If you’re thinking about going to nursing school and earning your nursing degree, you’ll want to check out these top nursing news stories and headlines collected from around the web.
Nursing News Collected 5/16
HHS announces effort to stymie Alzheimer’s disease
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released what it calls an “ambitious” national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Full Story>>
State budget would skim additional money from hospitals, nursing homes
California hospitals and nursing homes will continue to tax themselves to generate more Medi-Cal funding from the federal government in 2012-2013, but Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget revision would rake off $150 million from the fund for private hospitals and $47.6 million due to nursing homes. Full Story>>
New Jersey nurse named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Fourteen esteemed nurse researchers will be inducted into the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International’s 2012 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/15
Advances in Patient Care Combine with Newest Healthcare Technology at National Nursing Conference
Emerging trends in patient care combine with advances in healthcare technology as thousands of nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients gather this week in Orlando, Fla. Full Story>>
Morning Read: CMS adds advanced practice nurses, pharmacists to ‘medical staff’
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has expanded the definition of medical staff to include advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and pharmacists. Full Story>>
Oikos nursing program put on probation by state
State regulators have downgraded their approval of Oikos University’s nursing program, a little more than a month after a gunman killed six nursing students and a receptionist at the Oakland school. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/14
Chicago reaches agreement with nurses over rally
The city of Chicago reached an agreement with the nation’s largest nurses union on Friday over plans for a downtown rally two days before the NATO summit. Full Story>>
Nurses balance tech advances with old-fashioned patient care
In 50 years, she has seen her profession redefine itself to meet the challenges of change, yet continue to struggle with shortages of new practitioners. Full Story>>
Elsevier Launches Second Annual ‘Mosby’s Superheroes of Nursing’ Contest During Nurses Week 2012
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the launch of its second annual Mosby’s Nursing Suite “Superheroes of Nursing” contest, aimed at recognizing the work and dedication of individual nursing professionals. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/10
Hospitalizations From Stroke Less Common Than Before
The rate of hospitalization for stroke decreased between 1999 and 2009 after increasing the decade before, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Story>>
Nurses in Physicians’ Offices See Salary Hike
Nurses and nurse managers employed in physicians’ offices have begun receiving salary increases even as most other clinical and administrative support staff have seen their pay stagnate or decline, according to a recent survey by communications consulting firm UBM Medica US. Full Story>>
Gifts Nurses Could Really Use
These suggestions for Nurse Week gifts would be appreciated by every nurse. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/9
Magnet-recognized hospitals may have better outcomes for low birth rate babies
A recently released interdisciplinary study revealed that very low birth weight infants fare better in hospitals that have earned Recognition for Nursing Excellence (RNE) and are designated Magnet Hospitals by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Full Story>>
Should schools stock ‘epi-pens’?
School nurse Eva Garchar was anxious as she tended to a girl with a severe exercise-induced allergic reaction. The student’s lips were swollen and hives blossomed on her skin. Full Story>>
Children reunite with NICU doctors and nurses
Children, who had to stay in the intensive care unit as newborns, had the opportunity Sunday to reunite with doctors, nurses, and other children. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/7
Early weaning by moms with HIV not beneficial
Early weaning appears to offer little or no protection against HIV transmission from mother to child, nor is it safe for infant survival, according to a study. Full Story>>
Top 6 tips for e-patients
Gone are the days when patients can afford to be passive about their healthcare, says Nancy Finn, author of the new book e-Patients Live Longer: The Complete Guide to Managing Health Care Using Technology. Full Story>>
Worries over fate of Bergen County Health Care Center in Rockleigh
The uncertain fate of the county-run nursing home in Rockleigh is weighing heavily on the minds of many who live there, county officials were told at a public hearing Thursday. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/4
Study: Aspirin, Warfarin Comparable in Reducing Risks
Neither aspirin nor warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of death, stroke and cerebral hemorrhage in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to a landmark clinical trial. Full Story>>
Nurses Making Patient Safety an Official Career Path
Patient safety is at the forefront of health care industry concerns, and because of the role of nurses in direct patient care they have ideal experiences for leading the industry in addressing these concerns. Nurses can work in a myriad of patient safety positions, ranging from informatics to risk mitigation to quality improvement. Full Story>>
Special Nurse Days in May
May is chock-full of special nurse days for you to celebrate and acknowledge, not the least of which is National Nurses Week and Day. Thank you for all that you do, nurses! Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/3
Debate Over Who Should Be Allowed to Administer Anesthesia Moves to Courts
A long-running dispute over whether nurses should be allowed to administer anesthesia without doctor supervision has been playing out here and around the country in recent months. Full Story>>
Landmark study on avian flu transmission gets published
After a lengthy debate over a pair of studies that show how the avian H5N1 influenza virus could become transmissible in mammals, and an unprecedented recommendation by a government review panel to block publication. Full Story>>
Covalon to Showcase Innovative Products for Infusion Care at the 2012 Infusion Nurses Society
Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the “Company” or “Covalon”) (TSXV: COV), an advanced medical technologies company, today announced it will be presenting its IV ClearTM line of antimicrobial clear silicone adhesive vascular access securement dressings from April 30th to May 2nd at the 2012 Infusion Nurses Society Annual Convention & Industrial Exhibition in Las Vegas (“INS”). Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/2
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center achieves Magnet recognition
Nurses at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, learned last month that the facility has achieved Magnet status – the highest honor awarded for nursing excellence – from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Full Story>>
Nursing applications balloon
Many qualified nursing school applicants continue to be turned away due to lack of faculty and teaching space, according to a nursing association analysis. Full Story>>
RN receives warm send-off after 50 years at Tucson Medical Center
Dozens of well-wishers distributed hugs and kind words April 6 as Carole Mullins, RN, wrapped up 50 years of nursing service at Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 5/1
Nurses to get drug guide on smartphone app
A U.S. publisher of the Nursing 2013 Drug Handbook said beginning in May it will provide the first mobile app version of the drug guide for nurses. Full Story>>
Ky. joins states with more independence for CRNAs
Kentucky has become the 17th state to opt out of the federal physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists, according to a news release from the state’s nurse anesthetists association. Full Story>>
Terra Firma to Buy Nursing Home Firm for $1.3 Billion
The private equity firm Terra Firma agreed on Monday to buy the British nursing home operator Four Seasons Health Care for up to £825 million, or $1.3 billion. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/30
Prostate cancer screening common despite guidelines
Despite recommendations in 2008 from the United States Preventive Services Task Force against testing for prostate cancer in men ages 75 years and older, almost half of men in that age group continue to get screening tests, according to a study. Full Story>>
Omnicell implements G4 solutions throughout New Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women
Omnicell, Inc., , a leading provider of medication and supply management solutions and analytics software for healthcare facilities, today announced that nationally-ranked Texas Children’s Hospital implemented the comprehensive Omnicell G4 platform in its newly opened 15-story landmark hospital, Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women. Full Story>>
Grieving parents make a final pilgrimage to hospital
For some, memories are embodied in Children’s Memorial, which will soon close. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/26
Nursing journal examines eating disorder triggers
Eating disorders in people of various ages can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to a study. Full Story>>
Nurse of Year known for her compassion
Patricia Webb overcame abuse as a child and now helps children. Full Story>>
Botox of only modest benefit for chronic migraines
Botulinum toxin A injections have a small to modest benefit for patients with chronic migraine headaches and chronic daily headaches, and no greater benefit than placebo for preventing episodic migraine or chronic tension-type headaches, according to an analysis. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/25
Quality Nursing May Protect Very Low Birth Weight Babies
Infants with very low birth weights — less than 3.3 pounds — do better if they’re born at hospitals that have been officially recognized for nursing excellence, a new study finds. Full Story>>
Nurses who blog can educate, connect with others, express themselves
Amy Robbins, RN, BSN, started blogging in 2006 to document her experience as a travel nurse. “I grew up writing in a journal and decided to start keeping at least a portion of my journal in the form of a blog,” Robbins said. Full Story>>
Jordan Merecka And Linda Thibodeaux From Houston, Texas, Find Love Over Heart Transplants
When it comes to matters of the heart, teenagers Linda Thibodeaux and Jordan Merecka have gone through more than most. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/24
20 health and safety tips for frazzled nurses!
