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  • Research Findings on Correctional Nurse Retention (podcast)

    Correctional Nurse . Net
    Lorry Schoenly
    14 May 2013 | 6:17 am
    W. Sue Chafin, DNP, FNP-BC, a board certified family nurse practitioner and nurse researcher from Mountain City, TN, talks about her research published in the February 2013 issue of Journal of Correctional Health Care titled – Nurse Retention in a Correctional Facility: A Study of the Relationship Between the Nurses’ Perceived Barriers and Benefits. This [...]

  • Diabetes prevalence grew by 45% in 20 years, data show

    AANP SmartBrief
    17 May 2013 | 8:26 am
    The number of adults with diabetes increased by 45% over the past two decades, with those aged 65 and older showing the large -More- 

  • CBO estimates 25 million uninsured will gain health coverage

    ANA SmartBrief
    17 May 2013 | 8:24 am
    A Congressional Budget Office report found that 25 million uninsured people will get coverage through an expanded Medicaid pr -More- 

  • 'Surgeon Must Say Sorry for Nightmare Op'

    Nursing News
    19 May 2013 | 4:25 am
    A KIDDERMINSTER nurse who had a pair of seven-inch forceps left inside her after surgery has said she wants someone to take responsibility for the mistake.

  • Survey Reveals Disagreement On The Role Of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners

    Nursing / Midwifery News From Medical News Today
    17 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    At a time when the U.S. health system is facing both an increasing demand for primary care services and a worsening shortage of primary care physicians, one broadly recommended strategy has been to increase the number and the responsibilities of nurse practitioners...
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    Correctional Nurse . Net

  • Research Findings on Correctional Nurse Retention (podcast)

    Lorry Schoenly
    14 May 2013 | 6:17 am
    W. Sue Chafin, DNP, FNP-BC, a board certified family nurse practitioner and nurse researcher from Mountain City, TN, talks about her research published in the February 2013 issue of Journal of Correctional Health Care titled – Nurse Retention in a Correctional Facility: A Study of the Relationship Between the Nurses’ Perceived Barriers and Benefits. This [...]

  • 5 More Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court

    Lorry Schoenly
    7 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    This is a continuation of a list started in an earlier post. Correctional nurse experts Kathy Wild, RN, MPA, CCHP and Royanne Schissel, RN, CCHP, offered advice to correctional nurses during the 2013 NCCHC Spring Conference.  Here are five more ways you can land in court. #1- Treat your patient as an inmate – It [...]

  • April 2013 News Round-Up (podcast)

    Lorry Schoenly
    1 May 2013 | 10:47 am
    This month’s news round-up was recorded live at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care Spring Conference and is the FaceBook Friend’s edition. Correctional Suicides – Doing Time Takes Its Toll All of us in corrections are aware of the high suicide rate among our inmates, but reports of increased suicide among corrections officers are [...]

  • 5 Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court

    Lorry Schoenly
    27 Apr 2013 | 3:08 am
    Possibly more than any other nursing specialty, correctional nursing practice is lawsuit-prone. Our patient population, already in the criminal justice system, frequently seeks legal action when they feel they have not received rightful healthcare. Correctional nurse experts Kathy Wild, RN, MPA, CCHP and Royanne Schissel, RN, CCHP, have decades of experience in the specialty as [...]

  • Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Prison Rights Litigation Act

    Lorry Schoenly
    16 Apr 2013 | 6:52 am
    Recently I was contacted by the wife of an inmate about his poor medical care. He is currently in a state prison. She wanted to interest a legal firm in taking on the case and was wondering what information she would need to gather. One of the first things I asked was about the actions [...]
 
 
 
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    Nursing for Nurses - allnurses.com

  • myrtle beach or charleston nurses

    jerzy6546
    19 May 2013 | 5:26 am
    Hello, I have been a nurse for approx 7yrs, med surg nursing for the first 2years then moved on to the ED. I have an ADN and I am one class away from my BSN. I am looking to relocate in the next year or so to either myrtle beach or charleston. I have heard mixed reviews about nursing in the area. Can any nurses in the area and surrounding area share? I am wondering about estimated hourly pay... Read full text @ allnurses.com

  • Sunday May 19, 2013

    Liddle Noodnik
    19 May 2013 | 3:29 am
    The night is young and you're so beautiful... oh wait. Wrong song! Hope you all have a great Sunday! What are y'all doing today? I am going to church twice and a nap in between. The nap is un-doable if I hear from my vagabond son, who said he might be coming up to see his uncle who just had lung cancer surgery. caffeinating a little (am doing half-caf or decaf lately) it seems to do the... Read full text @ allnurses.com

  • Visa Screen Certificate (need help)

    vilhandra3120
    19 May 2013 | 2:57 am
    Hi.. I am very confused regarding the details that are needed for the completion of visa screen certificate... PLEASE HELP ME! First what will I tick in the Occupational visa: is it H1B or the permanent visa.. Im advised that it was H1B while the other one says it is the Permanent Visa Then.. Regarding the Educational Overveiw--> there are 4 categories: Im aware that primary (elementary),... Read full text @ allnurses.com

  • New ADON in Florida. Help please!

    garyflnurse
    19 May 2013 | 2:18 am
    *Hello to all fellow ADONs especially if you are in Florida. I recently accepted a position as an ADON with very little experience. I work in a typical nursing home environment with 120 beds that accept medicare, medicaid, and lots of PT/OT/ST patients. My problem is I was supposed to get some training from the previous ADON but it did not work out as planned. So now the Florida... Read full text @ allnurses.com

  • New ADON in Florida. Help please!

    garyflnurse
    19 May 2013 | 2:17 am
    *Hello to all fellow ADONs especially if you are in Florida. I recently accepted a position as an ADON with very little experience. I work in a typical nursing home environment with 120 beds that accept medicare, medicaid, and lots of PT/OT/ST patients. My problem is I was supposed to get some training from the previous ADON but it did not work out as planned. So now the Florida State... Read full text @ allnurses.com
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    code blog - tales of a nurse

  • What happens with the patients?

    geena
    14 May 2013 | 7:54 pm
    I’m sure most of us were riveted to our TV’s, radios, and computers on April 19th when the citizens of Boston and surrounding areas were advised to stay home and lock their doors.  Mass transit and normally busy intersections were empty.  Schools were not in session.  Businesses were closed. Working with hospice and needing to [...]

  • In Praise of the Humble Hospital Bed

    geena
    16 Feb 2013 | 12:26 pm
    I’ve encountered some interesting beliefs in my time as a hospice nurse.  Before making visits or calls, we are expected to at least glance at a ‘basic information’ screen about the patient.  I’ve always been intrigued when I come across an entry that says some variation of, “Do not mention the word hospice in front [...]

  • Learning Curve

    geena
    10 Jan 2013 | 10:44 am
    I’ve been doing hospice now for over 6 months.  As I did in CCU, I only work weekends and some holidays, so 6 months for someone like me doesn’t really equal 6 months for someone who does this full time.  I still struggle with remembering everything I need to remember, but I’m getting better.  There [...]

  • The Hidden Danger of Candied Pecans

    geena
    30 Dec 2012 | 8:34 pm
    This is a story submission from The Gypsy Nurse. The following was originally written back in April 2005. I’d been traveling for about a year at this time. Working in McAllen, TX. McAllen was a mixed contract for me. I had some minor difficulties on the job with a co-worker but met some wonderful and [...]

