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Whether or not hospices have an ethics committee, it is a good idea to review and improve policies regarding ethical decision making, an expert says.
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The Hospice of the Western Reserve of Cleveland makes pain management education a top priority, and the efforts have resulted in faster and more effective pain control for patients, officials say.
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As a part of their overall patient safety program, many health care organizations require that managers submit corrective action reports for every significant incident in their department.
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The options in barrier contraceptives for American women have been reduced as the sole U.S. company distributing the Prentif Cavity-Rim Cervical Cap has announced its dissolution and the device is no longer available in the United States.
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When discussing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with your patients, what do you tell them about human papillomavirus (HPV)? Exposure to HPV can have significant health implications, particularly for women. Some strains of the virus, including HPV-16 and HPV-18, can trigger cancers of the cervix.
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Is your family planning facility seeing more women who are HIV-positive? Statistics point to a yes. In 2003, women accounted for 27% of the estimated 32,048 diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States, according to statistics from the Atlanta-based Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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