Nursing

Nursing

Strikes, shortages, low pay, overworking -- nursing as an industry has become embattled of late. This wikizine will keep track of the latest trends and news in the profession. It's also the place for those considering nursing as a career... [more]

Strikes, shortages, low pay, overworking -- nursing as an industry has become embattled of late. This wikizine will keep track of the latest trends and news in the profession. It's also the place for those considering nursing as a career. What does it take? What schools? How does one get into the profession from nursing school?

You'll also find discussions inspired by the nursing career. How to handle patient issues, how to integrate your home life and career -- anything you would like to discuss that pertains to nursing, bring it here to the the nursing wikizine.

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Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant can be a head start of your health care career, which can further turn into a stepping stone in your alleyway of developing into a successful Registered Nurse.  
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A registered nurse at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown has been recognized for integrity, enthusiasm and exemplary concern for patients and their families.James Baker was awarded the Henry Allen Moe Prize, which was presented during a nursing event at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown earlier this month.  
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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applications to the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at MGH Institute of Health Professions have increased for the second consecutive year. The number of people who have applied to become a Registered Nurse (RN) at the Boston graduate school rose more than 7% for the class that will begin in May 2010. This follows last year’s applicant pool that increased more than 65% just one year after the 14...  
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Baby boomers could lead to a nursing shortage while felons receive care in Chicago nursing homes. CNNMoney reports: "Baby boomers are getting older and will require more care than ever, taxing an already strained nursing system. America has had a nursing shortage for years, said Peter Buerhaus, workforce analyst at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tenn. But by 2025, the country will be facing a shortfall of 260...  
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It is predicted that there is going to be a huge nursing shortage as the baby boomers age. This prediction has had many people flooding to colleges and nursing schools to get the training to become licensed nurses.Contributor: Denise NuttallPublished: Dec 26, 2009  
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Julie Collins, Registered Nurse for Harrison Medical Center, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing. Ms. Collins is currently in her second year of nursing and is working on her first year at Harrison Medical Center. An expert in patient care, she oversees care for four to six patients as a night shift nurse on the medical-surgical floor. She became involved in nursing...  
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EDMOND — State Regents for Higher Education on Thursday gave approval for a new doctor of nursing practice degree at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.The doctoral degree program aims to help nurses that already have master’s degrees become nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, health care administrators, certified nurse midwives and certified registered nurse anesthetists.Read more on NewsOK.com  
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The goal is to bridge the gap between the manufacturer and the customers, ensuring that the great quality of Landau nursing scrubs reach the right people whom these clothes were made for. Physicians and nurses will be able to benefit from topnotch fabrics tailored to clothe them with true comfort, while making sure they look professional and smart. Wide selection of Landau scrub tops, pants, jackets and lab coats are kept readily available for...  
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CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/13/09 -- The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) has published the "2010 NCLEX-RN® Detailed Test Plan" and has posted it to its Web site at https://www.ncsbn.org/1287.htm. Entry into the practice of nursing is regulated by the licensing authorities within each of the NCSBN member boardread more  
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SMITHVILLE -- Wayne Adult School of Practical Nursing, Wayne County Schools Career Center, held commencement at the West Hill Baptist Church in Wooster recently. Opening remarks were presented by graduates Tiffany Confer and Heather Kimes. Nursing faculty members Joan Kanne, RN, BSN, Ellen Hockenberry, RN, Jackie Shrock, RN, BSN, MEd, and Dawn Tresch, RN, presented diplomas, career passports and nursing pins.  
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A shift upward in the number of children treated by hospitals and outpatient facilities nationwide has created a spike in the demand for pediatric nurses, resulting in high pay and exceptional benefits for these positions.  
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Nursing Spectrum/Nurse Week, December 9, 2009 The 150,000-member-strong National Nurses United was officially launched December 8 at a meeting in Phoenix. The union, an amalgamation of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses, and Massachusetts Nurses Association, elected three co-presidents: Karen Higgins, RN; Deborah Burger, RN; and Jean Ross, RN. “We’re ecstatic,” says Ross. “For years...  
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HARTFORD -- Nurses and other health care providers are joining forces with state legislators to try and stop Gov. Jodi Rell from getting rid of the state's licensed practical nursing program.  
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