  • Is Your Stethoscope Naked?

    geena
    5 Dec 2012 | 11:46 am
    Recently, I was contacted by Dr. Jennifer Namazy who came up with a very cute way to decorate your stethoscope.  Dr. Namazy started CharMED, which sells sparkly crystal cuff charms for your stethoscope.  The “about” page on her site says, “From ugly scrubs to dreary white lab coats, ask any woman in the medical field [...]
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    Digital Doorway

  • Nurses Week--Or Nurses Year?

    Keith Carlson
    16 May 2013 | 8:55 am
    Last week, we celebrated Nurses Week, and many of us acknowledged our pride in this awesome profession of ours. Some of us were even on the receiving end of others' gratitude in the form of gifts from our employers, colleagues, friends or family members. But why do we only get to acknowledge ourselves once a year?Nurses Week is a wonderful moment to take stock of our profession and celebrate ourselves. It's also an opportunity for others to "pause for the cause" and consider nurses' collective and individual contributions to society. For myself, one of my two employers sent me a pin and a…

  • Nurses Week: Giving Thanks

    Keith Carlson
    7 May 2013 | 12:28 pm
    Well, this is it, folks. This is the week that's set aside for nurses to be praised, thanked and stroked. Gratitude goes a long way in this world, so this is a week when clear and heartfelt gratitude for nurses can be found in many places, both expected and unexpected. At work, gifts for Nurses Week can be somewhat disappointing--like mugs, pens, flowers, candy, stethoscope clips, and other material acknowledgments.However, the best gifts of Nurses Week often come in non-material form--like sincere expressions of thanks, spontaneous hugs, and the ways in which others (nurses and non-nurses…

  • The Nurse's Personal Dashboard: Tune Up Time?

    Keith Carlson
    3 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    I recently posted here on Digital Doorway about each of us having our own personal dashboard. While that post made metaphoric mention of the speedometer, tachometer, fuel and lubrication, we didn't talk about the need for a timely tune up. So, let's take that metaphor and run with it, shall we?When I discussed the idea of a lube job for the soul and body in that recent post, this is what I had to sayWhen the going gets tough, the tough put their noses to the grindstone and soldier on. However, the thoughtful ones (who are also quite tough, mind you) take their personal vehicle into the shop…

  • Book Review: Nursing 2013 Drug Handbook

    Keith Carlson
    29 Apr 2013 | 3:00 am
    I will begin this review with the disclosure that Publisher Wolters Kluwer contacted me through a marketing agent and requested that I post a review of their new Nursing 2013 Drug Handbook here on Digital Doorway. I did not receive financial compensation of any kind for this review, but did receive a free copy of the guide in order to facilitate the review process. I previously reviewed the Nursing 2012 Drug Handbook, and you can find that very popular review here. As with the Nursing 2012 Drug Handbook, the 2013 edition includes black box warnings, new FDA-approved drugs, and route, dose,…

  • Self Care: Between Flood and Drought

    Keith Carlson
    25 Apr 2013 | 3:00 am
    When we’re examining our lives and the ways in which we are manifesting--or not manifesting--our optimal life vision, it’s important to be clear, honest and erring on the side of self-love and compassion. Being alive in the 21st century is no simple task, and we can easily be sidetracked and distracted from living in balance and wholeness.My friend and visionary colleague Carol Gino has often used the term “soul drought” to more accurately describe the experience of burnout, and this notion of spiritual drought is one that speaks deeply to me. Drought On Many LevelsLiving in the…
 
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    Head Nurse

  • So, this whole Angelina Jolie thing. . .

    Jo
    16 May 2013 | 9:53 am
    Y'all have heard she had her boobs removed because she carries a mutant BRCA gene, right? And that she's gonna have her ovaries taken out pretty soon, too, right?I cannot *believe* what folk been sayin' about that. First of all, it's nobody's place to have an opinion on what she does with her own body, even if she puts it out there in an op-ed in the New York Times. Second of all, if you have the kind of opinion that says, "She should've considered what that would do to her fans" or "She should've tried yoga and broccoli first," I will take you down.Or, I would've, but then I read this:Oh…

  • Saturday Night Sing-Along:

    Jo
    4 May 2013 | 6:28 pm
    "It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw" is the most gorgeous line in this song.Or maybe "I said, 'Be careful, his bow tie is really a camera.'"Still a favorite.

  • I had a post all worked out about how I'd lost all joy in my job. . .

    Jo
    2 May 2013 | 6:53 pm
    And then it got cold.Let's review the bidding: Yesterday, the high was 85*F. That's somewhere north of 29 degrees for you guys who are using a sane and sensible temperature scale.Last night, the low was 50*F. Today, the *high* was 47*F.Tonight, it's supposed to get down close to freezing. I hope the tomato plants and basil live.In short, go home, Texas weather. You're drunk.I refuse to talk about nursing right now, because Manglement has indeed sucked all the joy out of my job recently. Instead of being sad that a friend of mine is leaving for a new job, I'm burning with envy.So instead,…

  • Hell of a time to show up, complications. Hell of a time.

    Jo
    22 Apr 2013 | 4:14 pm
    So, when I visited the lovely Nikki and her cronies up in Seattle (heeeeeyyyy!), I came down with a Horrible East-Coast Plague brought by the lovely Lara. Lara is Gwyneth Paltrow; don't let anybody tell you different. Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice; *I* say it will end with an innocent-sounding sneeze from Pittsburgh.Three days ago, I came down with Plague Two-Point-Ought.The doc could do nothing for me, since I declined her kind offer of multiple opiates for cough suppression. Even as lovely as that stuff can be, I'd rather cough until my toenails come loose than itch…

  • Yep.

    Jo
    17 Apr 2013 | 4:49 am
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    Life in the NHS

  • Why are more people going to A&E?

    Julie
    19 May 2013 | 2:23 am
    That seems to be the question which is currently challenging health politicians and the media. Of course it is not a new question for those working in healthcare, since it is perfectly possible to track each and every attendance and episode of care that takes place. Even before I stopped being a commissioner at the end of 2011, senior managers were scratching their heads about the increase in ‘unplanned care’ and trying various methods of ‘managing activity’. There is no doubt that attendance in emergency / unplanned care has increased, but why? The analysis we are…

  • Celebrating Nursing

    Julie
    11 May 2013 | 7:06 am
    Over the past 6 weeks or so I can honestly admit that I have been taking things rather easy. I am now over the experience of organisational change and redundancy and from my encounters with colleagues employed in the new worlds of NHS England and the local Commissioning Support Unit, I am well shot of it all. My pension has now paid up (suggestions by NHS Pensions that it would all take 3 months were unfounded) and I am about to become an investor in ‘funds’. Soon, I will swop the Nursing Times for the Financial Times, well, maybe not. I have begun to consider what work I would…

  • Process

    Julie
    17 Apr 2013 | 1:52 am
    The process which led to my redundancy and now it seems, beyond progressed neither smoothly nor as it should. I haven’t written about this before because I believed that I had put it all behind me. Yesterday I discovered that this is not the case. A few weeks before my redundancy I received one of many letters from HR, this time offering not just redundancy, but a choice of that or taking one of two pension packages. I was surprised, despite still being in the 1995 pension scheme, and having paid in for over 30 years, I was (and still am) only 50. I sought financial advice and decided…

  • Where should people be cared for?

