Helen Lamb was born September 28, 1899, in Butler, Mo, a small town about 60 miles south of Kansas City, Mo. Her mother was Anna Catherine Judy and her father, Leslie Lamb, was a physician in Butler. Helen received her nurses training at Christian Church Hospital, Kansas City, Mo, and she received her registered nurse license in 1921. Later, training in the art and science of anesthesia took pl...

AIM To explore the views of doctors and clinical leads (CLs), who care for children and young people, on nurse prescribing in one specialist children's hospital. BACKGROUND Nearly 14,000 nurses in the UK have virtually the same prescribing rights as doctors. Benefits of nurses adopting this role have been reported, but doctors do have some concerns. Increasing numbers of specialist nurses inv...

BACKGROUND: Migration and remittances are of considerable importance in the small Pacific island states. There has been a significant migration of skilled health workers in recent decades to metropolitan fringe states, including Australia and New Zealand. This paper reports the findings of a re-analysis of survey of Samoan and Tongan migrants in Australia where the sample is split between nurse...

Background and Objectives: Medical Errors and adverse events have recently turned into one of the predominant concerns of health-policy makers and health services providers. Promoting safety culture is fundamental to sustainable safety improvement in healthcare settings. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of training on nurses’ attitudes towards safety culture.   Methods: A ...