VA nursing academy.(Specialty Focus)
To help address the nation's nursing shortage and ensure
health care for a growing number of veterans, the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is expanding the VA Nursing Academy's . . .
Military nurses--research support available government
group.(Specialty Focus)
Armed Forces nurses develop special skills and protocols dealing
with combat injuries that can influence civilian nursing care as well.
The TriService Nursing Research Program, funded by the . . .
CMS rule on three hospital-acquired.(National)
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
added three new "hospital-acquired conditions" (HACs), in the
final rule for the Medicare acute care inpatient prospective . . .
Flu vaccination challenge.(National)
Did you know that the current national average of health care
workers who get vaccinated against the flu is only 42 percent? We can
not continue to vaccinate only a small percentage of caregivers . . .
JCAHO rules to address diversity, language, health
literacy.(National)
The Joint Commission plans to revise hospital accreditation
standards to include diversity, language and health literacy
requirements for patient care processes. The commission won't tell
hospitals . . .
Workplace abuse: a glossary of violence.(Focus Nursing
Issues)
Recently I attended a local meeting of Holistic Health Nurses held
at a Bed and Breakfast in York Beach, ME. It was my first meeting with
this group and we followed a brief welcome meditation with . . .
Infection control requirements for dialysis facilities and
clarification regarding guidance on parenteral medication vials.(Focu
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the
Federal Register its final rule on Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage
Renal Disease (ESRD) Facilities (1). The rule establishes . . .
The inhospitable hospital: no peace, no quiet.(Focus Nursing
Issues)
Stokowski addresses the continuing concern of noisy hospital
environments. She begins by defining the sound levels, measured as
decibels (dB), which describe noise. In human ears, the threshold . . .
Stop bad behavior among health care professionals: (rude
language, hostile behavior threatens safety, quality care).(Focus
Nursi
Health care is a high-stakes, pressure-packed environment that can
test the limits of civility in the workplace. A new alert issued today
by The Joint Commission warns that rude language and . . .
Joint Commission: alert against nurse bullying.(Focus Nursing
Issues)
The Joint Commission has decided to focus on nurse harassment and
bullying, along with lateral violence in the workplace. A problem that
all nurses know exists. This Sentinel Even Alert has . . .
Lateral violence and bullying in the workplace.(Focus Nursing
Issues)
The Center for American Nurses has available online a position
statement on violence and bullying in the workplace. It is an excellent
resources that support the RN in collaborative manner with . . .
HealthInsight to assist healthcare providers improve quality and
safety of care.(Nevada State Legislative Issues)
EDITOR'S NOTE: This press release announces the new contract
between HealthInsight and CMS and reviews the focus of their work with
Nevada
On August 1, 2008 HealthInsight announced a new, . . .
The Four Nevada Initiative Petitions.(Nevada State Legislative
Issues)
These Four Initiative Petitions have been filed and signatures
verified by each of the 17 counties. To qualify for the November ballot,
each petition must have been signed by 10-percent of the . . .
Public perception of nursing careers: the influence of the media
and nursing shortages.(Nevada State Legislative Issues)
Nursing is the backbone of our healthcare delivery system. We face
a formidable shortage of nurses, estimated to be as much as 285,000 in
the next decade. The nursing workforce is aging with an . . .
NNA legislative committee.(Nevada State Legislative
Issues)
This committee has been active between Nevada State legislative
sessions monitoring NV State Interim Health Care Committees'
monthly meetings. The NNA legislative committee meets via . . .
"Do you want your Kids to Smoke".(Nevada State
Legislative Issues)
Protect the Children of Nevada;
There is a need a Non-Smoking Law for Underage Minors (Kids and
Young Adults)
There are many people trying to get Kids to Smoke. They think it is
funny, cool or . . .
More data that nurse--patient ratios make a difference.(Nevada
State Legislative Issues)
In a recent study of survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest
many patient factors were associated with mortality, but only one
hospital factor was associated with increased . . .
Candidates responses to questionnaire from NNA.(NNA State
Activities)
For ease of reference the responses are in alphabetical order.
Bernard "Bernie" Anderson--Assembly District 31
#1 Yes, Voluntary is OK. It is not OK for employers to expect or
appeal to . . .
Can nurses support nurses in a professional impasse?(NNA State
Activities)
For ages District One's primary purpose was to provide
scholarships for the 3-schools in Northern Nevada and with the help of
the raffle we are still able to provide them. Since I've been on
the . . .
Nurses support Make a wish--Duck Race.(NNA State
Activities)
NNA District #1 participated in the fund-raiser for the Make-A-Wish
Foundation of Northern Nevada. We were pleased to support the Great
Truckee River Duck Race which was held on August 24, 2008 at . . .
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