    Julie
    12 Apr 2013 | 1:27 am
    An article in the Guardian a few days ago caught my eye. In it Dr Michael Dixon suggests that much of the care currently provided in hospital could be provided at home, or much closer to it. That hospitals should be slimmed down, and that Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), should and will want to move services away from acute Trusts and into the community. The political rhetoric for years now has been to shift care ‘closer to home’, to consider if certain services should be provided outside of an acute hospital setting. More than 10 years ago, when I was a specialist nurse, we…

  • The first week

    Julie
    6 Apr 2013 | 7:06 am
    So a week has passed and to be honest it has felt like I am on holiday from work. In fact, I have not had a full week off since last autumn, as I have tended to take a couple of days here and there to make long weekends etc. I was surprised by just how tired I was, but not having had a break and having been involved in a very protracted and stressful HR process it is not surprising. Of course, I have not spent the week being idle, that really isn’t me. Nor have I yet worked out how to sleep in past about 7am, perhaps that is healthy since I am not finished with work by any stretch of…
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    The Nurse Practitioner's Place

  • RN Nursing Graduation

    NPs Save Lives
    4 May 2013 | 8:29 am
    Last night was my soon to be daughter-in-laws's RN pinning ceremony. It's hard to believe that it was all the way back in 2001 that I received mine. I was so proud and nervous. I had no clue what my career and life would be like as a nurse and now as a nurse practitioner. I have formed several friendships over the years as a nurse and a nurse practitioner blogger. Surprisingly enough, most have been through the blogosphere. I have always loved surfing through my nursing buddy's blogs and seeing how their careers and lives have been going. Unfortunately, for me, blogging has been put on the…

  • Nurse Practitioners Walk The Line

    NPs Save Lives
    22 Mar 2013 | 5:34 pm
    I often find myself wishing for the good old days when your family doctor was truly a part of your community. Back in the prairie days, docs and teachers would rotate staying in family's homes and often ate dinner with people in their community. People appreciated their care and the medical provider had a vested interest in helping people. Too often, many health care providers don't really know anything about their patients and aspects that influence the decisions they make in life. We are such a litigious society and providers are all about the numbers game. I have socialized with patients…

  • Top 25 Websites For Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Practitioner Students

    NPs Save Lives
    15 Mar 2013 | 5:22 pm
    I love when I find my blog listed as one of the top NP blogs on the net! I am really trying hard to get back to blogging and finding my voice again. The office has been really busy and we still haven't found another MD to work in our small town. I'm getting tired but am hanging on! Enjoy looking through their links and I will be doing it too so I can find some more great NPs to follow myself! Top 25 Websites For Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Practitioner Students

  • Speaking about Cold and Flu Differences On The Radio

    NPs Save Lives
    4 Mar 2013 | 7:46 pm
    Hello to all who are reading my Nurse Practitioner blog! I had a busy week at the office and helping my husband on The Retro Club Show on 96.5 The Jet Saturdays from 1-3. To listen, go to the Retro Replay tab and click on the links. I've been enjoying myself and hope to get some feedback on the website from listeners. I am trying to be totally conversational like I am in the office. What is your style in the office? Most NPs are interested in the entire patient. This makes me run behind in the office. I guess as long as I'm worth the wait, I will continue to do it. I tell my patients to tap…

  • Geez At The Spam!

    NPs Save Lives
    20 Feb 2013 | 6:02 pm
    Great Gatsby! I turn my back for a second and my comment box is FULL of spam comments! Doesn't anyone leave legitimate comments anymore? It seems like most of coming from overseas too. Ugh! Since I haven't personally updated about me in a while, here goes.... I am to be a Noni again soon and it's a girl! My daughter has picked out Virginia Lynn as the name so far. She's due on her brother's birthday. Work is a crazy as ever and we are still looking for a physician to join the practice but haven't found any that want to work in a small rural town. Since we are one of two offices that are left,…
 
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  • Can't seem to get my mind off of you...

    RehabNurse
    18 May 2013 | 7:53 am
    Will be in and out. Enjoy all wherever you roam!

  • Dear Doofus IT Guy

    RehabNurse
    17 May 2013 | 6:42 pm
    Yes, I called your boss. After not one, not two, but three documented instances where I've needed technology services, you couldn't come through. Technology that doesn't work in direct patient care is a bad thing.You screw up badly enough that you need your coworkers to clean up after you. And believe you me, they are just as pissed off as I am.I'm not asking for anything unusual. I'm asking that you meet a minimum standard. I want you to communicate in a timely manner and if you can't solve my issue, let your coworkers do it. Closing my helpdesk work order and saying it's all fine and dandy…

  • Best quote on genetic medicine

    RehabNurse
    17 May 2013 | 3:30 am
    In a very long time..."Unfortunately there’s no genetic test to see if you are predisposed to being an asshole either. "Thanks so much jo (Head Nurse) for your link to Boooo Cancer you  suck.Guess the rest of us will just have to wait for an  a8%hole cure.More later...TGIF!

  • Ah, paradise

    RehabNurse
    16 May 2013 | 7:09 pm
    Just when I thought the Hotel had some of the most delusional folks in the world, I came upon Amy from Amy's Baking Company (thanks to HuffPost).Thanking my lucky stars that she doesn't work with me.We could use  a hospital version of Gordon, though.Stay tuned...

  • Nuggets for May 15

    RehabNurse
    15 May 2013 | 4:26 pm
    The Ides of May...whoops, wrong month.Yes, it's May 15, and a hot one here indeed in RehabLand. Here are a few of the news stories I've encountered during my drive time and surfing around on the internet this week.The shoes make the man (or woman)If you are a soccer player, you may want to pay attention when you purchase shoes according to this recent article in the New York Times, entitled Sports injuries and athletic shoes.Something you just don't want (or what I heard on the drive today)West Nile virus was very deadly in 2012, and the bug folks are predicting a banner year here in…
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    Travel Nursing Blogs

  • Ask a Travel Nurse: How To Prepare for Travel Nursing?

    David Morrison R.N.
    15 May 2013 | 11:52 am
    Ask a Travel Nurse Question: I’ve been an ER nurse for 3 years and I’m thinking about taking my first travel nursing position. What specific things would you recommend when looking for an ageny/recruiter? Anything specific I should do as I prepare to travel? Ask a Travel Nurse Answer: In regard to what to do to prepare for travel, my advice would be to first understand what you’re getting into. Many nurses pursuing a career in travel have thoroughly researched the profession, but I always like to be sure. Going from facility to facility can be a bit of culture shock to some…

  • Choosing the Right Hospital For You

    Sarah Wengert
    13 May 2013 | 2:30 pm
    Last week we celebrated all of you fabulous nurses during Nurses Week and now National Hospitals Week, May 13-18, is here. Of course, nurses are such a major part of a hospital’s fabric that the effect of one on the other is very strong. An effective and caring nursing staff can make all the difference in a patient’s physical recovery and emotional experience that it has a major impact on a hospital’s overall reputation. On the other hand, a nurse’s performance and job satisfaction can be significantly impacted by the hospital environment he or she works in. Nurse Together offers some…

  • Ask a Travel Nurse: Travel jobs in Saudi Arabia?

    David Morrison R.N.
    8 May 2013 | 9:17 am
    Ask a Travel Nurse Question: I’m thinking of taking a travel job in Saudi Arabia. Has anyone been there on assignment? Any tips? Ask a Travel Nurse Answer: I have not been overseas, but perhaps some of our readers have. However, your question should also be posted on the travel nursing forums where I am sure you can find someone (or someone who knows someone) that has traveled to the Middle East. Some good travel nurse forums can be found at ultimatenurse.com, allnurses.com, and the Delphi forum for traveling professionals (go to delphiforums.com, look for the box on the right that…

  • Nurses Week Freebies!

