100 Best Blogs for Nursing Students

No doubt about it, getting through nursing school can be a challenge, especially if you’re trying to balance work, school and family life all at once. However, nursing students can find support in their fellow students, graduates of nursing programs and a myriad of professional and medical blogs. Check out this list we’ve put together [...]

Illinois programs tackle Africa’s nursing shortage

Nurse Theresa Poole spent her days this month offering health screening and medications as a volunteer in the Republic of Zambia. She delivered analgesics to suffering patients and taught HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.
Poole returned home Wednesday to her job at the Rosewood Care Centers, residential centers serving several communities in Illinois. In Africa, she served [...]

Nursing Shortage looms

In the midst of a national nursing shortage, Indiana nursing programs rejected about 2,500 qualified applicants because of a lack of full-time faculty, according to a survey of state nursing programs.
The 2008 survey by the Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition said faculty shortages prevent nursing programs from maintaining a supply of qualified applicants.
With a looming [...]

Eating And Drinking During Labor: Queen’s University Researcher Says Women Should Choose

The traditional practice of restricting food and fluids during labour does not provide any benefits, finds a new review co-authored by a Queen’s University Associate Professor.
“Based on our review, there is no convincing and current evidence to support restriction of fluids, and perhaps food, for women during labour. Women should be able to choose for [...]

Study Finds Nurse Educators Significantly Increase Awareness For Product Launch

Quintiles have announced findings from a recent study from a program in which a team of 19 nurse educators helped raise awareness of a newly approved oncology drug for a major pharmaceutical company from 37% to 57%. The results are from an awareness study of 150 clinical practice registered nurses who were provided a survey [...]

RACGP Warns Against Unsupported Pharmacy Nurses, Australia

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has joined the ACT Division of General Practice ( ACTDGP), the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Pharmacy Guild in opposing the establishment of stand alone nurse practitioners working from pharmacies in the ACT.

The organisations are calling on the ACT Assembly to put the ACT Health Chief Executive’s approval of five stand alone nurse practitioners positions on hold until the community is assured that such positions will do no harm.

RACGP NSW and ACT Faculty Chair Dr Elizabeth Marles said it was concerning that there has been no consultation with the general practice community or the GPs in the local area prior to these positions being approved.

Top of nursing job in Buffalo

There are a number of nursing services and agencies in Buffalo who have painstakingly been committed to serve the community for a better and healthier tomorrow. These health units have contributed significantly to the welfare of the sick and aged and helped build a strong moral bonding within the community. New technological advancement in the [...]

Numerous nursing jobs in Grady Health Centre

Nursing is one of the most lucrative careers in USA landscape. Nursing job is one of the major professions that help Atlanta’s legacy stand high. Atlanta, in USA has gained a leading position in all the fields including medical, healthcare, software, shipping and other industries. Atlanta is well known for its multi specialty hospitals [...]

Nursing job in Grady Health Center

Nursing is one of the most lucrative careers in USA landscape. Nursing job is one of the major professions that help Atlanta’s legacy stand high. Atlanta, in USA has gained a leading position in all the fields including medical, healthcare, software, shipping and other industries. Atlanta is well known for its multi specialty hospitals and [...]

Nursing job in Marlow Manor

Marlow Manor believes in providing personalized assistance and supportive health care attention to all its patients. It is staffed by an expert team of nursing professionals who are the best in the industry. Offering a continuum of health services, its tailors itself to meet individual needs of every patient. Dedicated to bring progressive individual care [...]