- Lack Of Flexibility Drives Nurses' Move To Temporary Working, UK By : Nursing News
A lack of flexibility in permanent jobs drives nurses to take up bank or agency working, according to a new report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). - RCN Welcomes Appointment Of New Director General Of NHS Workforce, UK By : Nursing News
Commenting on the appointment of Clare Chapman as Director General of NHS Workforce, Janet Davies, Royal College of Nursing Executive Director of Service Delivery, said: - Strikes, Staffing Shortages Result In Hospitals Paying More For Replacement Nurses By : Nursing News
As the "number of strikes at hospitals inches up this year and a shortage of nurses create a supply crunch," many hospitals "are paying replacement nurses as much as $50 an hour in some cases and as much as $90 an hour for overtime," the Wall Street Journal reports. - Work-family Conflict Common Among Registered Nurses, Study Shows By : Nursing News
In a national survey of registered nurses, half reported chronic interference of work with their home lives, such as being unable to spend the time they wanted with their families, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. - Washington, D.C., Officials Apply For Federal Grant To Add More Nurses To Schools By : Nursing News
Washington, D.C. officials, in conjunction with Children's National Medical Center, are seeking a $7 million CMS grant to help place school nurses at 75% of the district's public and charter schools by early 2007, the Washington Post reports. - Painful Breastfeeding Sparks Creation of Patented Breastfeeding Device By : Health News
Nursing Essentials(TM), LLC, a North Carolina-based firm that designs innovative medical devices for nursing mothers, announced that it has developed the Nursing Essentials Protector(TM) and the Nursing Essentials Nipple Protector(TM), for nursing mothers experiencing significant pain during feeding. The Nursing Essentials(TM) products help to lessen pain and protect the nipple (and areola) from re-injury, facilitating the healing process. - Rutgers College Of Nursing Professor To Be Inducted Into RAAA Hall Of Fame By : Nursing News
Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member Robert Atkins will be inducted into the Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance (RAAA) Hall of Fame on Sept. 30 at the Busch Campus Faculty Dining Room in Piscataway, N.J. - 58% Of Older Hospital Patients Have Problems Eating And 31% Leave Most Of Their Meal By : Nursing News
Older patients need greater support, fewer interruptions and more sensitive care at mealtimes, according to research published in the October issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing. - RCN Calls For Nursing Care Homes To Be Fully Funded By NHS, UK By : Nursing News
Commenting at the end of the consultation on the Department of Health's Proposed National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-Funded Nursing care in England, Dr Beverly Malone, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said: - Local Nursing Students Receive $140,500 in Scholarships By : Health News
Kaiser Permanente announced today that 85 local nursing students from more than 40 Southern California colleges will receive a total of $140,500 in scholarship funds to help meet expenses and complete their education. - Royal College Of Nursing Appoints New General Secretary, UK By : Nursing News
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is delighted to announce the appointment of its new General Secretary, Dr Peter Carter OBE. - American Nurses Association Rejects NLRB Decision To Block Nurses' Freedom To Unionize By : Nursing News
The American Nurses Association (ANA) denounced today's decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Oakwood Healthcare to broaden the definition of “supervisor,” saying it could effectively deprive hundreds of thousands of registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses of their right to choose to impact their work environment through collective bargaining. - NLRB Ruling Hurts Nurses And Patients, USA By : Nursing News
Registered nurses gathered for the annual convention of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) today sharply criticized a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that may deprive "charge nurses" of their right to join a union. - Federal Ruling Impedes Nursing Care, US By : Nursing News
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has strongly criticized a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that jeopardizes the rights of some registered nurses to belong to a union. - Nursing Schools Reject Increased Number Of Applicants Over Lack Of Faculty Members By : Nursing News
Nursing schools nationwide rejected more than 41,000 qualified applicants in 2005, compared with 33,000 in 2004 and 18,000 in 2003, and three out of four schools attributed the increased rejections in large part to an insufficient number of faculty members, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, USA Today reports. - Middlesex County College Partners With Raritan Bay Medical Center To Create New Nursing Program By : Nursing News
Middlesex County College and Raritan Bay Medical Center have developed a new associate degree nursing program that will admit 110 prospective nurses each year. The students will take classes at Middlesex and participate in clinical experiences at the medical center. - Surrey Academic Named President Of The Association Of Psychosexual Nursing By : Nursing News
Dr Helen Allan, from the Centre for Research in Nursing and Midwifery Education, at the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, has been invited to accept the position of President of the Association of Psychosexual Nursing. - Number Of Nurses Increasing Slightly; New Regional-level Data Illustrates Differences Across Canada By : Nursing News
The number of regulated nurses employed in Canada increased by 2.0% between 2004 and 2005, from 315,121 to 321,590, according to a new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The workforce included 251,675 registered nurses (RNs), representing 78.3% of the total, 64,951 (20.2%) licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and 4,964(1.5%) registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs). (RPN is a regulated profession in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.) - Genetic And Genomic Nursing Competencies Endorsed By Nursing Organizations, USA By : Nursing News
