Today’s Opinions And Editorials Public Option, Catholic Bishops, Nurses, Medicare

Ten Years Later: Look To Nurses As Champions of Patient Safety Kaiser Health News
If we are to move forward, we must do a better job of providing policymakers, health care leaders and the public with the evidence showing the link between nursing care and patient safety. Any health care reform legislation must support the role of nurses in building a better system that provides the highest standard of care that is not only safer but is also likely to save money (Mary Nailer and Mark Paly, 12/10).

Talking about travel nursing

Travel nursing is a career choice that allows you to take short-term positions across the country. As a licensed nurse in time with a big nursing shortage you are in demand. Hospitals and clinics are willing to pay top dollar for nurses to fill in for short periods.
These nursing positions usually span 3 months to [...]

Northern Arizona University

Nursing education at NAU involves challenging and rewarding coursework that reflects the standards of professional nursing. Our programs prepare you to practice nursing at an entry level or to continue to advance your practice in selected professional roles.
It is our goal to prepare you to use a systematic approach in implementing nursing care for individuals, [...]

Green tea is actually higher in caffeine

Somewhere among the 14 million or so containers in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, there is one filled with organic tea, the one that one customs broker Joe Estengo III will find today. After clearing customs and FDA inspections, samples from this shipment will be sent to ANRESCO Laboratories in San Francisco.
“We [...]

JDRF announced for their 28th annual Walk to Cure Diabetes events

The Greater Bay Area Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) announced today the locations for their 28th annual Walk to Cure Diabetes events which begin locally on October 18, 2008.
“We are excited to host Walk to Cure Diabetes events at five different locales around the San Francisco Bay Area this year,” said [...]

School of Nursing Dedicates New Nursing Education Building

Several hundred people filled the patio and spilled down the steps outside McLeod Hall Friday morning to celebrate the dedication of the University of Virginia School of Nursing’s new Claude Moore Nursing Education Building.
Even the weather seemed to be in the spirit of the occasion, offering glorious skies and no hint of the forecasted arrival [...]

Skilled nursing and assisted living facilities change Seattle dramatically

Seattle Baby Boomers and older now have a new publication to help them meet their housing needs. For Rent Media Solutions , a leading apartment resource for searching apartments nationwide, and a division of Dominion Enterprises, has launched After 55 Housing and Resource Guide in Seattle, the nation’s second best market for apartment living according [...]

Ms. Maish worked as a registered nurse for 20 years.

Alma L. Maish, Pastoral Minister and Scripture Teacher, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of spiritual education.
With more than 25 years of professional experience in teaching Scripture and spiritual writing, Ms. Maish excels in planning curricula and conducting growing faith classes. She became involved in [...]

Nursing home workers approved a new contract with Sava Senior Care

By a unanimous vote, nursing home workers approved a new contract with Sava Senior Care on Wednesday that includes the strongest resident care protections and the highest wages among nursing homes statewide.
“It’s exciting to win a contract that gives us a stronger voice for advocate for residents, and also provides the wages we need to [...]

California Nurses Association expected to significantly improve recruitment

Ending a protracted contract fight which included two strikes, registered nurses at Novato Community Hospital became the fifth Sutter hospital to reach a tentative agreement after meeting with a federal mediator Thursday, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announced today.
Mills-Peninsula Health Group in Burlingame and San Mateo broke the long stalled negotiations and became [...]