When diaster strikes, your community needs you.(Nursing
Practice--News You Can Use)
Historically, medical professionals and citizens are anxious to
volunteer following large-scale emergencies or disasters in their
community. Spontaneous volunteers are often unfamiliar with . . .
Get a free "diabetes care guide".(Nursing
Practice--News You Can Use)(Brief article)
American College of Physicians has launched a free, interactive
Diabetes Portal, with physician tools and disease management resources
for patients in English and Spanish.
A Team-Based Practice . . .
Lord of the Rings technology to help map wounds.(Nursing
Practice--News You Can Use)
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Technology developed in Canterbury, England and used to bring The
Lord of the Rings character Gollum to life is being employed in mapping
serious wounds. (scanned wax . . .
Medicare and Medicaid Service announced that as of: October 2008,
it will no longer reimburse hospitals for treating preventable
Excerpts from: Wall Street Journal Sept 5, 2007
Hospitals around the country are scrambling to put new programs in
place to prevent pressure ulcers after the federal Centers for Medicare
and . . .
Nursing--a great choice for a man.(Men In
Nursing)(Column)
Advantages in being a male nurse are many and not much different
than the advantages for women. The biggest thing I can see is the fact
that with a minimum amount of education (two years) you can . . .
Men choose nursing.(Men In Nursing)(Editorial)
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A recent article in the local Reno paper was titled "Number of
Local Males Nurses Increases." The author was trying to show why
men chose nursing as a career; sadly she . . .
American Holistic Nurses Association releases newly revised scope
and standards for holistic nursing.(Hospice Nursing)
The American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) has just released
the newly revised Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, the
first such revision since 2005. Co-published with the . . .
Palliative care is the job of every hospital.(Hospice
Nursing)
Advances in modern medicine have resulted in unprecedented gains in
human longevity. But the fact is that eventually most adults will
develop chronic illnesses with which they may live for years. . . .
Hospice nursing--an incredible gift.(Hospice Nursing)
Hospice nursing has been an incredible gift to me in so many ways!
From the first day of my employment as a hospice nurse, I have
considered my job as a hospice nurse case manager to be my . . .
Crossing disciplinary boundaries in end-of-life
education.(Hospice Nursing)
There is a tremendous need to educate professional nurses and other
health care providers in the care of the dying person. Both nurses and
physicians have begun to recognize the need to cross . . .
The journey.(Hospice Nursing)(Personal account)
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My journey as a Parish Nurse, and my current work for Barton
Memorial Hospital--Hospice of the Valley began many years ago, when bed
baths and back rubs were the norm. . . .
Faith community nursing.(Parish Nursing)
Faith community nursing (also known as parish nursing) is the
specialized practice of professional nursing that focuses on the
intentional care of the spirit as a part of the process of . . .
The joys of a Parish Nurse.(Parish Nursing)
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You may ask yourself, what is a parish nurse? Parish nursing is a
unique, specialized practice of professional nursing that focuses on the
promotion of health within the . . .
Health care in the church.(Parish Nursing)
Parish Nursing is a relatively new but very old specialty in
nursing. New, in the sense that the American Nurses Association
recognizes it as a specialty, has designated standards of care, . . .
Parish Nursing--an RN in faith community.(Parish Nursing)(Brief
article)
A faith community nurse attends to both the physical and the
spiritual needs of members of the parish, treating patients holistically
in a ways that are unavailable in traditional nursing settings. . . .
CE explores lateral violence: nurse against nurse.(State and
National News)(Brief article)
Violence between and among workers is not unusual today. In health
care, violence is a growing problem among nurses, as well as other
disciplines. This independent study module focuses on lateral . . .
Nevada Cancer Institute's just move it program reaches more
than 350 Nevada American Indians: program provides an opportunity to
Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) is encouraging Nevada's
American Indians to get healthy and active through the Just Move It
campaign, having already enrolled more than 350 participants this . . .
A "radical" review of an ANA article.(State and
National News)
In the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
American Nurse Today, the March 2007 article titled, Why Must I Make a
Service Commitment?, missed an opportunity to inspire new . . .
National trends to consider--major forces of change.(State and
National News)
A recent report issued by the Council of State Governments (CSG)
focuses on ten trends that analysts, state policy experts, state
government leaders and business professionals have identified as . . .
New nursing residency program seeks to increase retention and
improve patient care.(State and National News)
Southern Nevada's newest registered nurse graduates will be
better prepared to meet the needs of area hospital patients, thanks to a
year-long nursing residency pilot program developed by UNLV . . .
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