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Can You Help A Student Nurse Today? by Kathy Q. Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:30pm A student has placed an URGENT request for information from BSN nurses on The Nursing Site Forum. If you can help today, please join and respond. Thanks! Read on »

Biggest Nursing Strike in US Begins Today in Minnesota – Judge in California Prohibits Nurses from Participating but Not B by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 10 Jun 2010 9:57am This is big as 12,000 nurses are on strike today. We talk about patient safety and nobody sees that more than the nurses who are the constants we rely on at the hospital today. Around 10,000 nurses were going to participate today in California until a judge said they could not, so in exchange nurses will be holding rallies in Californi ... Read on »

NursingSIteNetwork Will Close Today by Kathy Q. Registered Nurse

Posted Fri 20 Aug 2010 12:00am I'm sorry to say that the Nursing Site Network at Ning.com will close today. Ning.com has decided to charge for hosting these networks and at this time I cannot see my way to charge readers to join to cover the costs, so have decided to let it go. We have The Nursing Site Forum hosted on Google for those of you interested in communicating w ... Read on »

Minding Our Elders on NPR Today - Putting Mom In a Nursing Home by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Wed 21 Apr 2010 12:00am Today, at 3:00 p.m. ET, on NPR's Talk of the Nation, columnist Amy Dickinson and I will discuss the trials of putting an elder in a nursing home. Amy is in the process of doing this with her mother. I will be talking with her about the process and the differing scenarios from my own life, as well as from my position as editor-in-chie ... Read on »

Today one of the home care nurse... by Emily T. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 9:31pm Today one of the home care nurses from the Brompton came round to pick up bits and pieces of equipment I was still hogging. It was only when I came to get a bag together that I realised I actually had a fair bit of stuff lying around. Abby and I put everything together, and it was just so weird sorting through it all. Oxygen masks, (one used whic ... Read on »

Observations About Today's Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative Annual Summit. Most Important: The Value of Magic Nurse by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 22 Oct 2009 10:02pm The Disease Management Care Blog spent an extremely rewarding day at the Washington DC Primary Care Patient Centered Collaborative's Annual Summit on the Patient Centered Medical Home. It caught up with colleagues, got some valuable scientific updates and got to share in the growing enthusiasm for a very compelling approach to care. It also grabb ... Read on »

Nursing@Georgetown Online Info Session Scheduled Today by lcs32 Posted Wed 28 Sep 2011 12:53pm Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies invites prospective applicants to its online master’s nursing program — Nursing@Georgetown — to attend an online information session today, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. (EST). Georgetown admissions counselors will walk attendees through program requirements and the dynamic learning platform, ... Read on »

TODAY at 6:30 pm: Dr. Dean’s Emergency Call with Nurses and Doctors by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Jul 2009 10:17pm Are you a nurse or doctor? Dr. Howard Dean wants to talk with you about the important role you’ll play in the healthcare debate taking place in Washington. Dr. Dean has issued an emergency conference call to be held today at 6:30 pm EDT. If you’d like to be a part of it, read on. Via [...] Read on »

Dress Codes for Nurses? by Teresa K. Patient Expert

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2008 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:34pm This is a follow up to my previous post, Pajamas at Work, concerning hospital nurses dress codes, or lack there of. I'm an ANA member and, as such, receive their journal, American Nurse Today. The most recent issue highlights a study done by nurses at the Winchester (Virginia) Medical Center concerning patient preferences concerning t ... Read on »

Nurse’s Week 2010 by Victoria Powell Posted Fri 07 May 2010 12:00am Image via Wikipedia Nurses Week is celebrated each year from May 6th til May 12th, which is the birthday date of . We all know that nursing today is nothing like it was 100 years ago, right? Just for fun, there is a link to a graduating class from 1910 . The truth is, I did start this post thinking about ho ... Read on »