While it seems intuitive that nursing care should center on the patient, completing all the necessary clinical and administrative tasks sometimes takes precedence over listening to the patient and tailoring care to his or her priorities. Now many hospitals have launched initiatives to put the patient and family first in an effort to improve patient [...]

It is widely known that the country is facing a nursing shortage. There are currently one million home health care nurses working in the United States. By 2017, the industry will require an additional one million aides, and by 2031 an additional three million aides are needed to keep pace. Across all industries, the Department [...]

A recent study on the appropriateness of minimum nurse staff levels concluded that 98% of nursing homes in New York have nursing levels that fall in the range where quality of care was shown to suffer. This report was conducted by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Reports linking quality of care and staffing [...]

At suburban Detroit’s Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, patients will indulge in gourmet room service, stroll walking trails and take cooking classes. A former Ritz-Carlton executive is running the show.
The description seems more day spa than sick bay. But hospitals are finding it pays to pump up the perks as they compete for patients who [...]

For the seventh straight year, nurses are the winner in the Gallup Poll’s annual “honesty and professional ethics” survey. A stunning 84 percent of Americans rated nurses honesty and ethics standards as either “high” or “very high,” easily topping the survey.
Leaders of the nation’s largest organization of registered nurses, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing [...]

Personal Touch Home Care to the Eastern Shore has opened offices in Cheriton and Accomac to serve residents on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Nurses, therapists and staff have the training and experience to provide home health nursing and therapy needs. Personal Touch Home Care has been providing health care in the comfort of clients’ homes throughout [...]

AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC - News), received a letter on October 27, 2008 from the U.S. Department of Justice-Civil Division (the “DOJ”) informing the Company that the DOJ is conducting an investigation for potential False Claims Act and common law violations relating to the Company’s surgical ablation devices. Specifically, the letter states that the DOJ [...]

More than 62,000 viewers have viewed the http://www.DressLikePalin.com website this week, scores offering their views on other uses that could have been made for the $150,000 the Republican National Committee famously spent on the wardrobe for Gov. Sarah Palin.
The internet game sponsored by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, presents its suggestions on alternatives [...]

Skills Required
RN, Home Health care, medicare assessments, intakes, discharges, clinical record reviews, patient summaries, care plans, supervising CNAs
Job Description
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $30hr-$35hr
RN - Homecare Registered Nurse
If you are a Homecare Registered Nurse with at least 2+ years experience, please read on!
What you need:
- 2+ years of home care nursing experience
- Licensed as a Registered Professional [...]

Job Description
Description
Evercare offers a variety of services to help people in all phases of long-term care remain self-sufficient and independent for as long as possible. The company is part of Ovations, a family of UnitedHealth Group businesses dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Americans ages 50 and older.
Here is a rewarding work from [...]