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- SMILE technique helps nurses handle tense situations
Two RNs at Providence Newberg Medical Center in Oregon developed the SMILE program to help nurses deal with tense situations involving patients and co-workers. The SMILE technique recommends nurses state their positive intention, make the other person feel important, involve the other person in the solution, let people know they care, and encourage dialogue and discussion. Nurse.com
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- U.S. sees more deaths from prescription drug overdoses
More people in the U.S. are dying from prescription drug overdoses, mainly painkillers, CDC researchers say. Many of the individuals shop for providers to write multiple painkiller prescriptions or use medications that were not prescribed for them. The researchers cited West Virginia as having a large increase in such unintentional deaths. Yahoo!/HealthDay News
(12/9)
- Young people biggest users of ER for routine care
U.S. researchers say the U.S. health care system is failing youngsters ages 10 to 19 as data show adolescents use hospital emergency departments for routine treatment more than any other age group. The report says young people lack access to specialty services for mental and sexual health care, as well as substance abuse, or are reluctant to use the services because of confidentiality concerns. Bloomberg
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- Increased headaches linked to weight
A CDC analysis of more than 7,600 men and women found being overweight or obese increased the likelihood of headache by 1.2 to nearly 1.4 times. Underweight participants recorded a twofold-higher prevalence of headache, the study found. Reuters
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- Dementia, Alzheimer's often not listed as cause of death
Harvard research found medical officials don't list severe dementia as a cause of death as often as they should, suggesting there is a lack of knowledge among clinicians that dementia can be a terminal illness. The study found about 37% and 33% of death certificates of 165 patients with advanced dementia didn't list dementia or Alzheimer's, respectively, as the main cause of death or a contributing factor. Yahoo!/HealthDay News
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- Survey: Hospital CIOs expect staff and IT budget cuts
Hospitals will continue to cut IT budgets and staff because of the worsening economic climate, according to a survey of hospital CIOS and finance executives by the National Alliance for Health Information Technology. The survey also found that many CIOs will continue to focus on IT as a way to increase efficiency and patient safety. Modern Healthcare (free registration)
(12/9)
- Oklahoma University students get EHR opportunity
Nursing and medical students at Oklahoma University will have the opportunity to participate in a new program that emphasizes health IT and clinical informatics. Faculty will use Medsphere technology to enter simulated patient data in an EHR system so that students can practice using the systems. Healthcare IT News
(12/9)
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- Nurse leaders discuss peer review process
 Peer review at its best is not disciplinary, but educational and developmental, with timely feedback and an environment of ongoing learning to optimize patient safety and best practices, one expert says. One way to start the process, called SBIR, has nurses state the situation, describe the behavior, assess the impact and recommend changes to improve quality of care in a direct, nonjudgmental way. Nurse.com
(12/8)
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- Disaster preparedness slips because of funding cuts
More than half of U.S. states get satisfactory marks for just seven or fewer of 10 key emergency preparedness measures, according to a new report. Public health experts say gains achieved in readying the nation for potential health emergencies may be at risk because of funding cuts. Modern Healthcare (free registration)
(12/9)
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