The American Nurses Association, the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses, the National Human Genome Research Institute, the National Cancer Institute, and the Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, have partnered to host a consensus panel of key experts and representatives of organizations to delineate essential genetic and genomic competencies for all registered nurses. - Link Between Nurse Numbers And Patient Mortality By : Nursing News
Patients staying in hospitals where there are fewer nurses on the wards are more likely to die or experience complications, according to a major new study launched at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The independent study – the first of its kind in the UK - mirrors the findings of US research by establishing a direct link between the number of nurses working on wards and patients' chances of recovery and survival. - NHS Redundancies Hit Patient Care, Royal College Of Nursing, UK By : Nursing News
RCN response to release of Department of Health NHS redundancy figures. - Nationwide Registered Nurse Shortage Persists By : Nursing News
The New York Daily News on Thursday examined the U.S. job market for registered nurses, where demand is "outpacing supply, with over a million U.S. vacancies expected by 2012." The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that as a result of demand for registered nurses, nursing will be the fastest growing industry nationwide for the next five years. - Under 18s Spell Out What They Need To Enjoy Quality Of Life On A Ventilator By : Nursing News
Healthcare professionals need to develop greater understanding of the quality of life issues facing the growing number of children who use a portable mechanical ventilator to help them breathe, according to research in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing. - The Science Of Nursing: The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Develops Pediatric Nursing Research By : Nursing News
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that Sharon Barton, APRN-BC, Ph.D., Kathleen Philbin, R.N., Ph.D., Katherine Finn Davis, R.N., Ph.D., and Elizabeth Ely, R.N., Ph.D., have joined Children's Hospital to lead and support the development of the Hospital's pediatric nursing research program. - The Science Of Nursing: The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Develops Pediatric Nursing Research By : Nursing News
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that Sharon Barton, APRN-BC, Ph.D., Kathleen Philbin, R.N., Ph.D., Katherine Finn Davis, R.N., Ph.D., and Elizabeth Ely, R.N., Ph.D., have joined Children's Hospital to lead and support the development of the Hospital's pediatric nursing research program. - Leadership Training Set For California Prison Nurses By : Nursing News
The Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) and the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care (CINHC) announced an agreement with the California Department of Corrections to present "Foundations for Leadership Excellence" for nurse leaders working in the state's prison system. - RCN Calls For More Time For NHS Trusts Gripped By Financial Crisis, UK By : Nursing News
NHS trusts need more time and support to be able to regain financial stabilityrather than being forced to take drastic measures to balance the books by the end of the financial year, said the RCN today. - Nurses Are The Worst Paid Public Sector Professionals, Says RCN, UK By : Nursing News
Nurses are the worst paid professional group working in the public sector, according to new evidence from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) released today (Tuesday 21st November, 2006). The RCN is calling for nurses to be given a morale-boosting pay award in 2007 to help bridge the current pay gap with police officers and teachers. - November Nursing News And Research Briefs By : Nursing News
According to an article this month in Journal of Addictions Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing researchers Diane McFadden, MSN, MPH, RN; Joan Kub, PhD, RN; and Sheila Fitzgerald, PhD, MSN find First Responders- police officers, firefighters, and Emergency Services personnel-who come in contact with clandestine methamphetamine labs in the course of their job, are at risk for numerous health problems. - Mississippi Hospitals, Nursing Schools, Using Innovative Tactics To Address Nurse Shortage By : Nursing News
Hospitals and nursing schools in northeast Mississippi are "finding creative ways" to address a nurse shortage affecting the U.S., the AP/Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports. - New Guide Designed For Eldercare Service Providers And Trainers By : Nursing News
Nursesbooks.org, the publishing program of ANA has just released a dynamic, new practical guide created from interviews with nurses, educators, doctors, social workers, chaplains and long-term care administrators. Transformation Eldercare and its companion Facilitator's Guide are presents a wide array of practical concepts, resources, and higher education and training programs which can be applied to professional practice and for individual care givers of the elderly. - USC Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly To Join California Nurses Association By : Nursing News
Capping a period of remarkable growth of unionization by registered nurses in downtown Los Angeles - Solution to nursing shortage By : morris jean
Hospitals all over the United States for years have experienced a shortage in nurses, nurse administrators, nurse managers and nurse practitioners. However,, the shortage doesn't appear to be getting any better. - House Calls Make a Comeback By : Michael Nowling
Unless you were around in the 1950's you probably don't know that it was common to see a man carrying a small black bag knock on a neighbor's door. Who would it have been? Today you might think, insurance salesman, Amway salesman or even political office seeker. Would it surprise you to know that it was the family doctor?
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