Duties and responsibility of charge nurse

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
1. Charge Responsibilities. Typical tasks: makes patient assignments to nurses and other health care staff matching the level of skill with the illness of the patient and distributing the patient caseloads as evenly as possible; observes staff performance; resolves interpersonal problems among staff; assigns new patients to rooms; adjusts staff according [...]

Brent DeMonte Joins Mended Hearts With an Important Heart Health Message: Get Your Flu Shot!

Heart disease was the leading cause of death among Californians in 2001, accounting for almost three in every 10 deaths. People with heart disease are at an increased risk for serious and potentially life-threatening complications from the flu. Therefore, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that heart disease patients get vaccinated [...]

How breastfeeding benefits you and your baby

You’re probably well aware that breast milk is best for your baby, but did you know that the benefits of breastfeeding extend well beyond basic nutrition? In addition to containing all the vitamins and nutrients your baby needs in the first six months of life, breast milk is packed with disease-fighting substances that protect your [...]

Coming to a Pharmacy Near You: New “E-Prescriptions Filled Here” Signs Mean Patients Can Give Their Prescriptions a Head Start and Reduce Time Spent at the Pharmacy

For millions of patients who make two trips to the pharmacy following their doctor’s visit — one to drop off the prescription and another to pick it up — there is good news. Taking advantage of a technology called “e-prescriptions” already in place at more than 40,000 pharmacies nationwide, a patient can choose to have [...]

Severe shortage of school nurses puts Oregon school children at risk

A new report from the Task Force on School Nurses finds that Oregon faces a severe shortage of school nurses, which poses a serious health risk for school children throughout the state.
Oregon is currently ranked 49th in the nation for school nurse-to-student ratio. A survey of Oregon school districts conducted by the Task Force [...]

War Memorial Hospital provide nursing staff for county schools

In recent meetings, the Morgan County school board approved several contracts for supplies and services for the 2008-2009 school year.
School officials selected Potomac Farms Dairy of Cumberland, Md. to be the main dairy supplier delivering milk, cottage cheese and yogurt to county schools. Potomac Farms’ bid of $76,154 beat out a $92,229 bid from [...]

New computer system applicated in Newton Hospital

Karin Kuhens, a clinical nurse manager at Newton Memorial Hospital, charts and tracks hundreds of patients a week.
Not only is she responsible for keeping track of their allergies and medical records, she must also calculate proper doses of medication and coordinate the patients’ treatment plans.
Such records used to be kept entirely on paper, taking nurses [...]

My-Med-Keeper is not a complete medical health record

Now there’s an easy, new way to keep track of personal health information. Developed by a registered nurse, My-Med-Keeper stores all your important medical data in a convenient, wearable package.
Diagnoses, doctors, and medications are all organized and readily available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If an emergency situation should occur, the medical [...]

Typical of most school nurses

School nurse Barbara Lynn Filer doesn’t just slap Band-Aids over playground scrapes and dole out Tylenol tablets.
Every day she juggles duties ranging from disaster preparedness to the simple task of applying an ice pack to a bumped elbow — at two different schools.
“It’s all a day-in-the-life of every school nurse,” said Filer of Spring Township, [...]

RNs work to promote general health by educating the public on warning signs and symptoms of disease

Registered nurses (RNs), regardless of specialty or work setting, treat patients, educate patients and the public about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients’ family members. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient [...]