As a nurse, you face a great deal of situations that can cause you and your patients harm—a daily fact that can fry your nerves! Full Story>>
Text message reminder boosts flu vaccination rates
A text messaging intervention with education-related messages sent to parents increased influenza vaccination coverage compared with usual care in a traditionally hard-to-reach population of low-income, urban, minority children and adolescents, according to a study. Full Story>>
VA to add 1,900 mental health clinicians
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said the VA is hiring 1,900 mental health clinicians including nurses, psychiatrists and psychologists. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/23
Vote: Should You Purchase Long-Term Care Insurance?
As more of us live longer, we increasingly face the question of how to pay the rising cost of extended care, whether in a nursing home, an assisted-living center or at home. And the potential amounts are huge: The average cost of a private room in a nursing home is $81,030, according to Genworth Financial Inc. Full Story>>
Music in Nursing Homes and Its Positive Effect
We present you with two different news stories today describing the impact that music has on geriatric residents in nursing homes. The first story, featured on National Public Radio’s, All Things Considered, detailed a documentary about the introduction of music to nursing home residents with dementia. Full Story>>
‘Alive Inside’ a viral video
Last week, a funny thing happened: For once, I was not the first person I know to post a nursing home-related story to my Facebook page. And it was the first time I’ve ever known someone who appeared in a viral video — a video that’s been viewed over 6 million times on YouTube. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/20
100 Top Hospitals
The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® study uses objective research and independent public data to recognize the best U.S. hospitals. Full Story>>
Two nurses rush to bring Kalamazoo man back to life during Red Wings game at Joe Louis Arena
Quick action by a physician and two nurses during a Red Wings home playoff game helped a Kalamazoo man survive a life-threatening medical emergency. Full Story>>
Minority cancer patients at risk for undertreatment
More than one third of patients with invasive cancer are undertreated for their pain, with minorities twice as likely to not receive analgesics, according to a study. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/18
Helicopter transport helps trauma patient outcomes
Transport by helicopter to a level I or II trauma center was associated with improved survival to hospital discharge compared with ground emergency medical services, according to a study that included data on more than 200,000 adult patients. Full Story>>
What’s the hardest nursing specialty?
No one ever said nursing was easy (at least, no nurse has ever said such a foolish thing). Some shifts can feel like going ten rounds with Apollo Creed — we know that often the work is as challenging as it is rewarding. But did you go the extra mile? Did you pick a specialty that is known to be extra tough? Full Story>>
Testosterone supplements give boost to HF patients
Testosterone supplements helped heart failure patients breathe better and exercise more, according to studies included in a meta-analysis. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/17
Study: Recession improved staff turnover
Newly licensed registered nurses perceived fewer jobs available during the recession. They also reported greater loyalty to their employers, results of a new study reveal. Full Story>>
Stroke means higher risk in affected person’s siblings
People with a sibling who has had a stroke may face at least a 60% higher risk of having one themselves, according to a Swedish study. Full Story>>
Nursing Homes Disaster Plans: Big Gaps Found In Emergency Preparedness Response
Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/16
Mental illness means higher risk of physical problems
Adults who had a mental illness in the past year have higher rates of certain physical illnesses than those not experiencing mental illness, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Full Story>>
‘Green House’ care system getting positive results
Tupelo’s Cedars Health Care Center didn’t look like any nursing home the board members had seen before.That’s why they loved it. Full Story>>
Douglas Kennedy vows to fight charges in hospital run-in, invokes father’s assassination; Nurses rally
Douglas Kennedy appeared briefly Thursday night in Village Court and vowed to fight charges that he endangered his newborn son and harassed nurses at Northern Westchester Hospital who tried to stop him from taking the boy outside in a Jan. 7 incident at the hospital. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/13
Sleep issues might raise risk of diabetes, obesity
Inadequate sleep, or sleep patterns that are inconsistent with a person’s internal biological clock, may lead to increased risk of diabetes and obesity, according to a study. Full Story>>
NCSBN Publishes New Research Brief
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) sets an ambitious research agenda designed to advance the science of nursing regulation. Full Story>>
Bayfront Health System selects Unibased’s surgery management and physician order collection solution
Unibased Systems Architecture (Unibased) announced that Bayfront Health System, located in St. Petersburg, FL, has signed an agreement for its award-winning surgery management and physician order management solutions. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/12
Utahns join First Lady’s effort to improve care for vets
Nurses and educators, including the dean of the University of Utah College of Nursing, were in Philadelphia Wednesday to help launch an initiative to better train nurses to care for veterans. Full Story>>
Frequent dental x-rays linked to brain tumor risk
Researchers have found a correlation between past frequent dental x-rays and an increased risk of developing meningioma. Full Story>>
The Nurse Who Became an Icon
Nurses who visit San Diego must not miss seeing what is probably the biggest nurse in the world. She is part of a 25-foot sculpture that stands harborside, next to the U.S.S. Midway – an aircraft carrier-turned-museum that attracts millions of visitors each year. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/11
Higher cancer spending linked to longer life
U.S. cancer patients spend more compared to European countries, but is it worth the extra dollars? According to new research published in the April Health Affairs, it could worth the costs, as patients live about two years longer. Full Story>>
Staff scheduling tools can improve the bottom line
The labor force is the largest cost center in the healthcare industry, and organizations are always looking for ways to manage it more effectively and efficiently. Full Story>>
SIDS Deaths Drop; What Nurses Can Do to Further Reduce the Risks
Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., opened one of the first geriatric emergency departments, which it calls a seniors emergency center, in 2008, and its parent organization, Trinity Health System, runs 12 nationwide, primarily in the Midwest, and plans to open six or seven more by June, a spokeswoman said. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/10
Nurses Develop Online Curriculum for National Company
Roberts and Sheryl Sommer, RN, Ph.D., CNE and director of nursing education and curriculum of ATI Nursing Education, are two of more than 100 nurses working to create innovative educational tools for nursing faculty across the nation. Full Story>>
Breast Cancer Treatment Issues May Linger for Years
More than 60% of breast cancer survivors report at least one treatment-related complication as long as six years after their diagnosis, according to a new study. Full Story>>
SIDS Deaths Drop; What Nurses Can Do to Further Reduce the Risks
In 1994, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched its “Back to Sleep” public health campaign aimed at reducing the number of deaths resulting from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The NIH effort has met with great success, reducing the number of infants who die from SIDS by half, according to a new study published March 26, 2012, in Pediatrics. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/9
CNCC nursing program receives accreditation from national commission
Kelly Martin-Puleo was teaching a class at Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Craig campus Monday when the envelope came. Full Story>>
Numerous facilities join Healthy Hospitals Initiative
More than 500 hospitals in 11 of the largest U.S. health systems have joined the Healther Hospitals Initiative, a three-year program to improve the health and safety of patients, staff and communities by using newly issued guidelines in the following areas. Full Story>>
After Hagedorn: Same care, new setting
During his budget address, Gov. Chris Christie said his decision to close Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital by June 30 “marks a new day in delivering services for those with mental illness, one that focuses on providing community-based care and housing.” Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/6
Flavonoid-rich foods linked to lower Parkinson’s risk
Men who eat flavonoid-rich foods such as berries, tea, apples and red wine significantly reduce their risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to new research. Full Story>>
Holmes and Wendekier Chosen to Participate in Elite Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy
Janice Holmes, professor of nursing and allied health, and Camille Wendekier, IUP nursing doctoral candidate and professor of nursing at St. Francis University, have been selected by Sigma Theta Tau International to participate as one of 16 mentor–student pairs in its 2012 Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy. Full Story>>
AARP: Michigan too quick to put elderly in nursing homes
When it comes to long-term care, Michigan is too quick to place its elderly in nursing homes, according to a new report by the AARP Michigan. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/5
Community-onset CDI more likely to lead to colectomy
Patients whose symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection start outside the hospital setting have a higher risk of colectomy from severe infection, according to a large, multicenter study. Full Story>>
Recent DMPA use doubles breast cancer risk in study
Recent use of an injectable form of progestin-only birth control doubles the risk of breast cancer in young women, according to what researchers described as the first large-scale, U.S.-based study to evaluate the link. Full Story>>
Why are some doctors and nurses giving back their iPads? (video)
Doctors love the iPad? Not so fast. It looks as if most doctors and nurses would rather not touch the iPad at work (or deal with any other kind of tablet computing). They certainly won’t be making it their go-to device any time soon. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/4
Study: Many cancer survivors die from other conditions
Although cancer recurrence may be the overriding fear for many survivors, nearly half of survivors in one study died from other conditions. Full Story>>
Nurse staffing mandates debated at hospitals
Some studies have shown patient deaths could be prevented if hospitals were required to put more nurses at the bedside, while other research casts doubt on the effectiveness of staffing mandates. Full Story>>
Johns Hopkins faculty member wins AONE LIfetime Achievement honor
Maryann F. Fralic, RN, DrPH, FAAN, a professor at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, has been named the recipient of the American Organization of Nurse Executives’ 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/3
CDC Report Examines Vitamin Levels in U.S. Population
