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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Student Nurse Prospects Get One Stop Application
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has instituted a new centralized application process meant to help fill nursing school vacancies with students who would be turned away from the schools to which they would ordinarily apply. Nurses Get … Continue reading
Posted in nursing education
Tagged AACN, application, nursing education, nursing school, students
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5 Swine Flu Resources for Nursing Patients
Nurses and nursing students often get put to the test with health related questions from their patients, family members, neighbors and sometimes perfect strangers. With the recent news hype surrounding the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and parts of the … Continue reading
Posted in nursing education, RN on the side, RN tips
Tagged CDC, FDA, influenza, NIH, online resources, patient education, swine flu
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5 Things Nurses Need to Know About Swine Flu
The U.S. and world news media outlets are all buzzing with talk about the Swine Flu. As is usually the case, they have very little to say despite they are talking about it for 5 or 10 minutes every hour. … Continue reading
Posted in nursing education, RN on the side
Tagged infection control, news, news media, patient education, prevention, public health, swine flu
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Nurses Active in Health Care Reform Initiative
The California Nurses Association (CNA, the largest nursing union in the U.S.) is releasing a national advertising campaign and initiative in Congress to support a patient and health focused system. The CNA/National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) is proposing a paradigm … Continue reading
Posted in RN on the side
Tagged California Nurses Association, congress, health care, NNOC, reform
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Zofran and Episode 77
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Welcome to Episode 77 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. And, the founding site for the all new NursingTopStudent.com site, check it out now! Listen to the show! Right Click to download (Macs Option … Continue reading
Posted in nursing show podcasts
Tagged anti-emetic, medication review, nausea, nursing tips, ondansetron, vomiting, zofran
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Proper Labeling Helps Nurses Provide Safe Care
An alarming story out of the UK reminds all of us how easily nursing care mistakes can be made if careful procedures are not followed each and every time patient care is rendered. Infant Fed Fabric Softener in NICU A … Continue reading
Posted in pediatrics for nurses, RN tips
Tagged neonatal care, nicu, pediatrics for nurses, safety, system
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Nurses Focus on 'Building Healthier Communities'
Ambulatory Care Nurses Focus on ‘Building Healthier Communities’ at Annual Conference Pitman, NJ – More than 580 nurses gathered for the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN - www.aaacn.org) 34th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, March 26-30, 2009. The … Continue reading
Posted in nurse career guide
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Pain Assessment Tools and Episode 76
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Welcome to Episode 76 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. And, the founding site for the all new NursingTopStudent.com site, check it out now! Listen to the show! Right Click to download (Macs Option … Continue reading
Posted in nursing show podcasts
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Nursing Communication and More at Change of Shift
Kim McAllister’s Emergiblog has this week’s change of shift offering. Lot’s of great entries over the last two weeks in the Nursing Blog community. Check out the Change of Shift article here at the Emergiblog RN Communication Lapses Included in … Continue reading
Posted in RN on the side
Tagged blog world, blogworld, change of shift, emergiblog, health bloggers, Kim McAllister, med blog, new media expo, nursing blog
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