On September 16, 2014, Governor Cuomo signed a bill that would go in to effect on December 15, 2014, allowing physicians and nurse practitioners to authorize registered nurses, when appropriate, to...
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness that can have a fatality rate of 60-90%. Ebola outbreaks have occurred primarily in remote areas in Central and West Africa near tropical...
The intent of this position statement is to acknowledge domestic violence as a major public health issue and declare the registered professional nurses’ ethical duty to the victims and community in...
The intent of this position statement is to: Acknowledge the critical need for increased awareness of the impact of violence in the healthcare workplace; Promote the education of registered nurses to assess, prevent and manage violent incidents; and Support registered nurse collaboration with healthcare leadership to reduce the impact of violence in the workplace.
The purpose of this advisory is to call your attention to important guidelines for the safe use of insulin pens. Recently, two facilities in New York State discovered that insulin pens, designed for...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have notified state survey directors that effective immediately, they have eliminated the 30-minute rule for medication administration. In a memo...
