Tag: standards
Critical Care Nursing in Resource-Limited Environments
Critical Care Nursing in resource-limited environments is an emerging sub-speciality, currently centred on regions within sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. The World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (WFCCN) continues... read more
Disruptive Technology or Standard of Care?
The study and practice of medicine is constantly changing. Hospitals and specialty societies develop protocols and standards of care based on what is thought to be the best evidence and science at the time. Over the years,... read more
Both Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Should be Outraged
The United States is facing a looming physician shortage, and some groups see this as an opportunity to promote an agenda of replacing physicians with nurses. The nurse-as-doctor concept appeared in the Institute of Medicine... read more
Draft quality standard on rehabilitation after a critical illness
New guideline to be published in 2017. We've published a draft quality standard on rehabilitation after a critical illness: Quality standard consultation. You can now comment on this draft quality standard. Closing date... read more