    Sarah Wengert
    6 May 2013 | 6:57 am
    Nurses Week 2013 is upon us, and we aren’t the only ones excited to show appreciation for all of you talented, hardworking nurses. Happy nurses week, and thank you for all that you do! Your commitment to quality patient care is truly appreciated year-round, but this week is your week, and we found a few cool contests and giveaways to honor you with more than words: At Cinnabon, nurses get a FREE Cinnabon Classic Roll or Minibon Roll, May 6-12, at participating locations, when you show your healthcare ID badge. Visit a Dansko retailer, May 6-12, and try on footwear or apparel for the chance…

  • Ask a Travel Nurse: Best unit experience before travel nursing?

    David Morrison R.N.
    3 May 2013 | 12:41 pm
    Ask a Travel Question: I am a Student Nurse that is soon to graduate and is currently applying for jobs in the hospital. I know that I want to get my first year of experience and then start traveling. I have read that you recommend a person to work in a unit that interests them, but I am curious as to what units make a travel applicant more appealing and versatile. I would personally prefer critical care, intensive care, or emergency department nursing. Is there any specific unit that companies look for in a potential employee? Ask a Travel Nurse Answer: Simple answer…no. But I’m…
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    Nurse Practitioners in Business

  • Clinicians Business Tip: How to Create an NP Specific Media Kit

    Barbara C. Phillips, NP
    9 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    Healthcare reform, primary care physician shortages and the movement toward a barrier free practice have made nurse practitioners (NPs) news worthy. NPs are being sought after for opinions and comments on topics such as the Future of Nursing Report, health care reform, expansion of state practice acts, legislative issues and more. Shedding our “secret NP” cloak is a task that belongs to all NPs. As a professional, you’ll want to be ready to step up to the plate when the opportunity arises and a media kit can help you be prepared. What IS a media kit? It’s an educational and…

  • Clinicians Business Tip: Collaborating Physicians: The Basics, Part 2

    Barbara C. Phillips, NP
    25 Apr 2013 | 12:59 am
    In part one of our article on Collaborating Physicians, we discussed why you may need a collaborating physician and what the responsibilities may be for each of you. Several of NPs shared their experiences and the impact it has had on their practice – especially those who own their practices. Today, in part two, we will discuss how to find a collaborating physician, associated cost and the need for a written agreement. How can I find a collaborating physician? This can be one of the most challenging issues for the clinician who is required by their state practice act to have a collaborating…

  • Clinicians Business Tip: Collaborating Physicians: The Basics, Part 1

    Barbara C. Phillips, NP
    11 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
    It’s 2013 and still more than half the states require Nurse Practitioners and other advanced practices nurses (APN’s) to have a formal collaborative (and in some states supervisory) relationship with a physician. While the Future of Nursing Report recommends removing barriers to full practice, it’s likely to be slow going. Thus, finding and working with one or more collaborating physicians is a reality for many of us. However, the “political” climate and regulations in many states makes it challenging to do so. In a state where NPs must have collaboration in order to practice in…

  • Effective Today: Medicare Cuts 2%

    Barbara C. Phillips, NP
    1 Apr 2013 | 7:50 am
      Nurse Practitioners and other clinicians are likely aware that effective today, Medicare has reduced your reimbursement by 2%.  While it does not sound like a lot, consider the compound effect of 2% over the year. This was the topic of discussion last week during the NPBO Members Only monthly Success Webinar. It’s critical that all practices take a close look at their financials and consider the possible ripple effect that this decline in reimbursements may have on other payers. You’ll want to perform an assessment of your practice: What is the payer mix of your…

  • Clinician Business Tips: Getting the Most out of Conferences

    Barbara C. Phillips, NP
    28 Mar 2013 | 12:00 am
    Nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinicians attend conferences for a variety of reasons (- CE credits are only part of it!)  We attend to connect with new friends and to reconnect with old friends and colleagues. The location is often a draw for those of us wanting to take a few extra days for R&R. However, many of us attend conferences with the main purpose of networking…to meet certain people, to find a job or a colleague to join our practice, or to further our goals related to our research, writing projects, business development and more. Regardless of the reason…
 
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    Sunbelt Staffing

  • Dealing with Homesickness on the Road

    Howard Gerber
    16 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Starting a travel assignment is a great opportunity to meet new people, see a new part of the country and learn new skills. Although it is an exciting time, it’s normal to deal with some level of homesickness. This may especially be true if you are leaving children or a significant other behind. While you don’t want to forget family and friends back home, you don’t want homesickness to spoil your time. Consider some of the suggestions below to cope when you are missing home. Use Technology: With today’s technology, there are several ways to stay connected with family and friends back…

  • How to Cope With and Thrive Working the Graveyard Shift

    Howard Gerber
    9 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    If you are planning on working as a healthcare traveler, you may be working the overnight shift, also known as the graveyard shift. Although physical, speech and occupations therapists will almost always work day shift, nurses are needed around the clock. Whether you will be new to working overnight or have been doing it for years, it can be a challenge to work through the night.   Challenges of Working Overnight Working overnight can take a toll on your health if you are not careful. That is why it is so critical to be sure you get enough sleep. The natural circadian rhythm for most…

  • Five Fears of Working as a Travel Nurse and How to Overcome Them

    Howard Gerber
    2 May 2013 | 5:30 am
    It’s normal to have a few fears when you start a new job or move to a new area to live. When you work as a nurse traveler, you combine both a new living environment and a new job. It’s no wonder you may be a little apprehensive. Keep in mind that everyone gets a little nervous starting a new travel assignment, especially if it is their first. Below are some suggestions for overcoming a few common fears nurse travelers may have.   1. You’re afraid you will hate your living arrangements. Whether you are worried about getting a bad roommate or living in a less than desirable neighborhood,…

  • Staying Healthy While Working as a Healthcare Traveler

    Howard Gerber
    25 Apr 2013 | 5:00 am
    You found a great travel job and are excited to get started, but with a new job may come a little stress, working different shifts and a change in your exercise routine. Moving to a new area and starting a new job may also mean being out of your normal routine for a while. While you adjust, don’t let staying healthy take a back seat to your new assignment. Most people know what they need to do to improve or maintain their health, but sometimes it can be hard to do what is needed. For instance, if you take a travel assignment and are away from your fitness center, you may let exercise fall…

  • Improving Your Skills to Become More Marketable as a Travel Nurse

    Howard Gerber
    18 Apr 2013 | 5:00 am
    Getting the travel assignment you want most may take research and a little patience, but there are ways to increase your chances of getting your ideal assignment. Improving your skills increases your marketability as a travel nurse and makes you more in demand.  Although you already have your education and experience as a nurse, there are several things you can do to increase your knowledge, your skills, and make you a more marketable nurse. Certifications In addition to your education and nursing license, certifications in specialty areas help set you apart from other applicants. There are…
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  • Building Activities for Speech and Hearing Therapy – Part 2

    Tera Tuten
    14 May 2013 | 5:16 am
    As we learned last week, play is the work of children. But if incorporating therapy into pretend play is a little outside of your comfort zone, there are other, more balanced ways to play and achieve therapy goals. These three examples of game modification may only be the tip of the iceberg, but it could [...]Building Activities for Speech and Hearing Therapy – Part 2 is a post from: Soliant Health

  • Building Activities for Speech and Hearing Therapy – Part 1

    Tera Tuten
    6 May 2013 | 5:01 am
    A quick Google search for speech and hearing activities will turn up hundreds of blogs, websites, and storefronts with ideas, kits, and books to turn therapy into fun. Playtime does more than engage a child. Research has proved that play is a child’s work. This “work” develops cognition, the use of language in a social [...]Building Activities for Speech and Hearing Therapy – Part 1 is a post from: Soliant Health

  • Travel Nursing With Family – Can You Make it Work?