The U.S. population overall has sufficient levels of vitamins A and D and folate in the body, but some groups need to increase their levels of vitamin D and iron, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Story>>
Still a Challenge: Achieving a Highly Educated Workforce
The call has gone out that the United States needs a more highly educated nursing workforce for the future. And future nurses have responded to that call by applying to nursing school. Full Story>>
Nursing Quality Network April Educational Events
The American Nurses Association Nursing Quality Network is offering the webinar Outcomes College: A Quality Improvement Education Model. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 4/2
Internships will play integral role in nursing shortage
In a widely quoted statistic by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 700,000 Registered Nurse jobs are expected to be added by 2020, making the occupation one of the fastest growing in the country. Full Story>>
Coping with asthma leaves schools gasping
Castle Rock mom Heather Clark was so concerned that her 13-year-old daughter, Sami, would have an asthma attack at school and that no one would know what to do, she took to sneaking an inhaler into her daughter’s backpack, just in case. Full Story>>
AHRQ Report: Shame-and-Blame Culture Still Prevalent in Many Hospitals
It’s been five years since the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) dispensed its first report on patient-safety culture in hospitals. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/30
ANA’s Daley requests funding for nursing workforce
The United States must develop a stronger nursing workforce to fill an estimated 1.2 million nursing jobs that will open within the next decade and to meet the increasing healthcare demands of an aging population. Full Story>>
Bundled payments and dual-eligibles bring opportunities to long-term care operators, experts say
Gainsharing and caring for dual eligibles are hot topics for healthcare providers — and rightfully so — experts said Thursday. ” Full Story>>
Selecting the Right Mobile Digital Imaging Solution
For Portable X-Ray Providers, success often relies on providing clear images for physicians as quickly as possible. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/29
Hospitals focus on patient engagement as core strategy for performance improvement
GetConnected2012 is designed to advance the role and impact of Interactive Patient Care (IPC) as a strategic business imperative for hospitals nationwide, and attendees will leave with the tools to hardwire IPC into their facilities. Full Story>>
To get it right, providers need to get off track
It’s interesting how some of the best old sayings come back in modern forms time and time again. That’s what struck me after reading a news item we posted at mcknights.com Monday: “Established nursing home business practices will soon change, expert warns.” Full Story>>
With C. Diff Infections at Historic Highs, UMF Corporation Urges Bigger Role for Environmental Services in Quality Control
With news that Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections are at historic highs in U.S. hospitals, a developer of infection prevention systems is again urging healthcare facility administrators to heed the alarm and rethink the role of Environmental Services (ES) in the quality control equation. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/28
AACN: Enrollment in nursing education programs rising
Enrollment in BSN, MSN and doctoral nursing programs increased last year, with more nurses answering the call to advance their education, according to new data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Full Story>>
Women Increasingly At Risk From Backstreet Botox ‘Special Offers’
Millions of women each year undergo Botox treatments to help prevent ageing, sweating and according to a recent study, to help with bladder problems. Full Story>>
Number of nursing students rise, many turned away
More students than ever are trying to become nurses, but many qualified applicants are being turned away due to lack of faculty and teaching space, a nursing college group said Friday. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/27
Health Law Heads to Court
In taking up President Barack Obama’s health overhaul Monday, the Supreme Court wades into an issue that not only could sway this fall’s elections but also could help define for generations what Congress is and isn’t entitled to do. Full Story>>
New Study Reveals Bariatric Aurgery an Option for Obese Diabetics
A new study released Monday at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session indicates that bariatric surgery improves glycemic control better than optimal medical therapy alone for obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Full Story>>
School Nurse Who Alerted Officials About H1N1 Outbreak Recommends Temporal Artery Thermometers
The vast majority of Americans – nearly 90 percent – are unaware of what type of thermometer is the most accurate, according to a survey from Harris Interactive. While oral thermometers are the most commonly used form (65 percent), nearly two thirds of people who use them do not consider them the most accurate. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/26
Fatigue puts moms at risk for depression after adoption
Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a study by a nurse researcher. Full Story>>
Cameras, sensors to help monitor patients’ well-being at Physicians Regional hospitals
Patients in Physicians Regional Healthcare System hospitals now have nurses’ eyes and technology watching out for their safety. Full Story>>
Elsevier expands collaboration with ExitCare
Elsevier, the leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced an expanded collaboration with ExitCare, LLC, an enterprise-wide solution for patient education. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/23
Health Care Organizations Take On Mercury, Air Toxic Pollution
On March 16, five professional medical societies and public health groups took legal action to support public health safeguards that reduce mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants. Full Story>>
Cancer screening in U.S. could be more cost-effective
Screening for cancer in the United States may not be as cost-effective as in some countries with publicly-run health services, according to new research. Full Story>>
Nurses in England feel worse about their jobs than most of Europe (except recession hit Greece)
Nearly half of English nurses are burned out and want to leave their jobs with only those in recession-hit Greece feeling worse, a study has found. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/22
Researchers: Nursing shortage in U.S. temporarily over
A nursing shortage in the U.S. that led to a decade-long push for new hires and more graduates in the field is over, at least until 2020 when a glut of retirees will leave a new gap to fill, researchers said. Full Story>>
Paper cites importance of antimicrobial stewardship
Infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists play key roles in promoting effective antimicrobial stewardship in collaboration with other health professionals. Full Story>>
Denver School of Nursing Names Dr. Shelly Moriston New Dean of Nursing Education
The Denver School of Nursing has appointed Dr. Shelley Grant Moriston as the new Dean of and Director of Nursing Education to advance the school’s faculty recruitment and retention, accreditations and degreed curriculum programs, announced Dr. Marcia Bankirer, president, The Denver School of Nursing. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/21
New Jersey hospitals among first to offer aortic valve replacement procedure
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J., are among the first in the nation to offer a groundbreaking aortic valve replacement technique. Full Story>>
Researchers Find That Increased Independence For Nurse Practitioners Does Not Reduce Physician Wages
Researchers from the Department of Health Policy in the GW School of Public Health and Health Services have found that an increased “scope of practice” for advanced practice nurse practitioners is not associated with lower wages for primary care physicians. Full Story>>
Nursing students bring food, cheer to young cancer patients
During a holiday weekend when they could have been relaxing, 20 students from Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing in New York City used the time to grocery shop, cook and serve lunch to young patients undergoing treatment for cancer and their families who are staying at the Ronald McDonald House. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/20
ANA Files Action in Support of Air Pollution Rules
The American Nurses Association joined with four other medical and public health groups last week to take legal action in support of public health safeguards that reduce mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants. Full Story>>
AACN Awards More than $100K in Research Grants
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded two $50,000 grants and several smaller grants to researchers who want to make a difference in the field of critical-care nursing. Full Story>>
Governor’s Mid-Biennium Review an Opportunity for Skilled Nursing Facility Funding Relief
Ohio’s largest organization representing skilled nursing facilities pointed out that introduction of Governor John Kasich’s Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) legislation offers the state an opportunity to provide much-needed relief for the funding woes of the long-term care sector without increasing the state’s appropriations. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/19
CDC’s graphic new smoking ads set to begin airing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched what its parent agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, described as a “hard-hitting” national ad campaign depicting the “harsh reality of illness and damage” suffered as a result of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. Full Story>>
On February 25, 2012, thousands of physicians, nurses, medical records professionals and other staff became part of the implementation of full electronic medical records at Baptist Medical Center Downtown and Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Full Story>>
AACN announces support for Certified Nurses Day
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses announced it will join with hospitals and other healthcare groups across the country March 19 to recognize the unique contributions of certified nurses as part of Certified Nurses Day. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/16
APRN independence does not harm physicians’ wages
Increasing the scope of practice for nurse practitioners does not lead to lower wages for primary care physicians, according to a study. Full Story>>
Mission Hospital and TeleHealth Services launch interactive patient education system
TeleHealth Services is partnering with Mission Hospital to deploy TeleHealth’s TIGR ®Advanced Platform (AP) interactive patient education system on Mission’s two adjoining Asheville campuses. Designed to help increase patient satisfaction, improve health outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions, this comprehensive solution is focused on supporting patient care with more active participation of patients and their families in education and recovery. Full Story>>
Freedom needs a little nursing
Having received my RN license in 2007, I still am relatively young in “nursing years” which, as we all know, are different from “human years.” Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/15
‘Nurses for Obama’ now part of reelection campaign
President Obama’s reelection campaign launched a new link on its website Wednesday called “Nurses for Obama.” The campaign aims to marshal support from nurses for the new healthcare law, which figures to be an important issue in the general election. Full Story>>
Do you know the signs of shift work disorder?
