New York nurses are going to play a key role in forming and implementing safe hospital staffing policies. On June 18, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that will require all general hospitals in the state to establish clinical staffing […]
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PRNewswire/ — On June 17 the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP), the largest professional membership organization representing the nation’s 325,000 licensed nurse practitioners (NPs), unveiled a new national advertising campaign highlighting the stories of real patients whose lives were saved by
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On June 10, National Nurses United welcomed the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Emerging Infectious Diseases to ensure safe workplaces for nurses and other frontline health care workers as “an important step forward
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“American Nurse Heroes”, produced by the American Nurses Association (ANA), Al Roker Entertainment (ARE), and HealthCom Media, premieres on Thursday, June 24 at 8:00 PM ET, on Discovery Life. The special will feature inspiring true stories of nurses who selflessly
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Working as a long-term care nurse at VA, you’ll help provide a home away from home for Veterans needing around-the-clock skilled nursing care VA’s community living centers are a home away from home for Veterans in need of around-the-clock skilled
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It’s well-known—among nurses, at least—that myriads of nurses first recognize their calling when family members or they themselves are being cared for in a hospital. (So, every time you visit the bedside of a young person, you might be “pollinating”
In honor of National Nurses Month and in celebration of VHA’s 75th anniversary, VA thanks its nurses and highlights nursing career opportunities VA nurses make a profound impact on the lives of Veterans every day – and this has never
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The health care field is pivoting to adopt improved telehealth services wherever possible in the wake of COVID-19 and a broad virtual shift. Telehealth can be a tool for nurses to expand their expertise and bring greater flexibility to patient
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It’s taken two years and $1.2 million to get Rhode Island’s 911 system ready to provide CPR and other medical instructions to callers. The system should be working in June. Rhode Island is the last state in New England to
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I started my career as a nurse 35 years ago. Thirteen of those years I spent up in the air as a flight nurse, responding via helicopter to the most urgent calls. We responded to accidents, shootings, strokes, heart attacks,
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