    Tera Tuten
    30 Apr 2013 | 5:00 am
    Traveling With Family – Can You Make it Work? If you think you can’t take a travel nursing job because you are married or have kids, you may be surprised. Lots of nurses take their families with them on one or more assignments. Managing a travel assignment and a family may take some planning, flexibility [...]Travel Nursing With Family – Can You Make it Work? is a post from: Soliant Health

  • Only ONE Week Left to Nominate the 2013 Most Beautiful Hospital in the U.S.!

    Tera Tuten
    23 Apr 2013 | 8:50 am
    Think of your favorite place in the world. What is it that makes you want to return over and over again? How does it feel to be in that special place? When persuading someone to visit, what words would you use to describe it? Now think of your favorite hospital. We want to know what [...]Only ONE Week Left to Nominate the 2013 Most Beautiful Hospital in the U.S.! is a post from: Soliant Health

  • A Look at Career Prospects in Medical IT

    Tera Tuten
    16 Apr 2013 | 10:30 am
    If you’ve thought of IT careers related to the medical industry, you may have only thought in passing. But such job opportunities are among some of the fastest growing in healthcare… Starting in December 2012, U.S. medical consortium Kaiser Permanente started a hiring process that will add 500 health IT staff to its existing worldwide [...]A Look at Career Prospects in Medical IT is a post from: Soliant Health
 
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  • Dangers Related To Byetta And Januvia Not New

    Jonathan Rosenfeld
    16 May 2013 | 7:49 am
    Although the latest warning from the FDA regarding drugs like Byetta and Januvia only came in March 2013, the dangers have been known for many years. The recent information released by the FDA that researchers have found pre-cancerous cells in deceased patients using the drugs came after several previous warnings dating back to 2007. Although the FDA has yet to confirm the link between these drugs and pancreatic cancer, many believe that it is only a matter of time. Bad News From The Beginning Byetta still had that new-drug smell when reports began trickling in that patients using the drug…

  • State Attempts to Make Nursing Home Lawsuits More Difficult to Initiate

    Jonathan Rosenfeld
    13 May 2013 | 7:27 am
    Family members of nursing home residents offered powerful testimony about neglect and abuse in some facilities, but legislation to limit the impact of a nursing home lawsuit still passed the Florida Senate Rules Committee on April 15. The next stop is the Senate Floor. Although the bill has been stuck in the House, representatives could agree to the Senate version. Siblings File Lawsuit after Mother’s Rape One brother and sister related that their mother was subject to rape in 2002 at a Jacksonville Facility when another patient with a history of sexual attacks assaulted her. Although they…

  • Nursing Home Negligence Verdict To Stand

    Jonathan Rosenfeld
    10 May 2013 | 7:06 am
    A nursing home facility in Kanawha County West Virginia recently lost its appeal to reconsider a sizable verdict awarded in a case that went to trial two years earlier. The lawsuit investigates whether the limits established for medical malpractice apply to nursing homes. It borders on whether the defendant, HCR Manor Care, looked to garner more profits by withholding staff to cut costs. The Charges against HCR Manor Care In 2009, a facility owned by HCR Manor Car, LLC took charge for an 87- year old woman. Just 19 days after admittance, the elderly lady died of dehydration. The lawsuit filed…

  • Will Privacy Trump a Families’ Right to Protect Their Loved Ones in Nursing Homes?

    Jonathan Rosenfeld
    8 May 2013 | 6:20 am
    The family members of a 96-year-old woman, who has since passed away, witnessed nursing home abuse from aides of the elderly woman after they caught staff members on camera. The Oklahoma Department of Health reported that the nursing home was supposed to investigate the abuse that happened in April 2012, but the family has not seen the results of that investigation. Abuse Caught on Camera The woman’s daughter hid a camera inside her mother’s room because she believed that staff or others at the facility were taking her things. She expressed her surprise at what was happening at the home.

  • Morphine Overdose Kills Nursing Home Patient

    Jonathan Rosenfeld
    6 May 2013 | 6:13 am
    On April 20, a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and against a north St. Louis County nursing home after a mentally ill patient died when he received a fatal dose of morphine. The 45-year-old man had never been prescribed the opiate derivative and passed away at a hospital in 2009. Although his death was originally ruled as a heart attack, a toxicology report revealed a fatal level of morphine in his system. However, it is unknown how the patient ended up with the medication overdose. Family Files Lawsuit Against Nursing Home The man’s brother and nephew filed the lawsuit against…
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  • Where Medicine Leaves Off

    jm
    17 May 2013 | 10:22 am
    Long before we see the face, we hear the crying. Mournful, broken, it expresses general discomfort more than acute pain. In it lies the anxiety of all those children brought here against their will, made to submit to the probing of pale strangers who speak an alien tongue. That’s the start of the May Reflections essay, “After the Science,” by Charlie Geer, about working as a medical translator on an Episcopal church–sponsored team in the Dominican Republic. Geer, who published a comic novel in 2005, writes with sensitivity about the limits of medicine and the way the…

  • Angelina, Florence, End-of-Life Care, Nursing History, Postpartum Depression: A Web Roundup

    jm
    14 May 2013 | 8:20 am
    By Jacob Molyneux, AJN senior editor/blog editor In the news today we have an op-ed piece in the New York Times by Angelina Jolie about her rationale for getting a double mastectomy. There are sure to be many reactions to this disclosure, with many offering praise for her frankness about her decision. There may also be some who disagree with her decision to take this preventive step because she has the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of getting breast cancer. Jolie’s perspective seems to be one of empowerment for women rather than a sense of helplessness or sorrow. Though…

  • Winding Down Nurses Week 2013

    amiemc
    10 May 2013 | 8:22 am
    By Shawn Kennedy, AJN editor-in-chief We’d be remiss not to mention Florence Nightingale during Nurses Week, especially since her birthday marks the end of the celebration. (She was born on May 12, 1820.) I often wonder what this visionary would be like if she were a nurse today—my bet is she would be a PhD and FAAN, and conducting multinational outcomes research related to nursing-sensitive indicators with grants from the Royal College of Nursing and the AARP/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Campaign for Nursing! Nightingale never wrote for AJN, but there are some 200 stories and…

  • Telling Patients About Staffing Levels: Transparency or Self-Interest?

    jm
    9 May 2013 | 7:59 am
    It’s a very busy Monday. Because of chronic difficulty in recruiting staff, the unit has only three-fourths of its RN positions filled. In addition, Mary Evans, an experienced nurse who always helps less experienced staff with their patients while carrying a full caseload herself, has called in sick. Linda Smith is 68 years old and two days post-op from hip replacement surgery. As you enter her room, 45 minutes after she first requested pain medication, you can sense her irritation—but worse than that, you can see from the grimace on her face and her guarded movements that she’s…

  • Surely, ‘Tis Not an Easy Cap to Satisfy…

    jm
    8 May 2013 | 9:30 am
    otisarchives4/Flickr. By Karen Roush, AJN clinical managing editor Though the nursing cap went by the wayside years ago, this beautifully written essay by a nurse about her cap, published in AJN in April, 1929, struck me as a metaphor for many things—nursing itself chief among them. And though the wearing of a cap may have changed, what this author expressed in 1929 about nursing hasn’t: “sympathy without sentimentality; broad understanding without cynicism; charity without weakness.” The opening paragraphs are below, but the entire essay, “My Cap,” will be free until next…
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  • Lions and Tigers and cardboard boxes, oh my!