Are you one of the 30 percent of nurses who work the night shift? If you are, are you frequently tired or do you often find yourself fighting off sleep? Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? Full Story>>
UCLA School of Nursing’s symposium will explore nursing images & the media
t is considered the most ethical and honest profession. Yet, when the public conjures up the image of a nurse, it is usually outdated and incorrect. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/14
CMS to Test New Plan for Medicaid Psych Patients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 11 States and the District of Columbia will participate in the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration, established under the Affordable Care Act to test whether Medicaid beneficiaries experiencing a psychiatric emergency get more immediate, appropriate care when institutions for mental diseases receive Medicaid reimbursement. Full Story>>
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded a $50,000 AACN Impact Research Grant to Brigit Carter, RN, PhD, MSN, CCRN, assistant clinical professor at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, N.C., to study feeding intolerance in preterm infants. Full Story>>
Evidence Lacking In Benefits Of Non-Drug Pain Relief In Labor
There is better evidence for the effectiveness of drug-based approaches for relieving labour pains than non-drug approaches. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/13
Nominate an Exceptional Nurse for The DAISY Award
The Grinnell Regional Medical Center invites members of the public to nominate an outstanding registered nurse (RN) or advanced practice nurse (ARNP) for The DAISY Award. GRMC will honor nursing staff during hospital week with The DAISY Award. Nominations are due Friday, March 23. Full Story>>
UCLA School of Nursing To Explore Nursing Images and the Media
The May 10 symposium will bring together media analysts, journalists and authors with national nursing leaders to discuss how nurses are depicted “from journalism to Hollywood” and what nurses need to do to actually influence all types of media. Full Story>>
HHS Helping States with Insurance Exchanges
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced policies to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/12
ANA, others endorse needlestick prevention statement
The American Nurses Association joined with the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia to release what center director Janine Jagger, PhD, MPH, called “a roadmap for future progress” in helping healthcare personnel avoid needlesticks. Full Story>>
Early Birth Tied To Health Risks In Early Years
A new UK study finds that babies born early, even by just a few weeks, tend to have higher risks of poor health in their early years, compared to those born full term. Full Story>>
Couple Leaves Nursing Home For 74th Anniversary
After their trip had been delayed for months by illness and bad weather, a Rochester couple were finally able to leave their nursing home Friday, travel to the coast and celebrate their 74th anniversary. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/9
Report finds epidemic of tobacco use among kids
The tobacco epidemic in the United States keeps going strong because many youth and young adults begin to use, and become addicted to, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, according to a report released Thursday by U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA. Full Story>>
Study examines reasons healthcare pros get flu shots
A belief that the seasonal flu vaccine legitimately works is far more likely to sway healthcare professionals to get vaccinated than the potential to protect at-risk patients from infection, according to a study. Full Story>>
Bailey’s bill to empower midwives, nurses signed into law
A bill sponsored by Rep. Barbara Bailey that will remove barriers in the state’s health care system and empower midwives and nurses was signed into law yesterday. Bailey joined the governor for the signing of House Bill 2186. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/8
Lampglow Home Care provides companionship services and non-medical in-home care to senior citizens and other adults requiring assistance to live independently at home in Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell and the surrounding north metro Atlanta. Full Story>>
High mortality in nursing home residents linked to vitamin deficiency
A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism revealed that the majority of elderly female patients in nursing homes are vitamin D deficient and it may lead to higher mortality rates. Full Story>>
Multiple pregnancies appear to lower MS risk
Women who have multiple pregnancies may have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis, according to a study by Australian researchers. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/7
Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced that the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future has renewed its support for the Minority Nurse Scholars Program. Full Story>>
E-diagnosis tool at HealthPartners has treated 22,000 patients since launch
Telemedicine and mobile health’s popularity and efficacy have spurred a plethora of innovations, not the least of which is the online diagnosis of common ailments. Full Story>>
CDC finds C. difficile cases becoming more pervasive
Infections from Clostridium difficile is a patient safety concern in all types of medical facilities, not only hospitals as traditionally thought, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/6
Nursing and the Trend Toward Outpatient Care
A confluence of factors–payers pushing care to less expensive settings, an aging population, baby boomers’ expectations for care–is driving health care from institutions to the community, creating opportunities for experienced nurses able to practice more autonomously. Full Story>>
Saving The Lives Of Newborns With Clean Delivery Kits, Clean Delivery Practices
Clean delivery kits combined with clean delivery practices could lead to substantial reductions in neonatal mortality in infants born at home, according to a study published in this week’s PLoS Medicine. Full Story>>
Campbell’s to Phase Out Toxic Chemical BPA from Cans
After months of pressure from consumer, public health and concerned parents’ organizations, Campbell’s Soup Company announced on a recent earnings call that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in its can linings. However, the company did not provide a timeline or identify what alternative can-lining materials it will use. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/5
Springfield senior care facility to close in June
A Springfield senior care facility that employs about 125 workers plans to close this summer, but the company plans to try to find other jobs in western Ohio for those employees, the Springfield News-Sun reports. Full Story>>
Mayo Clinic enters Georgia market with hospital merger
Mayo Clinic makes its entrance into the Georgia market for the first time with yesterday’s merger of Satilla Health Services that includes a 231-bed hospital and two nursing homes, Georgia Health News reported. Full Story>>
Health IT company adds new features to software that reduces hospital readmissions
Health IT company COMS Interactive has added several new components to its software that’s designed to reduce hospital readmissions from long-term care facilities. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/5
Report: Nurses Can Support Patients with Lung Cancer
Nurses should play a key role in alleviating concerns of patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer, leading to a better quality of life for those patients, according to a report. Full Story>>
Beyond the Bedside: Five Unusual Careers for Nurses
Who says that being a nurse means working 12-hour shifts at the hospital bedside? More than half of today’s nurses, in fact, have found careers doing something other than hospital staff nursing. Full Story>>
How to Land Your First Nursing Job
New graduate nurses are feeling the squeeze of the economy. Many new grads, and even some of the seasoned nurses looking to change specialties, are butting heads with the “experience” barrier. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 3/1
Nursing care changes let elderly stay home
Faced with soaring health care costs and shrinking Medicare and Medicaid financing, nursing home operators are closing some facilities and embracing an emerging model of care that allows many elderly patients to remain in their homes and still receive the medical and social services available in institutions. Full Story>>
Senior group seeks nursing home worker licensing
Iowa’s largest group representing seniors is pushing for legislation that would require workers who care for people in nursing homes to be licensed and meet training standards. Full Story>>
Unforgettable Patients, That’s What They Are
Imagine how shocked the nurses and doctors at Palos Community Hospital, in Orland Park, Ill., were when they looked at the X-ray of Dante Aurullo’s head and discovered a 3.5-inch nail embedded in his brain. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/29
Precision Claims Supports New ‘Dignity Code’ to Reduce Care Home Abuse
Online claims experts Precision Claims are backing calls for NHA nurses and care workers to sign up to a new dignity in care code to protect elderly people by guaranteeing residents are treated with respect. Full Story>>
Nurses key in helping new cancer patients overcome fears
Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients. Full Story>>
Sierra College Foundation gets $300K donation from nurse
A former nurse bequeathed her more than $300,000 estate to the Sierra College Foundation, in what is the college’s second largest donation from a person. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/28
