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California Nurses Association or National Nurses Organizing Committee

“Things started to go badly for my dad about four years ago,” explains Donna Teer of Marietta, Ohio. “He discovered he had Malt lymphoma and then got a really bad case of pneumonia. After his pneumonia, he started loosing blood faster and the procedures to stop the bleeding weren’t working.” Donna’s father, Roy Dickinson, went into an ammonia attack, caused by his failing liver. “He... 

Career Growth and High Pay for Top Medical Jobs

There are hundreds, if not thousands of different types of medical jobs. Healthcare is the largest industry, showing the highest amount of growth of any other field, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employing 14 million people in 2006, the healthcare industry is projected to add about three million more jobs by 2016, according to the BLS. Below are a few top medical jobs based on projected... 

Oregon schools face nursing shortage

Oregon schools face a serious nursing shortage as more students develop chronic illnesses or conditions that require special medical attention, a state task force warns. The state Task Force on School Nurses said only 12% of Oregon’s school districts meet widely accepted national guidelines for school nurse staffing. Students in 54 districts do not have access to a school nurse at all. The National... 

Nurse Cautioned For Inappropriate Behaviour Towards Patient, UK

A 56 year old registered nurse from Wembley, Middlesex has been a 5 year caution by the NMC’s Independent Conduct and Competence Committee for unprofessional behaviour towards a patient. Emmanuel Frias was working on the out patient clinic of St Marys Hospital, Maidstone in June 2006 when he obtained patient A’s contact details using the Patient Administration System. The independent panel... 

District nurse Helen Ballinger has been awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse for her work in the community.

The award by the Queen’s Nursing Institute has only been awarded to 40 nurses nationwide. It is given to people who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to patients and to continually improving their health practice. Helen is on secondment from Overton Park Surgery in Cheltenham where she worked as a District Nursing Sister. She is now supporting district nursing teams who look after patients... 

Management Technology at Healthcare Service Excellence Conference

Custom Learning Systems (CLS), the leading provider of on-site training, coaching, and service education in the Healthcare industry will introduce a robust HCAHPS management technology that will revolutionize how hospitals anticipate and manage the factors that impact their HCAHPS scores at the Healthcare Service Excellence Conference, November 5-7, 2008, Louisville, KY. “One of the toughest... 

the nursing home operator announced the sale of another seven care homes.

Bill Colvin is stepping down as chief executive of Southern Cross Healthcare, the nursing home operator said on Thursday, as it announced the sale of another seven care homes. The group said Mr Colvin would stay to work on the group’s refinancing and the search for a new chief executive had begun. It hoped to make an appointment by the end of the year. Southern Cross, the UK’s largest care home... 

Medical Solutions, Inc. was one of the first travel nurse and allied healthcare staffing companies to be certified by the Joint Commission.

Medical Solutions, one of the nation’s leading healthcare staffing companies has launched a new website dedicated to its clients. The purpose of the new site is to improve the overall online experience for its clients and communicate its staffing philosophy. In conjunction with the new website, Staffing.MedicalSolutions.com, Medical Solutions is also unveiling a new Client Management brand to... 

Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession

Nursing is a career filled with endless personal and professional rewards. If you choose nursing, you are choosing to spend your life helping others, using skills that blend scientific knowledge with compassion and caring. There are few professions that offer such a rewarding combination of high tech and high touch. Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession, with 2.6 million registered... 

Coordinator of Professional Nursing Practice – Akron General Medical Center – Akron, OH

Staff Development/Nursing Research and Chief Nursing… assists with integrating nursing research as an integral component of nursing practice. Collaborates with… (From CareerBoard)