    admin
    2 May 2013 | 6:14 am
    Just for laughs…. Lions and Tigers and cardboard boxes, oh my! http://youtu.be/J11uu8L8FTY Enjoy! AGV

  • ANPD Convention

    admin
    14 Mar 2013 | 7:38 am
    Association for Nursing Professional Development Annual Convention Pre-conference and concurrent session presentations – see agenda at www.anpd.org July 16-20, 2013 Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas

  • Channeling Your Creativity

    admin
    14 Mar 2013 | 7:36 am
    Channeling Your Creativity: Writing and Storytelling for Personal and Professional Development (Private event – email under the contact tab to request this event at your organization) May 14, 2013 Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC

  • Book Signing

    admin
    14 Mar 2013 | 7:34 am
    Association for Home & Hospice Care – www.homeandhospicecare.org April 29, 2013 Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Durham, NC

  • When I Grow Up: The Power of Personal Stories for Healthcare Professionals

    admin
    13 Mar 2013 | 12:59 pm
    My first-grade teacher went around the room, asking each student to stand and share what they wanted to be when they grew up.  “You can be anything you want to be,” she said with authority.  “Anything.” When my turn came, I took her at her word.  “When I grow up,” I said with the confidence that only a six-year old can muster when discussing such a subject, “I want to be a mermaid.” “You can’t be a mermaid,” she said.  “Mermaids aren’t real.  Pick something else.” I thought hard for moment.  “Okay.  I want to be Daphne from Scooby Doo.” She shook her…
 
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  • The Nurse and the NFL Player

    13 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    By Jenna Knight, Excite Education Recent salary surveys show that the estimated annual increase in the salaries of nurses and NFL players is the same. This might come as a surprise to many.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Double Celebration Today!

    12 May 2013 | 12:20 pm
    As Nurses Week comes to an end, we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. We also celebrate Mother's Day this year. So Happy Nurses Week and Happy Mother's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Happy Nurses Day!

    6 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    Happy Nurses Day! Celebrate being a nurse and making a difference in someone's life everyday! ©2009- present by Kathy Quan RN BSN PHN -- All Rights Reserved. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Make a Difference for Nurses During Nurses Week

    2 May 2013 | 6:29 pm
    On Nurses Day, Monday, May 6, we begin the week long celebration of Nurses Week 2013. There are many ways to honor nurses. One way would be to support legislation that would help elevate the nursing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Nurses Week 2013

    4 Apr 2013 | 5:46 pm
    Nurses Week 2013 takes place May 6-12. The theme chosen by the American Nurses Association for this year is Nurses Delivering Quality & Innovation in Patient Care. The ANA offers a multitude... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Interview: Stacey Tatroe, inventor of RN I.D. Scrubs!

    Scrubs
    17 May 2013 | 3:23 pm
    Image: Amanda Lail FOTOGRAFIE Your first day on the job as an RN is an exciting and hard-earned one…and worthy of a little (okay, a lot!) of celebration. That’s the thinking that led nurse Stacey Tatroe to design a special set of scrubs four years ago for her own first day on the job. She hand-stamped them with the letters “RN” and now, thanks to her persistence and dedication, RN I.D. Scrubs are hitting stores near you! Scrubs talked to Tatroe about her nursing career, the importance of RN Scrubs and becoming a nurse entrepreneur. Scrubs: How did you get your start as a nurse?

  • Top 10 ways you know you’re an agency nurse

    Scrubs Contributor
    17 May 2013 | 3:54 am
    Fuze, iStockPhoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs Every nursing specialty has its own habits and quirks…and agency nursing is no different! So what are some of the undeniable signs that you’re an agency nurse? Let us count the ways!     Top 10 ways you know you’re an agency nurse 10. You log more miles than an OTR (over the road) truck driver. 9. You have receipts stuck everywhere for tax purposes. 8. You have a plethora of scrubs in every color to meet different facility needs. 7. The police in six different counties know you and your car (and your medical condition of lead foot!).

  • Video: Watch a hilarious take on the importance of hand washing

    Scrubs Editor
    17 May 2013 | 2:35 am
    Nurses know a thing or two about getting dirty…but at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, the staff takes preventing infections so seriously that they created a fun video about the importance of washing your hands to the tune of “Beat It” by Michael Jackson! The video, called “Wash ‘Em,” has the whole staff dancing around the hospital and singing self-penned lyrics about the importance of hand washing. Good luck getting this one out of your head! Before you touch your patients, you must do this one task! What are the hand washing rituals…

  • E-cards for nurses: My problem with caffeine

    Scrubs
    16 May 2013 | 1:54 pm
    Looking for the perfect e-card to send out to friends and family? If humor really gets your brood going, you might consider this hilarious (and truthful!) card from the truly genius SomeeCards.com.

  • Nurse Jackie poll: Have you ever misdiagnosed a patient?

    Scrubs Editor
    16 May 2013 | 1:52 pm
    ShowTime | YouTube + Scrubs Nurse Jackie is back in action! Episode five of season five  – “Good Thing” – aired Sunday night. In the ep, Jackie needs the help of her friends when she finds herself nervous about her date with Frank. So Zoey and Thor help her get ready, and Eddie offers some friendly pointers. In one of the more dramatic parts of the episode, Prentiss misdiagnoses an injured dancer. Luckily (though not always the case on Nurse Jackie), Akalitus and Coop catch his mistake before the patient leaves. In other news: Mike Cruz calls Jackie in a moment of need. Still…
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  • 5 ways every nurse should celebrate Nurses Week

    Sean Dent
    9 May 2013 | 9:18 am
    iStockPhoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs Happy Nurses Week, everyone! It’s the one time of year where we hopefully get recognized for the grueling, selfless work we do every day. While I’m sure your employer will be planning some much-needed festivities during the week, I think this is a great time for us to do something for ourselves, for each other and for our profession. Here are five great ways to celebrate our week: 1. Recognize the past, but don’t get stuck in it: Don’t get me wrong, I’m eternally grateful for Flo and her lamp. Without her and her amazing courage, I would not be…

  • The indispensable nursing gear list

    Sean Dent
    9 May 2013 | 3:46 am
    Image: Peter Dazeley | Digital Vision | Getty Images In the working world of being a nurse we evolve into our own niche of things. We give and take report a certain way, we have certain ways our patient’s rooms need to look, we carry around a lot of paper, or we have our ‘brain’ attached to a clipboard. This list of tendencies, habits and preferences is endless. I find there are ‘trends’ depending on where you work, who you work with and just what kind of nursing you are doing. With all that in mind there are just certain things that are a ‘must’ when…

  • 20 tips for nurse noobs

    Sean Dent
    2 May 2013 | 8:50 am
    Hemera | ThinkStock + Scrubs Stepping out of your student nurse shoes is much tougher than your teachers lead you to believe. Upon completion of your nursing program and successfully passing your national certification exam, you would think things might get a littler easier? Nope. Sorry. Starting that very first nursing job brings a whole new set of challenges. Here are 20 brief tips I think every nurse “noob” should read as they start their nursing journey:   1. Get used to being scared; it’s your best ally.   2. Ask more questions than you answer.   3. Don’t ever…

  • Is technology at the bedside an asset or a hindrance?