Previous Chemo Regimen May Cause Cognitive Issues
Women who received CMF chemotherapy for breast cancer between 1976 and 1995 scored worse on cognitive tests than women who never had cancer, according to a study by Dutch investigators. Full Story>>
Nurses Critical to Fulfilling Patients’ End-of-life Wishes
Americans have a tradition of making up their minds and carrying out their desires, except when it comes to the care they receive at the end of life. Full Story>>
10 Ways to Lose Your Nursing License
Although we would like to believe that every nurse is a good person with good intentions, we can’t ignore the fact that every year, state nursing boards revoke dozens of licenses. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/27
President Obama has signed legislation that delays a pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients. That comes as good news for physicians, but not so much for nursing facilities. Full Story>>
Arkansas receives $4.9 million grant to train nurses
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services has received a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to train more than 1,500 Arkansans to become nurses. Full Story>>
Ashland University College of Nursing Sponsors Cultural Competencies Conference
The Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Nursing is sponsoring a conference titled “Developing Cultural Competencies: A Life-long Journey for Nurses” to be held Friday, Feb. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in Redwood Hall on the Ashland University campus. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/24
Not all Antipsychotics Are the Same: Study
A number of studies have shown that antipsychotics raise the risk of death in patients with dementia, but a new, large study suggests that the risk differs substantially depending on the drug. Full Story>>
Interview with Pain Management Nurse
In this episode of the Nursing Show, host Jamie Davis covers this weeks nursing related news items and then turns to an interview segment with Pain Management Nurse Esther Bernhofer from the Cleveland Clinic. Full Story>>
Study: When Doctors Predict How Long You Have to Live, They’re Pretty Much Guessing
A recent column by Dr. Pauline Chen at the New York Times explores a surprising oversight in modern healthcare: Doctors don’t really have a clue how to predict how long a patient will live. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/23
4 ways technology can help nurses thrive
The less time nurses spend at the bedside, the more patient care suffers. The problem for nurses (and the patients who depend on them) is that nurses end up spending lots of time on non-value-added tasks: Documentation is burdensome and seemingly endless. Full Story>>
Twelve state attorneys general file brief in support the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion The West Virginia Supreme Court must re-examine a major ruling that make nursing home arbitration agreements invalid, according to a U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday. Full Story>>
Nurses’ union announces œPut Patients First campaign
The Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals announced a campaign Tuesday to put people above profits. The union announced legislative priorities including support for a state-run 25-bed Level I
acute care mental health facility in the northern part of the state to help accommodate patients displaced when Tropical Storm Irene flooded the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/22
Hospitals Demand Payment Upfront From ER Patients With
Next time you go to an emergency room, be prepared for this: If your problem isn’t urgent, you may have to pay upfront. Full Story>>
Recession and high co-pays tied to fewer colonoscopy screenings among people with health insurance
The recent U.S. economic recession was the longest and most severe
since World War II. During this period, personal spending on health care grew at the slowest rate in over 50 years, suggesting that Americans used less health care. Full Story>>
Illinois Medicaid Cuts Will Hit a System Already in Crisis
When Gov. Pat Quinn announces Medicaid cuts from a Springfield podium next week, Dr. Jason Grinter will be in the operating room of a Chicago hospital, treating Medicaid patients. Full Story>>
News Collected 2/20
America’s Three Million Nurses are Changing Healthcare in Dramatic Ways
With more than three million nurse professionals in the United States alone, nursing is the largest segment of the healthcare industry and touches every facet of care from the doctor’s office to home care to hospitals. And as the nation continues its historic effort to overhaul
healthcare, nurses have been implementing their own brand of healthcare overhaul as well. Full Story>>
Brighton Heights Nursing Home Among Best in U.S.
The Little Sisters of the Poor home for the aged in Brighton Heights has been named among the best nursing homes in the United States by U.S. World and News Report.
Unitek College Reports Spectacular NCLEX Passing Scores for the LVN Program for 2011
Unitek College is delighted to announce that all three of our campuses reported outstanding NCLEX test passing performance for 2011, for our largest program, the Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN).
Nursing News Collected 2/17
Governor Deal signs HB 675 on Nursing Education
House Bill 675 was conceived after news reports of the inability of Sergeant Beth Linderborg and other military-trained nurses to receive nursing licenses in Georgia. Sgt. Linderborg was trained as a nurse during her career in the United States Army and was licensed in three other states. Full Story>>
Let Home Health Aides from Agencies Dispense Medications
When frail, elderly Mrs. Jones must take her medications, it’s OK for her home health aide to say, “Mrs. Jones, it’s time for your pills.” But under state law, the aide must not actually open the bottle or give Mrs. Jones the medicine. Full Story>>
Stiletto Dash, 5K Run Planned to Honor Slain Mother, Aid Future Nurses
Katie Socci, a 29-year-old mother from Auburn, was murdered last
summer. New plans are underway to honor her and future nurses in Central New York. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/16
Get Fit at Lakeview Motivates Students, Faculty & Staff
Students, faculty and staff from Lakeview College of Nursing are becoming healthier due to the efforts of a few of the school’s senior-level nursing students. Many are participating in new student-run project that is called Get Fit at Lakeview.
Wisconsin Senate Lifts Cap on Family Care Program
The state Senate has approved a bill that would lift a cap to a state program that keeps elderly and disabled people out of nursing homes.
New Innovative Uniform Concept from Pulse Uniform
As an apparel industry that sells various brands of nursing scrubs like Cherokee, Dickies, Barco, and many others, giving uniforms ideas to customers is really a market breakthrough. This year, the company unveils an innovative concept: The Nursing Scrubs Uniform Stylist. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/15
Despite Doctors’ Concerns, Home Births Are Increasing
For the vast majority of parents-to-be, giving birth involves a stay at a hospital or birthing center. But a growing minority are choosing instead to have babies at home, where, they hope, they can have a more private, low-tech experience and allow the process to unfold naturally. Full Story>>
Loss of 112 psychiatric nurses leaves services struggling
SIPTU’s Nursing Sector President, Padraig Heverin, who is also a psychiatric nurse at St Mary’s Hospital, Castlebar has described the loss of 112 nurses in Mayo during the past two years as ‘a crisis’ for mental health patients in the county. Full Story>>
On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2012, San Diego Hospice and The Institute of Palliative Medicine celebrates 35 years of caring for our community. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/14
New Medical Nursing Unit and Addition Opens at Hancock Medical Center
Hancock Medical celebrated a new 10,000-square foot Swing Building addition and a reconstructed Medical Nursing Unit on Thursday, Feb. 9, nearly one year after the hospital’s FEMA Restoration and Mitigation Project began in February 2011. Full Story>>
U.S. News Best Nursing Homes aims to make one of life’s most difficult decisions a little easier. For the 3.3 million Americans who move into a nursing home each year, and for their caregivers and loved ones, the realization that a move is inevitable can be just the beginning of an agonizing process: figuring out where to go. Everyone deserves a home that will take care of their health needs and treat them with dignity. But only some nursing homes consistently deliver. Full Story>>
AWHONN Partners With Daily Digital News Service on ADVANCE for Nurses
SmartBrief, Inc. on Feb. 7 launched a digital media news service in partnership with the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses(AWHONN), the largest nursing organization promoting the health of women and newborns. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/13
DePuy Orthopaedics rolls out new hip, shoulder, knee surgery technologies
DePuy Orthopaedics launched several new surgical products this week for knee, shoulder and hip revisions.
UCF ‘Pain Game’ helps nursing students gauge patients’ discomfort
Mary Anderson lies in her hospital bed after abdominal surgery. She’s swollen, frustrated and in pain. “Well, my belly hurts and makes me feel like I can’t move around,” she tells her nurse. “I don’t want to eat, and in general, the pain makes me just not feel good.” Full Story>>
Flushing Hospital Nurses Agree To New Contract
Nurses at Flushing Hospital on Thursday agreed to a new three-year contract. The 420 registered nurses had been without a contract since New Year’s Eve..
