The multidisciplinary and holistic assessment of an older patient allows health professionals to gain insight into their individual needs and therefore provide them with person-centred care. Five key ...

To submit a legal/professional question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (include "Ask the Expert" in the subject line). State laws give nurses the legal ...

In our Clinical Skills and Assessment rooms, students from multiple disciplines hone their oral and physical assessment skills. They practice patient interviews, including data collection and history ...

Cultural competence has become a major issue in nursing practice, given the current and projected US demographics as well as the long-standing health disparities in people of diverse racial, ethnic, ...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing association in the world, is making the AACN Competence Framework for Progressive ...

Nurses have a lot of responsibility, including the assessment and care of patients. There are times when decisions are made without a doctor's supervision. Because people's lives are on the line, it ...

Today we’re not only facing a critical shortage of skilled nurses, exacerbated by pandemic burnout layered onto the aging nursing workforce, but we’re also confronted with the fact that most licensed ...