    Sean Dent
    22 Apr 2013 | 8:54 am
    iStockPhoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs The influx and popularity of technology within the world of healthcare can sometimes overshadow its developing dominance at the bedside. Everything from the electronic health record all the way to real-time point-of-care delivery systems are the wave of the future. The immediacy, convenience and potential for seamless care cannot be ignored. But is this technology all good? Could the technology be impeding the care nurses give? The introduction of technology to the bedside is unarguably changing the delivery of care, but is it all progressive? Not many will…

  • What an advanced practice nursing program is REALLY like

    Sean Dent
    16 Apr 2013 | 4:04 am
    iStockPhoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs “Is graduate school difficult?” A nurse currently completing his bachelor’s degree asked me this question recently. He has an interest in continuing on with his nursing education, and was trying to get a sense of what to expect. I found the perfect term to sum up my thoughts on graduate school: Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) Self-directed learning that is related to but different from informal learning. In a sense, autodidacticism is “learning on your own” or “by yourself,” and an autodidact is a self-teacher.
 
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  • ADC EKG Caliper electrocardiograph Latex-Free 4 3/4″

    sheryl
    16 May 2013 | 5:26 pm
    Features Hardened steel arms and points for accurate measurement of tracing intervals Point protector has built-in 40mm metric scale Measure 4 3/4″ Description * Measure 4 3/4″ Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on this site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. List Price: $ 4.41 Discount Price: $ 4.41 “This ADC EKG Caliper electrocardiograph Latex-Free 4 3/4″ Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping. ORDER NOW… Product…

  • Prestige Medical Clip Bandage Scissors, 5 1/2 Inches

    sheryl
    15 May 2013 | 9:25 am
    Features Made of stainless steel Professional quality Autoclavable Description Prestige medical 5.5 inches bandage scissor with tensionrite clip is made of stainless steel. autoclavable and has a professional quality. Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on this site at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product. List Price: $ 8.50 Discount Price: $ 1.00 “This Prestige Medical Clip Bandage Scissors, 5 1/2 Inches Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.

  • Memories Photos is More Than Pictures

    sheryl
    13 May 2013 | 1:29 am
    When you are hired to be the photographer for someone’s wedding, it is quite an honor. For a professional photographer, we can sometimes just see it as another “gig”. But it pays to look at the event through the eyes of the wedding party, the parents, the siblings, the groom and above all the bride. For the bride especially, there is nothing routine about this day. Everything is personal and getting the best possible photos of this important day could not be more personal and important to her and her family and her groom as well. So if you are expanding into or setting out on building…

  • Home theater projectors for experience real life movie theaters

    sheryl
    13 May 2013 | 1:12 am
    Going to the movies is a common and most popular recreation especially for young professionals living a very stressful life of running corporate affairs. However, for some who cannot afford to waste the time traveling to and from movie theaters, the answer to this recreational endeavor might be just inside your own living room. Bring home the sight and sound of movie theaters with your very own home theater system. The best home theater set up may indeed include high quality components that may bring forth the entire movie theater experience without having to drive from your house to the…

  • Vacuum Cleaner Buyers Guide

    sheryl
    13 May 2013 | 12:58 am
    Deep cleaning vacuums The typical features with these types of vacuums include rotating brushes that agitate the carpet pile and loosen the dirt for better clean. There are some models that offer a handy automatic tool conversion button or switch that you can push or flip as you move from carpet to hardwood floor. Hand held vacuums Hand held vacuums are light weight, can be corded or cordless, and you can even mount most of them on the wall if you prefer. The performance of the cordless models will depend on the charge of the battery, as the battery power drops, so will the suction power. The…
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  • Diet As Tolerated

    JParadisiRN
    14 May 2013 | 7:13 am
    by jparadisi Sitting in a trendy restaurant sipping a cocktail, I pick Marcona almonds from a small plate set between a blonde woman and myself. We are guests celebrating the birthday of a mutual friend. We grin self-consciously before introducing ourselves. She asks, “What do you do for a living?” Do all nurses dread this question at parties? Admitting I’m an oncology nurse is a buzz kill. The dread I anticipate appears in her eyes but not for the expected reason. She says her father is hospitalized in another city and “not doing well.” She can’t visit as…

  • Lessons About Medication Errors From Baseball

    JParadisiRN
    6 May 2013 | 7:22 am
    In the commercial, three guys are standing around a grill, talking about baseball. One of Baseball Card by jparadisi them quotes a stat. Another one says, “Really? Are you sure?” The first guy says, “I’m 99.9 percent sure.” The third guy says, “Then you don’t know.” I don’t remember what product was advertised. I remember the commercial because the question of certainty came up regarding a medication order. I was reviewing the chemotherapy orders: Patient name and identifiers: √  Orders are dated with today’s date: √  The…

  • Vacation!

    JParadisiRN
    29 Apr 2013 | 8:25 am
    At The Pool photo by jparadisi 2013 JParadisiRN is on vacation this week. I’ll write a new post soon from a refreshed perspective. Meanwhile, if you haven’t read my oncology blog for TheONC, or latest post for AJN Off The Charts, this is a good week to catch up. Cheers! Filed under: Nursing Lifestyles, Posts About Art & Nursing Tagged: AJN, American Journal of Nursing, cheers, nurse blogs, nurse lifestyles, off the charts, oncology, Perspective, RN blogs, self care, TheONC, vacation

  • Can Nurses Change Course? Thoughts on Inertia

    JParadisiRN
    22 Apr 2013 | 7:20 am
    When I hear the word inertia, the meaning I think of is actually paralysis: The loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of Take One Daily by jparadisi illness, poison, or injury; inability to act or function in a person, organization, or place. The actual definition of inertia is: A property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force. Inertia is the inability to change course. Nurses experience inertia when we are…

  • Boston Marathon: Tears of Relief and Tears of Sorrow

    JParadisiRN
    16 Apr 2013 | 7:56 am
    Like the rest of us, I grieve for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, and am thankful for the rapid response of the health care providers who were suddenly thrust into a scenario resembling a war zone. I found out about the attack moments after the bombs went off, by turning on the TV. I had come home early from the clinic, because our census was low. Earlier in the morning, I told my coworkers that my cousin was running the Boston Marathon. Now I wondered where was he? Were he and his partner safe? You can imagine my relief when he quickly responded to my text, “I’m…
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  • Rethink call on health visitor project

    jbeacham
    16 May 2013 | 3:07 am
    May 16 – Experts have called for a rethink on a key project that is directing hundreds of health visitors to work with vulnerable families. So far some 315 health visitors are working on Family Nurse Partnership project, which seeks to reduce abuse and neglect of children. The number will increase to nearly 600 within two years – but the Nottingham University experts say that to be successful the scheme will need some 1,350 health visitors. Writing in the Journal of Public Health, the researchers say the government’s own figures suggest there are some 30,000 families…

  • Do you make more than the average?

    jbeacham
    14 May 2013 | 6:27 am
    The healthcare industry covers a huge variety of sectors and divisions, making the opportunities to expand and grow your career easier to access. Whether the driving forces behind the decisions we make are personal development or salary, it is inevitable that we will – at some point in our professional lives, go through the motions of a career change. Although job seekers may not admit it to hiring managers, salary plays a huge part in the jobs that they apply for. We compiled a list of some salaries within the health care profession to give you a better understanding of what you could…

  • Nurses celebrate special day

    jbeacham
    13 May 2013 | 3:12 am
    May 13 – Thousands of nurses and patients celebrated the nursing profession yesterday as the world marked the birthday of Florence Nightingale. The birthday is marked as International Nurses’ Day – and nursing leaders have been encouraging patients to tell stories of good nursing. Breast cancer patient Elisabeth Segal, who is being treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London, spoke of the work of breast care nurses Suzanne England and Diane Mackie. She said: “Suzanne and Dianne have supported me, helped me and I could not have coped without either one of them.