Nursing News Collected 2/10
Warwick Nursing Home Gets National Recognition
Avalon Nursing Home in Warwick was named one of the top 39 nursing homes in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
Ashland University College of Nursing Sponsors Cultural Competencies Conference
The Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Nursing is sponsoring a conference titled “Developing Cultural Competencies: A Life-long Journey for Nurses” to be held Friday, Feb. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in Redwood Hall on the Ashland University campus. Full Story>>
Allowing Health Care Aides to Give Medication to the Elderly or Disabled Could Save the State Money
Allowing home health care aides and personal care assistants to give pills to elderly or disabled patients they care for could save the state .2 million, the administration estimates. Cutting the rate paid for home visits by 10 percent, even where nurses are still doing the work, could save an additional .3 million next fiscal year.
Nursing News Collected 2/9
Hahnemann boosts use of registered nurses in bid to improve care
In a move that defies conventional wisdom, Hahnemann University Hospital is replacing less expensive workers with people who are paid more. Full Story>>
Brooklyn Nurse Develops Free App To Help Colleagues
Robert Freeman of Beth Israel Medical Center is a nurse with strong computer skills and a good heart. With money that he received from winning the 2011 Novice Nurse of the Year Award, sponsored by Beth Israel Medical Center and Local 1199/Service Employees International Union, the Boerum Hill resident has developed a new app, Nurse Net, to help nurses and nursing students improve their professional practices. Full Story>>
Grants available for combatting preterm delivery
To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced more than million in grants under the Strong Start initiative to test ways to reverse that trend, as well as a public campaign to reduce early elective deliveries. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/8
Understanding the Nursing Shortage: The Most Medically Underserved Areas in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designates any area “in which residents have a shortage of personal health services” as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA). An MUA may fall into one or more of three Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA): Primary Care, Mental Health and Dental Care. Full Story>>
U.S. News & World Report Releases Best Nursing Homes 2012
U.S. News & World Report today released its annual Best Nursing Homes ratings, which offer important guidance to families and healthcare providers caring for people in need of a nursing home. The 2012 ratings recognize top-rated nursing homes in all 50 states. Full Story>>
Feeling Strain When Violent Patients Need Care
I didn’t know much about the patient – just that he’d showed up on my floor the previous evening after some confusion about whether his room was ready. When I went into his room that morning, he was still asleep. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/7
Ashland University College of Nursing Sponsors Cultural Competencies Conference
The Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Nursing is sponsoring a conference titled “Developing Cultural Competencies: A Life-long Journey for Nurses” to be held Friday, Feb. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in Redwood Hall on the Ashland University campus.
Quinnipiac Nursing Graduates Ace Licensing Exam
Quinnipiac nursing graduates continued to pass the national licensing exam for nurses in high numbers last year.
APS Needs More Nurses For Its Schools
Albuquerque Public School does not have enough nurses to take care of your kids if they get sick at school. APS says they are contracting with nurses to temporality fill some of the positions. But the are short staffed and need several full time nurses to fill plug the hole. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/6
A mystery illness that has caused Tourette’s-like symptoms in 15 students at LeRoy High School, in upstate New York, is spreading. Full Story>>
‘BSN in 10′ Bills Could Start a Trend
Another batch of statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor paints a sunny picture for people pursuing jobs in healthcare. Full Story>>
Special Nurse Days in February
The cascade of news this week about hospital sales has plunged New Jersey into one of the hottest controversies in healthcare today: the role of for-profit companies in patient care. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/3
Nurse Researchers Find Disparities in Pain Treatment
Pain is generally undertreated in the United States, but low-income and minority patients are even less likely to receive guideline-recommended pain treatment in virtually all healthcare settings, according to the authors of a new paper from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Full Story>>
‘BSN in 10′ Bills Could Start a Trend
If a bill currently under consideration by the New York state legislature becomes law, nurses in that state will have to obtain a bachelor’s degree within 10 years in order to retain their licenses and keep working. Full Story>>
Special Nurse Days in February
Here are some special days for you to celebrate and acknowledge each other this month, including, of course, February 14, Valentine’s Day. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/2
Hospitals, nurses grapple with overtime
State-mandated caps on nursing overtime hours improve patient safety and care quality, concluded a new study, reported Renal Business Today. The regulations prevented fatigue from long shifts and the associated errors that endanger the safety of patients and nurses alike. Full Story>>
What do the ‘nursing shortage,’ rise of digital health mean for the future of nursing?
Even compared with other jobs in healthcare – an industry that made it through the heart of the recession rather gracefully – the job outlook for registered nurses is strong, with the number of jobs growing at an above-average rate. But nursing schools are slow to change, and in order to graduate successful nurses who are prepared to enter the rapidly changing digital world of healthcare, there needs to be some changes in how nurses are trained and transitioned, says Beth Ulrich, Ed.D., R.N., FACHE, FAAN. Full Story>>
As the House and Senate conferees continue to hold meetings to reach an agreement to extend the payroll tax break and the Medicare “doc fix,” health care interests are offering input into the process and making pleas to ward off what they say would be deep and damaging spending reductions. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 2/1
Diagnostic imaging on iPads twice as slow
A study from the University of Maryland found that radiologists using iPad 2s to evaluate patients for tuberculosis (TB) took twice as long to make a diagnosis as they did when using a 27-inch LCD monitor. Full Story>>
iSirona Appoints Chief Nursing Officer in Support of Continued Growth
iSirona®, a provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, today announced that Mary Carr, RN, BSN, CPN, has been
promoted to the position of Chief Nursing Officer. She will lead and strengthen the company’s deep understanding of the complexities and demands of clinical workflow in today’s healthcare facilities. Full Story>>
Nurses are spending more time on paperwork, restocking supplies
A new survey shows that nurses are spending more time on indirect patient care activities like paperwork, traveling to supply rooms and entering medication orders than in the past. One of the consequences of nurses spending less time directly caring for patients is that more than half of the nurses surveyed said they weren’t satisfied with the scheduling of staff at their facility, according to a Jackson Healthcare, a hospital staffing company. Full Story>>
News Collected 1/31
Mississippi Nurses Hold Statewide Summit this Week
More than 1,000 nursing students, nurses and nurse practitioners are expected to converge in Jackson on Tuesday for the 18th annual Statewide Nursing Summit. Full Story>>
Nurses Pack Hearing, Renew Call for Staffing Bill
Nurses from around the state, joined by a slew of legislators, urged passage of a nurse staffing law, saying they have battled too long for a bill they say would save patients’ lives.
Feeling Strain When Violent Patients Need Care
Nurses do encounter difficult patients on the job, and there are various ways to deal with the issue. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/30
Decorated RN joins RJWF board of trustees
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the election of Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN, to its board of trustees. She joins a diverse group of 13 other board members in leading the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and healthcare of all Americans. For more information>>
Medical Professionals Join Washington Square Demonstration
Doctors sporting white coats, nurses in their scrubs, patients and health care advocates are joining the ranks of the Occupy Wall Street movement to protest at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village this afternoon. For more information>>
U. of I. nurses approve new contract
Nurses at University of Illinois Medical Center have voted to ratify a new three-year contract with the hospital.Nurses represented by the Illinois Nurses Association voted 490 to 68 in favor of the contract that takes effect immediately. For more information>>
Nursing News Collected 1/27
Illinois Receives $110 Million in Federal Funding to Prevent Nursing Home Abuse
On Tuesday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced the creation of a $110 million federal fund to prevent nursing home abuse. The money will come from a tax on nursing homes and be used to help homes meet new state requirements that were passed last year in response to a string of nursing home abuse incidents. Full Story>>
Massachusetts’ ranks of insured reached 94.2 percent in 2010
A new report published recently online in the journal Health Affairs showed that 94.2 percent of the non-elderly population in Massachusetts had health insurance, a significant increase over the 86.6 percent who were insured prior to the state’s health reforms. Full Story>>
Long Shifts May Raise Some Nurses’ Odds for Obesity
Nurses who work long hours and have less physically demanding jobs are much more likely to be obese than other nurses, according to a new study. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/26
NCSBN Holds Successful World Café Education Meeting
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing(NCSBN®)www.ncsbn.org hosted “Shaping the Future of Nursing Education: A New Vision for Approval & Accreditation” which brought together more than 200 nursing educators, regulators and accreditors from across the country. Full Story>>
Health Department Urges Enrollment in WIC and Nurse Family Partnership
In the coming year, the City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department encourages families in need with young children to apply for the Nurse Family Partnership program and for the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, otherwise known as WIC. Both programs work with families from pregnancy through the critical development years. Full Story>>
Graduate Nursing Program Receives High Rankings
Old Dominion University’s School of Nursing was nationally recognized by the U.S. News Survey for its online Graduate Nursing Program. The program was ranked number two in admissions selectivity and number 10 in student services and technology.
