Hospitals are going green! It’s now standard for hospitals to recycle everything from paper products and beverage bottles to less common items like blue wrap, saline containers, electronics and batteries. As the largest contingent of the health care workforce, nurses must learn to recycle, according to eco-friendly health advocates. They handle at least 95 percent […]
The first in a series of four planned articles, this Ars Technica article is an introduction to the use of VMWare in an enterprise environment. Leading to the details in a later article, Ars writer Sam Webb describes the advantages of virtualization with the capabilities of live migration, “high availability” and fault tolerance. High availability […]
A new study shows that naps should be encouraged for nurses who work long shifts. The study found that without naps, the demands of patient care places the nurses at risk for sleep deprivation, which in turn can threaten their own health and safety, and the safety of their patients. “When nurses got a nap […]
Tech Republic runs down the list of patches released by Microsoft for their monthly Tuesday patch release, with short descriptions of the vulnerablity each patch repairs, and a prioritization recommendation for the fixes. Some are critical and should be implemented immediately, while others can wait until testing is complete.
Kathy L. Rush, PhD, RN, at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Canada, is doing research on whether or not nurses should be role models for healthy practices. Her work challenges the notion that nurses should follow healthy behaviors to be effective role models. “Whether we believe patients should or should not view nurses as […]
Although the quantity of spam is decreasing (lowest level since March 2009) DDoS attacks are on the rise. This past year, the largest single attack was over 100 gigabits per second, and the trend shows an increase year after year. Arbor Networks has released a report that identifies the targets and detection/mitigation tools used by […]
Google announced on their blogsite optional implementation of a two-factor authentication system. If you choose to use the system, you will configure Gmail to call or SMS text message a numerical code to your telephone number, which must be entered along with your password to gain access to your mail. You can authorize the local […]
According to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, the quality of a nurse’s conversations with his/her patient can potentially affect their satisfaction, how public information is received and understood, and how reimbursements are made from Medicare and Medicaid. In this article, the authors of Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing offer their tips into upholding […]
More and more drives are being sold as “green” drives, usually running at 5400 RPM rather than 7200 RPM. Are they really energy savers, and what might you lose by choosing the “green” drive? Ars Technica opens the question here, noting that the projected use of the drive weighs heavily on the decision to employ […]
A new study, conducted by the CVS Caremark Corp., found that patients who take medications as prescribed by their doctors may save the health care system as much as $7,800 per patient annually. The company said that the study, which analyzed annual pharmacy and medical costs over a three-year period, revealed reductions in emergency department […]