  • NHS under threat from social care plans?

    jbeacham
    9 May 2013 | 6:02 am
    May 9 – The NHS could lose out from measures aimed at bolstering Britain’s struggling social services, it was warned yesterday. The government is to introduce a major new Care and Support Bill this year. The Bill will pave the way for reforms to care funding, aimed at capping the amount individuals have to pay for their care. It will also encourage health commissioners and councils to pool budgets for social care. But GP leader Dr Clare Gerada warned this could allow cash-strapped councils to tap into the funding ring-fenced for the NHS. Dr Gerada, chair of the Royal College…

  • Brief History of Midwifery, Health Care Assistants and Learning Disabilities Nurse

    jbeacham
    8 May 2013 | 5:43 am
    Midwifery Midwifery is part of the health care profession. Nurses who practice midwifery are typically called midwives. Midwives not only care for a patient during pregnancy and birth, they also provide primary care related to reproductive health. Brief history of midwifery: Midwives are mentioned in the Old Testament. The Pharaoh instructs the midwives whose names were Shiphrah and Puah to kill any boys born to Hebrew women. In Ancient Greece midwives were required by law to have children of their own. One of the first schools for midwives was opened in the early sixteenth century at the…
 
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  • Singing nurse integrates passions for music, medicine

    Alycia Sullivan
    17 May 2013 | 10:40 am
    By Susie Steckner Susan Sonnichsen is looking forward to seeing Helen Cross, a patient with dementia who loves hymns. But Cross is having a rough day. Softly, Sonnichsen tells her, “I know something that will make you feel better. How about a song?’’ She starts in with “Joy in My Heart,’’ followed by “Old Rugged Cross’’ and then a favorite, “Amazing Grace.’’ Sonnichsen’s voice fills the space between nurse and patient. Slowly, Cross allows Sonnichsen to take her hand. “OK, we’re getting somewhere,’’ Sonnichsen says, smiling at Cross. Sonnichsen has been…

  • National Nurses Week: The high calling of the hospice nurse

    Alycia Sullivan
    17 May 2013 | 10:30 am
    By: Marsha Van Hecke People pursue careers in nursing for many reasons: they want to help people, they’re natural caregivers or they want to do some good in the world. The 31 nurses of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills add another reason: It’s truly a ministry. “Hospice is a calling,” Christina Hughes, RN said, “I knew several years ago that this is what I wanted to do, but watching my father pass that prompted me to make the change.” Previously, Hughes worked in a skilled nursing facility. Hospice nurses perform all the tasks you’d expect of nurses in a hospital, clinic or…

  • For school nurses, it’s far beyond Band-Aids

    Alycia Sullivan
    17 May 2013 | 10:19 am
    The peak times for student visits to Ronda Kissling’s office are at the start of the school day and around lunch and recess time, but Kissling doesn’t get much downtime. Kissling is the nurse serving three elementary schools: Croninger, St. Joseph Central and Shambaugh. She began her day Friday at Croninger to see  the students who got off the bus not feeling well. By late morning, she was headed to Shambaugh to give insulin to thehandful of diabetic students there. Shortly after noon she returned to Croninger to give students insulin and just in time to catch any students…

  • The Oz 100 Ultimate Weight Loss Quiz

    Alycia Sullivan
    17 May 2013 | 10:13 am
    Losing weight is never easy. Every pound you shed is the direct result of your dedication to healthy eating and regular exercise. To commemorate the 100th episode of The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Oz welcomed 100 individuals who had lost over 100 lbs each – and each member of the “Oz 100” shared their #1 tip for weight loss. Whether you are trying to lose a few pounds or 100, there are some surprising secrets you may not know. Test your weight-loss know-how with The Oz 100 Ultimate Weight Loss Quiz. Click here for The Oz 100 Ultimate Weight Loss QuizSource: Doctor Oz 

  • New Study Finds Alarming Number of Middle-Income Americans Inadequately Prepared for a Critical Illness Diagnosis

    Alycia Sullivan
    17 May 2013 | 9:56 am
    An overwhelming majority (90%) of our nation's middle-income Americans say they are not financially prepared for a critical illness diagnosis, according to a new study released by Washington National Institute for Wellness Solutions (IWS). The study, Middle-Income America's Perspectives on Critical Illness and Financial Security, which surveyed 1,001 Americans ages 30 to 66 with an annual household income of between $35,000 and $99,999, found that only 1-in-10 feels strongly confident they have enough savings to cover family emergencies and handle the financial implications of a critical…
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  • Neonatal Nurse Education, Job, and Salary Information

    Marcelina Hardy
    16 May 2013 | 12:01 pm
    Neonatal nurses have an important job in a hospital. They care for infants as soon as they are born. Sometimes infants are healthy, and sometimes they have health issues. Learning more about this career will help you decide if it’s the one for you. What is a Neonatal Nurse? A neonatal nurse is a registered nurse that specifically cares for newborns. As soon as a baby is born, a neonatal nurse will give the newborn a full health review to ensure he or she is completely healthy. If the nurse finds anything wrong, she will take the baby to a neonatal department in the hospital for further…

  • NCLEX Review Resources: Podcasts (Part 2)

    kelleyward
    13 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    Welcome to the third week in this series called Free NCLEX Review Resources. If you are a nursing student or recent nursing school graduate looking for ideas on how you can prepare for the NCLEX–in a cost-effective way–then you came to the right place! For the first week in this series of posts I featured online websites that have free quizzes to help graduate nurses prepare for the NCLEX. Last week I presented free apps that can be downloaded to a portable device to  help nursing students like you prepare for the NCLEX–anywhere you go! This week I introduce free…

  • Exploring a Career in Disaster Nursing

    Katherine
    9 May 2013 | 7:27 am
    Nurses, by virtue of their position in every part of the health system, have become critically needed leaders in emergency management and disaster preparedness. Because of this, a specialty in the field of emergency and disaster management is created to educate and train nurses respond to meeting the needs of the vulnerable victims in a disaster, mass casualty events, and widespread crisis. This article highlights certain aspects of the career in disaster nursing. What is Disaster Nursing? A disaster is defined as an occurrence that causes great distress or destruction. The physical and…

  • Help Families Thrive as a Family Nurse Practitioner

    Marcelina Hardy
    6 May 2013 | 9:21 am
    Working with babies, children, and adults can be a rewarding experience because it enables you to help an entire family stay healthy and happy. If you’re interested in working with families in the medical industry, you may want to consider become a family nurse practitioner. What is a Family Nurse Practitioner? A family nurse practitioner is a primary health care provider. This medical professional is much like a doctor, but works under direct supervision of a doctor for guidance in diagnosing illnesses and diseases, performing exams, and prescribing medication. Many family nurse…

  • NCLEX Review: Free Quizzes and Tests (Part 1)

    kelleyward
    2 May 2013 | 10:27 am
    Congratulations! If you are a nursing student or recent nursing school graduate you have come to the right place. Here you will find FREE resources you can use to prepare  for the NCLEX. This is important because although you are excited to take the next step to become a nurse, you are probably looking for ways to reduce the amount of money you are spending to start your career. Well you can relax because after the high cost of paying for textbooks, tuition, and fees you’ll be glad to know that there are many NCLEX review resources you can find that are absolutely and truly FREE! These…
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