Nursing News Collected 1/25
Brock nursing team enters Alzheimer Society walk
A group of future nurses from Brock is entering a team in the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Walk for Memories this weekend. Under the banner of “Brock’s Future Nurses,” the team is led by student Michelle Richardson. Fourth-year student Samantha Micsinszki is participating, as is Lynn McCleary, associate professor of Nursing. Full Story>>
Nurses’ Union Approves Strike At Flushing Hospital
About 430 nurses at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Queens may be walking off the job soon, as their union approved a potential strike. While the New York State Nurses Association approved the strike on Friday, federal law states that the union cannot start a strike until 10 days after the hospital has been notified. Full Story>>
NCSBN Holds Successful World Café Education Meeting
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing hosted “Shaping the Future of Nursing Education: A New Vision for Approval & Accreditation” which brought together more than 200 nursing educators, regulators and accreditors from across the country. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/24
Local Hospitals Sign Clinical Agreements to Support New Nursing Program
Laughlin and Takoma hospitals signed clinical affiliation agreements on Thursday, January 19, to serve as educational sites for the new Tusculum College Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
At Loyola, Medical and Nursing Students are Learning Medicine Together
In the traditional practice of medicine, the physician is boss, and tells everyone else what to do. But at Loyola University Chicago, medical and nursing students are learning a new model, in which doctors, nurses and other health-care professionals work as a team. Loyola is among the first universities in the United States to teach such a collaborative model. Full Story>>
USM Seeks Autonomy for Nursing School Program
The University of Southern Mississippi has asked the state College Board
for college status to be returned to the School of Nursing for the first time since 2003.
Nursing News Collected 1/23
Flu Season 2012: Why Is No One Getting Sick?
Shouldn’t we all be dead by now? We have lived for a few years amid a torrent of reports about the clear and imminent danger of epidemic flu (avian, swine, novel H1N1, whatever). States have passed laws requiring vaccinations for some groups and have stockpiled antiviral flu medications. Full Story>>
FDA approves treatment for toxic methotrexate levels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Voraxaze (glucarpidase) to treat patients with toxic levels of methotrexate in their blood because of kidney failure. Full Story>>
Massachusetts Nurses Given iPhones To Help Improve Work Efficiency
Nurses working in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston will be given iPhones to communicate and manage work while they are on duty. The staff will be using the Voalte communications system in the hospital’s newest
facility, the Lunder building, after testing the offering against Voice over IP (VoIP) and badge-based communications technologies during a pilot phase, Mobiledia report. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/20
The RN And The EHR – Better Together
In the first large study of its kind, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing determined that nurses working with EHRs consistently reported more improvements to nursing care and better health outcomes for patients than nurses working in hospitals without
this technology.
Governor’s Budget Allocates million for Veterans Nursing Home in Radcliff
Gov. Steve Beshear has proposed million in state bond allocations to go toward building a veterans nursing home in Radcliff.
Organization Speeds Up Certification for Foreign Nurses
An organization that helps nurses from other countries become certified more quickly in Ontario has come to Windsor. It’s called the CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses. It’s been operating for more than a decade in Toronto. More recently, it moved to Hamilton and London, and now to Windsor.
News Collected 1/19
Key Factors Affecting 3 Generations Of Nurses Identified By Retention Study
If organizations want to retain qualified nurses they need to tackle the different work factors that are important to the three key age groups and build on the strong attachment that many nurses feel to the profession. Those are the key messages to emerge from a large-scale survey of nurses published in the January issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Loyola University New Orleans School of Nursing Online Program Named Among Best
The 2012 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Top Online Education Programs rankings guide singled out the Loyola University New Orleans School of Nursing as one of the best online graduate programs in the country. Full Story>>
Accelerated nursing master’s degree program offered
The California State University, Fresno Department of Nursing will admit a new cohort of 30 students into its accelerated entry level master’s (ELM) nursing program in May.
Nursing News Collected 1/18
NMC faces challenge in replacing outgoing chief
The news of chief executive and registrar Dickon Weir-Hughes’ sudden exit from the Nursing and Midwifery Council couldn’t have come at a worse time for nursing. Full Story>>
Cleveland Clinic, healthcare employers to hire more outpatient staff in 2012
Following recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data that overall healthcare jobs are showing modest gains, hospitals and health systems in Ohio are looking to hire more outpatient workers this year, reported MedCity News. Full Story>>
Norovirus Causes Quarantine at New Jersey Nursing Home
This month, medical professionals at a Hopewell, New Jersey nursing home declared quarantine on the third floor of the center after 34 of the 55 residents came down with the norovirus. The virus struck quickly and resulted in four residents having to be transported to a nearby hospital. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/17
NHS Nursing: How to Look After Patients on Anticoagulant Therapy
Patients are given anticoagulant therapy for treatment and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism, deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Study: Patients Happy With Nurse-Delivered SBIRT
Hospital patients have high acceptability of and comfort with nurse-delivered alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment, according to a study. Full Story>>
Nurse Donates Her Kidney to Patient She Barely Knows
Nurses often go above and beyond the call of duty to help patients, but they usually don’t go to the lengths Allison Batson did. She donated a kidney to one.
Nursing News Collected 1/16
Most physicians anxious about end-of-life care
A nurse-led study found that physicians experience similar levels of apprehension to nurses when caring for dying patients. Full Story>>
ANA files brief in support of individual mandate
The American Nurses Association and five other healthcare groups representing millions of healthcare professionals have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Affordable Care Act’s minimum coverage requirement for most U.S. citizens. Full Story>>
Legislators, providers meet to discuss nursing home bill
A group of 25 people met at Latham Place Jan. 10 to discuss a proposed hybrid level of care that falls between nursing homes and assisted living homes. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/13
University of Utah unites with more than 100 med schools to help vets
The University of Utah’s medical school is among more than 100 nationwide uniting to improve health care for America’s veterans under an initiative announced Wednesday by First Lady Michelle Obama. Full Story>>
Task force tackles critical care research guidelines
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses was part of a task force that recently issued recommendations on making the field of critical care research less fragmented and more accountable for patient heterogeneity and the complexity of critical illness. Full Story>>
Dutch nursery cares for orphaned seals
Storms that have lashed the Dutch coast this year have created a wave of orphaned baby seals – some so young their umbilical cords are still attached – wrenched from their mothers and washed up on beaches and dikes. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/12
Nurse intervention aims to reduce readmissions
As hospitals continue to combat readmissions, facilities in Florida and New Jersey have found a successful tool: nurse intervention and communication. Full Story>>
Marie Phillips, Kathy Warren and Theresa Hook are Vanderbilt nurses, but they don’t clock in at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. They wear School of Nursing identification badges, but you won’t see them in the halls of Vanderbilt’s hospitals or clinics. Through a 17-year partnership between Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Vanderbilt School of Nursing, these women serve as on-site nurses at elementary schools in low-income neighborhoods – where families struggle to provide for the basic needs of their children. Full Story>>
HIMSS helps nurse informaticists make HIT work
A new website will pair nurses who want to learn more about e-health and informatics with experts who answer questions and offer professional advice. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/11
ACS, a Xerox company, helps Iowa modernize the way physicians share patient information
It used to be that sharing healthcare data amounted to patients taking paper copies of laboratory and radiology reports, medication histories, past diagnoses and immunizations from one doctor to another or relying on busy medical staff to fax records. But in Iowa, that will change as the state turns to ACS, A Xerox Company. Full Story>>
Pharmacists key to reducing infections, hospitalizations
Add pharmacists to the list of care givers, hospitals and consumer groups that will help the Health & Human Services’ national patient safety collaboration save more than 60,000 lives and up to billion in healthcare costs by the end of 2013. Full Story>>
Electronic health records improve nursing
U.S. nurses working with electronic health records consistently reported improvements in nursing care and better health outcomes, researchers say. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/10
Better Together: The RN and the EHR
With the prodding of new federal legislation, electronic health records(EHRs) are rapidly becoming part of the daily practice of hospital nurses – the frontline providers of care. Full Story>>
Chicago Nurses Overwhelming Vote for NNU
In landslide (94-16) victory Friday, registered nurses at Chicago’s Jackson Park Hospital voted to join National Nurses United. Full Story>>
UPMC McKeesport Nurses Ratify Three-Year Contract
UPMC McKeesport nurses voted to ratify a three-year contract, the hospital announced Monday.
