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| Program Cuts Red Tape For Volunteer Health Professionals | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| To make volunteering in an emergency easier for health professionals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response launched a national website for the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)... | |
| ANF Welcomes Labor Government, Australia | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Nurses and midwives will welcome the opportunity to work with the new Labor Government towards much needed reform of Australia's health care system, the Australian Nursing Federation said today. ANF federal secretary Lee Thomas said she welcomed the decision of key Independents Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie and the Greens in supporting Labor to form a stable government... | |
| OpEds: Health Costs And New Law; Penn. Doctor Supply; Anesthesiologists Vs. Nurses | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Healthcare Reforms Don't Go Far Enough The Los Angeles TimesSome sort of Medicare-for-all program remains the only equitable way that every American can be provided with adequate and affordable coverage. This wouldn't be socialized medicine and it wouldn't be state-run healthcare (David Lazarus, 9/7). Despite Reform, Health Costs Are Still On The Rise The (Wilmington, Del... | |
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| Queen Meg & Princess Carly Prepare To Celebrate Labor Day Events Throughout The State | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| Just days after leading thousands of people in a Sacramento march celebrating women's right to vote, and decrying those politicians who dishonor it, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United today announces that Labor Day festivities across the state will feature both Queen Meg and Princess Carly, the two satirical figures lampooning the Republican nominees for governor and senator... | |
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| Target Stores Join Field Of Retail Medicine | Fri, 03 Sep 2010 |
| Chicago Tribune: "Target Corp., renewing its push into retail medicine, will open eight new clinics in the Chicago area and Palm Beach, Fla., giving a boost to a form of health care delivery that has seen slower growth amid the economic downturn. The Minneapolis-based retail giant launched its first health clinic four years ago but has not been as aggressive as rivals CVS/Caremark Corp... | |
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| Newest Edition Of Critical Care Nursing Procedure Manual Helps Hospital Units | Thu, 02 Sep 2010 |
| The latest edition of the "AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care Nursing" increases the focus on patient safety and infection prevention, while continuing to emphasize evidence-based practice. Published by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the 1,312-page manual presents procedures for the critical care environment in an easy-to-use illustrated and step-by-step format... | |
| Foundation Names UIC Educator As Nurse Faculty Scholar | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 |
| Shannon Zenk, assistant professor of health systems science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was one of 12 nurse educators nationwide selected as a Nurse Faculty Scholar by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The three-year, $350,000 grant is presented to junior faculty members who show outstanding promise as future leaders in academic nursing, according to the foundation... | |
| Physicians Assistants, Nurse Practitioners Take On More Primary Care Duties | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 |
| In the final part of a three-part series on primary care, NPR reports on physicians assistants and nurse practitioners taking the place of physicians as deliverers of primary care. "Unlike physicians in primary care, the number of physician assistants and nurse practitioners are on the rise... | |
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| RCN Comments On NHS Direct, UK | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 |
| The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) commented on media reports that telephone advice service NHS Direct is to be scrapped. Dr Peter Carter, RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary, said: "NHS Direct has developed over recent years into a service that many patients really value... | |
| Nurse-Family Partnership Receives $210,000 Grant From WellPoint Foundation | Sat, 28 Aug 2010 |
| Nurse-Family Partnership®, a leading non-profit organization addressing the needs of low income, first-time parents and their children, has received a $210,000 grant from the WellPoint Foundation. The WellPoint Foundation, a private, non-profit organization wholly funded by WellPoint, Inc... | |
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| RCN Responds To End Of Life Care Strategy Report, UK | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 |
| The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) called for sustained investment to make 24-hour district nursing a reality in all areas, as they responded to the Second Annual Report on the End of Life Care Strategy... | |
| American College Of Nurse-Midwives Responds To ACOG's 2010 VBAC Recommendations | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 |
| In a statement issued earlier today, the American College of Nurse-Midwives calls for concerted efforts to expand access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in the U.S. ACNM's statement comes in response to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) recent revised practice bulletin on VBAC, which is likely to play a key role in continuing to limit access to VBAC in the U.S... | |
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| New Online Compliance Training Course For Nursing Facilities | Wed, 25 Aug 2010 |
| Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), the leading provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, announced the release of a new online compliance training course designed specifically for nursing facilities including nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and other long term care providers. Nursing facilities are facing increased government scrutiny... | |
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