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West Virginia Nurses: Renew Licenses NOW
There are approximately 8000 nurses in West Virginia who have not yet renewed their licenses this year. The deadline is October 31, 2008. This is a change from previous years when the deadline was the end of the year. Nurses were all notified, but officials are becoming concerned.
Nurses face fines of $500 for November and […]
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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All of the pink ribbons are meant to remind women everywhere to get a mammogram, and to learn and practice regular self-exams of their breasts. Getting to know your own body gives you the best advantage of finding an abnormality early. Early detection is a huge factor in the […]
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Register and VOTE!!!
Today is the last day to register to vote in many states and territories. Nurses represent a huge faction of one of the largest industries in the U.S. (health care). The state of health care and the economy are something that effects all of us. No matter what your political beliefs and affiliations, please […]
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Having a Boring Student Rotation?
So you’re bored with your Post Partum rotation. Well let this be your first lesson that nursing is not about YOU; it’s about the patients and the excellent level of care you are giving them!
This rotation may not give you the adrenalin surge that you get in the ER or the ICU, but these […]
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More About a National Nurse
Have you read the latest article about the National Nurse campaign in Advance for Nurses, September 15, 2008 issue? If you don’t receive this magazine, you can read the article online.
Learn more about this grassroots movement. And visit the National Nurse website and blog.
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Best Places to Work in Health Care
Nursezone.com reports that Modern Healthcare has released its list of 100 Best Places to Work in Health Care in the U.S. Is your facility on the list? What do these places have that yours doesn’t?
According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, there are some hospitals that are experiencing no shortage of nurses. One such facility […]
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Widespread Problems with Compression Stockings
Recently CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced the latest additions to the Never Events/Do Not Pay List. This is a growing list of complications which Medicare will no longer reimburse hospitals for.
One of the items added to the list is blood clots which develop as a complication to hip and knee replacements. […]
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Widespread Problems with Compression Stockings
Recently CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced the latest additions to the Never Events/Do Not Pay List. This is a growing list of complications which Medicare will no longer reimburse hospitals for.
One of the items added to the list is blood clots which develop as a complication to hip and knee replacements. […]
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Be SAFE Please!!!
Hoping everyone heeds the warnings, and helps their neighbors who need it, to get out of the path of Gustav! Upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane in Cuba, likely to be a Cat 5 as it hits the Gulf Coast late Sunday, early Monday. Let us NOT have another Katrina!!!
And for those celebrating the traditional […]
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Be SAFE Please!!!
Hoping everyone heeds the warnings, and helps their neighbors who need it, to get out of the path of Gustav! Upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane in Cuba, likely to be a Cat 5 as it hits the Gulf Coast late Sunday, early Monday. Let us NOT have another Katrina!!!
And for those celebrating the traditional […]
