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SANE Nurses: Where Nursing and Justice Intersect It’s a stressful job, but it’s also an important one. Nurses in a program called SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) specialize in dealing with rape victims. Nurses such as Barbra Chikowore know how to put these patients at ease, from introducing her...
Read more →Nursing Positions Remain Vacant The Cook County Health and Hospitals system in Illinois has numerous vacant positions — estimates range from 800 to 1415 — but even in this period of high unemployment, the positions remain unfilled. The New York Times examined why that is: According to Marisa Kollias...
Read more →Study: When Nurses are Safer, Patients are Safer Making the workplace better for nurses turns out to not only benefit them, but their patients as well. United Press International reports: Dr. Jennifer Taylor of the Drexel University School of Public Health found the safety climate was associated wit...
Read more →Managing Emotions Under Pressure Negative emotions regarding your own personal life can affect your compassion for, and care of, your patients. As a nurse, part of your job is to heal with yourself. Your attitude, your feelings, and your touch can all directly impact the health of your patient. So h...
Read more →“Doctor” Title For Nurses? Nurses earning their doctorates are causing headaches for some in the medical profession. After years of study and successful defense of their dissertation, nurses who want to be called ‘doctor’ are getting push back from physicians who believe that title belongs only to s...
Read more →Advantages of Being a Travel Nurse For some people, the thought of traveling to different places, meeting new people and still getting the chance to use their well-developed nursing skills is exciting and attractive. A great sense of adventure combined with a determined attitude make a career as a t...
Read more →Nursing Side-Steps Unemployment Crisis There’s no denying that the economic struggles in the U.S. have made it difficult for some professionals to find work, and that the U.S. unemployment rate remains high. Despite these trends, careers in the medical field continue to be highly regarded for their...
Read more →A Nurse Agency Can Be a Valuable Resource To launch an ultimately successful job search, you will need to make use of every available resource, including the use of a nurse agency. Listed below are the top seven ways recruiters can provide an added boost to your job search. Chance to Apply for Non-A...
Read more →Nurse Licensure Compact 101 Before the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), practicing physically or electronically in more than one state meant having to apply for an RN or LPN/VN nursing license in every state in which you practiced. This was a costly and time consuming process. Thanks to the Nurse Lice...
Read more →Debt Default Could Impact Health Care Congress is negotiating trillions of dollars in budget cuts as a condition for authorizing a raise in the debt ceiling. The deadline for the raise is August 2nd and, according to the Treasury Department, if the raise is not approved, the U.S. will not be able to...
Read more →Dealing With Obesity In the U.S. Obesity is a problem in every state in America according to U.S. obesity trend data released Tuesday, July 19th, by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest data shows that the rate of obesity in the United States continues to increase. Twelve of t...
Read more →Employers Offering On-site Clinics In an effort to curb rising health care costs, major employers across the country are opening their own health centers where doctors and nurses provide medical care to their workers. This cost cutting strategy has been adopted by dozens of companies; usually large...
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