Nursing News Collected 1/9
RN Side Table Reaches Agreement Over Nurse Specific Issues
The SEIU 721 RN bargaining team reached an agreement with Riverside county management on issues of recruitment and retention incentives for registered nurses at Riverside County Medical Center and Arlington Campus. Full Story>>
How Nurses Are Portrayed in Television Versus How They Are in Reality
Television is an incredibly powerful force. All too often, people will believe that the way things occur on television are accurate portrayals of these events in real life and will be influenced by what they see in television shows. Full Story>>
Longtime nurse wins $1 million in Arkansas lottery
A longtime Arkansas Children’s Hospital nurse from Cabot won $1 million on a scratchoff ticket she redeemed Thursday, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery said in a statement. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/6
All 2011 AU Nursing Grads Pass NCLEX on First Attempt
At the end of every nursing student’s baccalaureate career, he or she must face the National Council Licensure Examination, also known as the NCLEX. It is one of several examinations students must pass to obtain the licensing needed to become a registered nurse. Anderson University is proud to announce that 100 percent of the 2011 graduating seniors passed the test on the first try, a significant milestone for the AU School of Nursing. Full Story>>
San Jose Nursing Program at South Bay School of Nursing Announces CNA Classes
South Bay School of Nursing now offers Bay Area CNA program courses taught by bilingual Spanish instructors, who will help to translate portions of the curriculum.
`X Factor’ Winner Still has Dreams of Nursing – Boston.com
She’s got a $ 5 million recording contract, but Melanie Amaro still sees herself as a nurse someday. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/5
Happier Staffers at Nonprofit Nursing Homes
For years, researchers have reported that ownership status is one of the factors related to quality care. “Most studies show that nonprofits do a better job of caring for patients,” said JiSun Choi, a postdoctoral fellow in nursing and long-term care at the University of Kansas Medical Center School of Nursing. “But we’re not sure why that happens.” Full Story>>
Alum Earns Prestigious Nursing Award : Baldridge-Dumas Communications
Dr. Kathleen R. Stevens, a Northwestern State University alumna and a
professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, received the Episteme Award, one of nursing’s most prestigious research honors. Stevens received the honor during Sigma Theta Tau International’s 41st biennial convention. STTI is the international honor society of nursing.
NCSBN Launches New Resources on Social Media and Networking for Nurses
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) has created a variety of new resources to educate nurses about professional boundaries in a social networking environment. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/4
Tech Nursing Students Use Training to Help Community
Nursing students from Louisiana Tech took their skills to the community recently and helped out with two events in less than two weeks. First, the nursing students in Nursing 110 assisted Lowe’s and the Ruston Fire Department in helping families with safety and assisted the Red Cross with a health fair.
Informed Patient: Helping Nurses Cope With Compassion Fatigue
New programs are underway to help nurses cope with compassion fatigue, an occupational hazard for caregivers that also puts patients at risk of substandard care, today’s Informed Patient column reports. Full Story>>
Joanne Robinson Named Inaugural Dean of the Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden
The appointment of Marlton resident Joanne P. Robinson, a noted researcher in the area of nursing care for the elderly, as the inaugural dean of the Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden is announced by Richard L. McCormick, president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Nursing News Collected 1/3
Breast Cancer Survivors Benefit From Meditation
Up to 50 percent of breast cancer survivors are depressed, according to researchers. But now scientists at the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing say a meditation technique can help breast cancer survivors improve their emotional and physical well-being. Full Story>>
Yesterday, Eric Bolling posted a scary note on his Facebook wall stating that his son, Eric Chase, had suffered a lacerated spleen during a snowboarding accident. Today he posted an update thanking his fans for their prayers and well wishes and saying that, fortunately, his son was recovering well. Full Story>>
A Lifelong Yearning to Help Others Becomes a Nurse’s Professional Passion
From an early age, Pat Thornton always yearned to help people or animals when they were sick to make them feel better. However, Pat Thornton’s career path became crystal clear when she was a teenager. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 1/2
AORN salary survey finds increase from prior year
The average perioperative staff nurse earned $67,800 in 2011, an increase of $1,400 from 2010, according to results of an annual salary survey by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. Full Story>>
State lawmakers will reconsider a proposal in the new year that would require new registered nurses to earn a four year degree within 10 years to keep working in New York. Full Story>>
At 89, Michigan’s longest-serving nurse is finally retiring
Seven decades after she first slipped on a starchy white nurse’s smock and stockings, the woman believed to be Michigan’s longest-serving nurse is hanging up her stethoscope for good. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 12/30
Texas AFP Overcomes Attempts to Legislate Independent Practice for Nurses
A mostly rural state, Texas is experiencing a shortage of family physicians
and other primary care physicians. In response, both local and national organizations representing advanced practice registered nurses, or APRNS, have tried to obtain rights for these nurses to practice independently in the state, a move that has been strongly disputed by the Texas AFP, or TAFP. Full Story>>
Utahns encouraged to ‘adopt’ seniors in nursing homes
Pop your head into a nursing home this time of year and chances are you’ll run into a youth group singing Christmas carols or members of a nearby church delivering holiday goodies. Once the holiday season ends, the facilities “become unbearably quiet even before the decorations are put away,” says Deb Burcombe, deputy director of the Utah Health Care
Association. Full Story>>
Local nurse and owner of the medical esthetic practice No Lines By Design, Marcia Castro, RN, BSN, NNC, rMEP-C has become one of Dermaroller’s biggest fans. As a new provider of the Medical Dermaroller, Castro is now able to supplement the Collagen Induction Therapy Treatments her practice offers clients, guaranteeing more satisfactory results without the social downtime. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 12/29
The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips
The most widespread medical implant failure in decades – involving thousands of all-metal artificial hips that need to be replaced prematurely – has entered the money phase. Full Story>>
Program lets New Tazewell man stay in own apartment
Norman Hotham finds the nursing home a nice place to visit, but he doesn’t want to live there. Because of a TennCare program that helps people with disabilities stay in their own homes, he doesn’t have to. Full Story>>
Healthcare workers question some ICU care decisions
Patients admitted to hospital intensive care units need high-tech, high-cost, lifesaving care, but the professionals who tend to them may not always agree with the decisions regarding that care. Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 12/28
Dentists Could Screen 20 Million Americans For Chronic Physical Illnesses
Nearly 20 million Americans annually visit a dentist but not a general healthcare provider, according to an NYU study published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study, conducted by a nursing-dental research team at NYU, is the first of its kind to determine the proportion of Americans who are seen annually by a dentist but not by a general healthcare provider. Full Story>>
Early returns look positive for Maine’s health insurance reform
Good news came recently in the form of an actuarial report. Actuaries are the bean-counters for the insurance industry. They analyze statistics, crunch numbers and predict risk and rates. Gorman Actuarial, an independent firm based in Massachusetts, wrote the report at the request of Maine’s Bureau of Insurance. Full Story>>
Debate Persists on Deadly Flu Made Airborne
The young scientist, normally calm and measured, seemed edgy when he stopped by his boss’s office. “You are not going to believe this one,” he told Ron Fouchier, a virologist at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam. “I think we have an airborne H5N1 virus.” Full Story>>
Nursing News Collected 12/27
WA nurses plan pay rise campaign
WA nurses are preparing to launch a major campaign against the state government in a bid for pay rises, in frustration over the fact their wages have fallen behind those of police and teachers. Full Story>>
Million-Dollar Nurses Show California’s Struggle to Cut Payroll
California (BCAX) has paid Lina Manglicmot $1.5 million since 2005, an average of $253,530 a year, to work as a prison nurse in the agricultural town of Soledad. Manglicmot is one of 42 state nurses who each made more than $1 million in those six years, mostly by tapping overtime, according to payroll data compiled by Bloomberg News. Full Story>>
AMR Brings Disabled Home For Christmas
A Canton nursing home resident is spending Christmas at home, and that is a special gift.For the past 20 years, American Medical Response has worked with local nursing homes to transport patients free of charge to be with their families on Christmas Day. This year eight of those residents made it home for the holidays. Full Story>>
