Nurse Organization Issues White Paper for International Traveler Health Safeguards 808 million people travelled internationally in 2005. Americans made almost 62 million trips abroad in 2004, which translates to about 1 in every 5 U.S. residents. With the increasing number of people travelling inter...
Read more →Nurse Shortage Continues… But some states move forward to lessen the burden It is not exactly a stop-the-presses kind of news story because it’s not exactly new. But it continues to be a serious enough issue to warrant frequent coverage: the nurse shortage continues, threatening safe and effective d...
Read more →Saluting Army Nurses All nurses are precious and they work hard to save lives. Yet, some perhaps work even harder because they work not within the safe confines of a hospital in urban America but out there in the battlefield, braving not only fatigue and despair but bombs and bullets as well. We are...
Read more →National Survey Reveals Nurses’ Concern About Injectable Medication Errors The results of a new national study should come as no surprise to any seasoned nurse or healthcare worker. The study found out that a great majority of the medication errors arise from mislabelling of the safety syringes used...
Read more →Should Nurses be Paid by Pharmaceutical Companies to Visit Patients? It is an intricate situation… Most states or local administrative regions do not have enough funds to check up and monitor all those who need medical treatment, especially those suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes and ast...
Read more →More Nurses in Decision Making Roles – Prospects and Challenges Nurses have always been at the front lines of the “healthcare battle field” more so than anybody else. They are the ones in close touch with patients and their families. They are the ones who are holding the pulse of the healthcare syst...
Read more →Nurses Need More User-Friendly Technology Solutions Nurses work hard yet most of the time they are also painfully aware that working hard in itself is not enough to communicate well with other actors within the healthcare system plus patients and their families, to avoid errors, administer the right...
Read more →Nurse Patient Ratios: A Cookie Cutter Won’t Fix The Problem Staffing ratio debates have been going on for a number of years now. States like California have already ratified such ratios but without adding any real teeth to the law. Massachusetts has been battling for more than a year trying to get l...
Read more →NCSBN Invitational Forum The National Council State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) convened an Invitational Forum today to collaborate with more than a dozen organizations. The purpose, to discuss the role that state boards of nursing play in the regulation of nursing education. The NCSBN was armed with...
Read more →It’s Time To Unite Having attended the National Council State Board of Nursing annual convention this month, I was once again reminded of the divisiveness of the nursing profession and the importance for us, at all levels of practice, to come together with a united voice. I know that it seems an imp...
Read more →Three Years to Redefine Insanity I once thought that travel nursing was something I could never do. I suppose there is no rational reason why I had come to that conclusion, but after my family had grown and left the home, I realized I had more time on my hands. Frankly, I was getting bored and wante...
Read more →Tips for a Dynamic Email Cover Letter Just as certain secrets can help you write a dynamic cover letter, there are also key strategies for sending email cover letters. Here are those strategies. Know the rules of a dynamic cover letter. Before you even think of sending an email cover letter, first m...
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