Two California researchers say a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication. The researchers also said they were told to remove the words "gender," "cisgender" and "equitable" from their paper, which looked at smoking among rural young adults.
Gene testing firm 23andMe said on Sunday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate its sale, after years of struggling to find a sustainable business model.
A proposal in Illinois would limit the number of patients nurses can care for at once.
The Safe Patient Limits Act (HB2604) provides the maximum number of patients that may be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. The bill also allows a facility to assignfewer patients to a registered nurse than the limits provided in the Safe Patient Limits Act. Illinois does not currently have any laws to limit the number of patients a registered nurse can care for at the same time.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) include nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists and play a critical role in healthcare delivery.
APRNs can assess, diagnose, and develop treatment plans, including prescribing medications to patients across the lifespan and various settings.
APRNs must complete an advanced degree, which includes a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). However, this degree does not grant the ability to practice; instead, it allows you to sit for the board certification exam specific to your degree. Once you pass the exam, you must maintain certification and your state APRN and RN license.
Physicians from all over Massachusetts gathered for a rally outside Boston hospitals. Over 300 physicians gathered to address the large, inflated salaries of hospital execs, sparked by the recent surge in layoffs from Mass General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital while their CEO, Anne Klibanski, earns $6 million a year. The rallies aim to bring attention to legislative proposals S.899 and H.1398, which seek to cap healthcare CEOs' salaries at 50x their lowest-paid employee's. Kibanski currently brings in 193x the lowest salary of an MGB worker.