Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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In the face of NHS budget cuts, nurses are being asked to justify their workforce numbers. Keith Hurst reviews some of the tools available for calculating staffing levels, examines their pros and cons, and discusses their application.
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This article discusses the findings of an audit to assess the improved outcomes of a systematic approach to training nurses working in an emergency assessment area (EAA) to conduct dysphagia screening for patients who have had a stroke. The investment in training has reduced the time patients wait for dysphagia screening from 35 hours to less than one hour. As a result of this audit dysphagia screening competencies have been established.
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Worldwide, nursing shortages are most severe where the need is greatest. The 192 member states of the World Health Organization have set up a global partnership to identify urgent solutions.