Northern Nevada Nurses of Achievement Awards.(State
Activities)
Recognizing the need to shine a spotlight on a profession founded
over 150 years ago by nurse Florence Nightingale, the Northern Nevada
Nurses of Achievement Committee was formed in 1999. The goal . . .
National Black Nurses Association elects new president--Dr Debra
Toney.(State Activities)(Brief article)
The National Black Nurses Association elected Debra A. Toney, PhD,
RN as its 10th National President. Dr. Toney is honored to have been
elected to represent Black nurses in this country.
. . .
Nevada Nurses Association annual convention save these
dates--September 22 & 23, 2008.(State Activities)
The 2008 NNA Convention will be held in conjunction with the UNLV
School of Nursing's Second Annual Multi-cultural Conference. This
conference will provide a forum for understanding personal . . .
Mary Lou Minor--first prize raffle winner.(State
Activities)(Brief article)
On our request our big raffle winner has provided a little insight
of her background and her home town. Enjoy her comments.
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McDermitt is a small western town situated at . . .
NNA 2007 raffle winners--congratulation.(State Activities)(Nevada
Nurses Association)(Brief article)
Mary Lou Minor, McDermitt, NV First prize $1000
Mildred Glaw, Sparks Second Prize $500
Doris Long Socorro, New Mexico Third Prize $500
Janet Bryant, Gardnerville, NV $160 Software . . .
The ANA unveils Election Action Center.(American Nurses
Association)(Brief article)
ANA proudly introduces its Election 2008 Action Center--a one-stop
resource on the ANA website where nurses can learn more about the
candidates running for the White House, as well as the electoral . . .
ANA's virtual voting booth--to a computer near you.(American
Nurses Association )(Brief article)
No matter where you turn these days, everyone seems to have an
opinion on who will be our country's next President. Soon ANA
members will have the opportunity to vote for the candidates . . .
NNA president's message.(Nevada Nurses Association)(Brief
article)
2008 will be an exciting year for Nevada and the nursing
profession. For the first time Nevada will have a voice in the process
of choosing the candidates that will eventually become the . . .
ICE campaign--"In Case of Emergency".(Nursing
Practice--News You Can Use)
If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the
people attending us would have our mobile phone, but wouldn't know
who to contact from the list on your cell phone.
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Older adults and illegal drugs.(Nursing Practice--News You Can
Use)(Report)
Katherine E Schlaerth MD Geriatrics Aging. 2007; 10(6):361-364. [c]
2007 1453987 Ontario Ltd
Older adults and illegal drug use is a topic which all clinicians
should assess during patient . . .
Malpractice suits against nurses on the rise.(Nursing
Practice--News You Can Use)(Report)
This article by Catherine Domrose is worth the reading as it
discusses issues concerning malpractice suits against nurses and
suggestions for alleviating the possibility of being sued. Because . . .
Avoiding malpractice: lead, not follow!(Nursing Practice--News
You Can Use)(Viewpoint essay)
Nurses are professionals. Nurses are responsible for their own
actions. No matter what an employer asks, no matter what a physician
orders and no matter what everyone else is doing, if you are a . . .
Update on stroke care.(Nursing Practice--News You Can
Use)
On rounds you find that your patient has a change in mental status
suggestive of a stroke. Care for the stroke patient has changed a lot in
the past few years; and what you learned in nursing . . .
Wounded Warrior Project.(Nursing Practice--News You Can
Use)(Public notice)
www.woundedwarriorproject.org
The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is to raise public
awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of severely
injured troops. WWP accomplishes . . .
Survey highlights problems caused by insomnia in RNs.(Nursing
Practice--News You Can Use)(Brief article)
More than a quarter of nurses suffer from insomnia. More than 12%
have trouble falling asleep, and a third have difficulty staying asleep,
Cupertino, Calif., consulting firm Alertness Solutions . . .
Nurse's role in reducing avoidable hospitalizations in home
health.(Nursing Practice--News You Can Use)
According to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) national
Home Health Compare data (http://www.cms. hhs.gov), more than one in
four home health Medicare patient episodes will result in an acute . . .
Does your hospital have a plan to prevent VTE? Prevention and
care of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).(Nursing Practice--News You C
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the most common preventable
causes of death in the hospital setting. VTE refers to both deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). According to . . .
Foot and nail class par excellence.(Nursing Practice--News You
Can Use)
"Nurses can make a difference" that was the motto and
goal of the presenter for the Foot and Nail Class in Carson City in
August.
Shelly Burdette Taylor RN-BC, MSN, CECN, CFCN, PhDc from San . . .
A great opportunity--foot care nursing.(Nursing Practice--News
You Can Use)(Personal account)
When people cannot get their shoe on, especially seniors, they
don't get out, they don't exercise, they eventually get
isolated. To me it is an extension of good health care and nurses are
all . . .
Use of insulin pen may save diabetics thousands of
dollars.(Nursing Practice--News You Can Use)(Report)
Diabetics who need to switch from oral medications to insulin could
reduce their annual healthcare costs up to $17,000 by using an insulin
pen instead of a syringe to deliver their daily dose of . . .
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