State-level Legislative Efforts to Improve Diabetes Care and thereby Mitigate Complications

Hazardous Drugs: Legislative and Regulatory Efforts to Improve Safe Handling
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Several organizations have safety guidelines regarding handling of hazardous drugs. That said, only Washington and California have enforceable laws that regulate these practices. This article shares the experiences of three states-Washington, Michigan, and North Carolina-in advancing legislative and regulatory efforts. It also offers guidance to nurses seeking to improve the way hazardous drugs...

Statewide efforts to improve palliative care in critical care settings.

n a 2004 study, researchers found that almost 20% of American deaths occur in a critical care setting or shortly after a critical care stay. Historically, the focus of critical care has been primarily on curative therapies, and death has been viewed as failure. Now, awareness of the need to integrate palliative care in critical care settings has increased. The challenges to providing quality en...

Statewide Efforts to Improve Palliative Care in Critical Care

n a 2004 study, researchers found that almost 20% of American deaths occur in a critical care setting or shortly after a critical care stay. Historically, the focus of critical care has been primarily on curative therapies, and death has been viewed as failure. Now, awareness of the need to integrate palliative care in critical care settings has increased. The challenges to providing quality en...

The Canadian Bladder Cancer Network: efforts to improve patient care.

T he Canadian Bladder Cancer Network (CBCN) should be applauded for their reports on the experience at a national level with radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. 1 Such reports identify deficits for us, as urologists and allied physicians, to improve the care of our patients with bladder cancer. In this paper, the CBCN has addressed the outcomes of one of the most challenging patient groups (...

Imperfect remedies: legislative efforts to prevent genetic discrimination.