.
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Attorney General Charles Foti has stated that he believes his office has uncovered enough evidence for the Orleans Parish District Attorney to charge three health care providers with murder in the deaths of four patients.
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Ethics rules aimed at curbing conflicts of interest of National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees should have a positive impact on public opinion of NIH credibility, a survey of agency employees revealed.
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The right of competent, informed patients to reject lifesaving therapies has been affirmed by courts at every level, but a group of ethicists at the University of Pennsylvania wondered whether the line is as clear when it comes to supplemental oxygen.
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Patients hospitalized at University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center might not be able to kick the habit during their hospitalization, but staff will no longer be aiding their addiction.
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Discussion about the merits and drawbacks of using patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) as subjects for experiments in xenotransplantation gathered some notice.
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Question: We have a new surgery center, and I have the job (I am being punished) of taking care of the credentialing of the surgeons. I have a couple of questions.
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Knowing the physiological differences between your older patients and your younger patients is a good start to providing care that addresses their needs, but some of the things you can do to help the patient don't involve clinical skills, says Jim B. Wilkerson, RN, BSN, CCRN, outpatient surgery supervisor at Pomerado Hospital in Poway, CA.
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No one enjoys undergoing surgery or approaches surgery without some anxiety, but older patients have physiological reasons that may increase their apprehension and confusion about surgery, according to Patricia Stein, RN, MAOL, CNOR, nurse education specialist for perioperative services at Palomar Pomerado Health System in Escondido, CA.
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With individuals who are ages 65 and older undergoing almost one-third of the 25 million surgical procedures performed annually, and with people ages 85 and older representing the fastest growing segment of our population, it is important that any surgical program pay close attention to the special needs of older patients.