Unqualified carers 'doing nurses' jobs'.(News) Daily Mail (London) (1/11/2012)
...elderly and perform tests to check for...concerns among nurses that patients...poll of 2,554 nurses for Nursing Standard...for qualified nurses, who have done...for clinical assessment and decision making. 'Registered ...

RNs were negligent but not 'proximate cause' of patient's death.(registered nurse) Nursing Law's Regan Report (3/1/2006)
...the hospital, nurses were negligent...called four hospital nurses to testify on her...at all times. Registered Nurse Lawrence Hackett...that he performed assessments, which revealed...him to run blood tests and arterial ...

Encouraging nurses physical assessment skills: a small pilot study in Tai Tokerau/Northland has revealed why nurses don't use the full range of physical assessment skills in their practice.(EDUCATION) Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (11/1/2005)
Registered nurses (RNs...New Zealand. Nurses have opportunities...positions, as the nurse may be working...skill vital to nurses working in...is physical assessment. But how confident...undertaking physical ...

Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain assessment and intervention.(Research for Practice) MedSurg Nursing (1/1/2011)
...vital role in pain assessment and management...were to determine nurses' knowledge regarding...information and nurses' knowledge. Background...studies have used the Nurses' Knowledge and...attitude of the nurse has an impact on...convenience ...

An emerging role for nurse practitioners--preoperative assessment. AORN Journal (11/1/2005)
...are arising for nurse practitioners...advanced practice nurses (APNs) in the...Advanced practice nurses include certified nurse midwives, clinical...APN as ... a registered professional nurse...special laboratory ...

Lessons from an MRSA diagnosis: a positive result from an MRSA screening was an unexpected and challenging complication for a Filipina nurse undertaking a competency assessment programme in Rotorua.(EXEMPLAR)(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)(Personal account) Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (8/1/2009)
...been working as a registered nurse (RN) at Cebu Velez...However, as for most nurses in the Philippines...New Zealand, I registered and passed in 2006...English Language Test, a prerequisite...week competency assessment ...

Pacific nurses' pilot programme expected to begin in November.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(Brief article) Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (9/1/2008)
...Pacific-trained nurses are expected to...of Health chief nurse Mark Jones, it...to guarantee the nurses a registered nurse position at the...Language competency assessment. Like the nurses...Occupational ...

Part 2: Using a Competency-based Curriculum To Train Experienced Nurses in Ventilator Care. Pediatric Nursing (1/1/1996)
...one a graduate nurse. Two of the registered nurses, the licensed practical nurse and the graduate nurse had been caring...The other two registered nurses had been caring...to assess the ...

Revised AORN recommended education standards for RN first assistant programs. (Association of Operating Room Nurses, Registered Nurse) AORN Journal (2/1/1997)
...perioperative nurse with the advanced...perioperative nurse with the cognitive...TARGET AUDIENCE Registered nurses who practice...Mantoux test (PPD) (if...preoperative assessment, postoperative...physician, ...