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Macrolide Antibiotics and Episode 71

Posted on March 13, 2009 by producer
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Welcome to Episode 71 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 →

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Coalition Focuses on Nurses and Change

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Jamie Davis

An unlikely coalition of major organizations and funding has formed to address the nursing shortage.  The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are teaming with other groups nationwide to renew a … Continue reading →

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Nursing Staff Retention and Recruiting Ideas

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Jamie Davis

Last week’s episode of the Nursing Show featured a news article on “Happy Hostpitals and Happy Patients” that looked at staff satisfaction and involvement in patient care and satisfaction.  I talked about managers and hospital CEOs thinking “outside of the … Continue reading →

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Nurse Staff and Student Retention

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Jamie Davis

This past week’s Nursing Show covered a recent news story on how “Happy Hospitals = Happy Patients.”  This story referred to a recent study on patient satisfaction and successful hospital programs.  While it might seem an obvious solution to nurse … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peak at a New Student Nurse Site

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Jamie Davis

Hey, If you are smart enough to be checking out the site right now, then you get an opportunity to take a look at a brand new project and take part in a pretty sweet sneak peak offer. This SPECIAL … Continue reading →

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Nurses See Help From Surgery Checklist

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Jamie Davis

This week I have been focusing on a recent article on the new World Health Organization (WHO) safe surgery initiative and the adoption of the safe surgery checklist that has been released in a recent New England Journal of Medicine … Continue reading →

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Follow Nursing Show Host, Jamie Davis the Podmedic

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Jamie Davis

Follow the Nursing Show Want to keep up with what is going on here at the Nursing Show?  You can follow Nursing Show host, Jamie Davis the Podmedic, and know when new shows are released, updates are posted, and new … Continue reading →

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Canadian RN Shortage Calls For More Practical Nurses

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Jamie Davis

A recent Canadian article looks at changes to health care facility and government spending in order to solve two serious issues facing them: A shortage of registered nurses (RNs) A health care budget deficit over $15.1 million The solution proposed … Continue reading →

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Nursing Tools: Lexi-Comp Now Offers iPhone and iPod Touch Aps

Posted on December 20, 2008 by admin

Pocket Informatics Tools for Nurses I’ve been a fan of PDA based drug guides for a long time. Many of you have been following this blog and the Nursing Show know that I love to have access to tools without … Continue reading →

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Drug Company Influence in Journal Articles

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Jamie Davis

A recent article on drug company Wyeth and their use of ghost writers to produce favorable journal articles has me asking the question about where we find credible information. Nursing Care Information I have routinely turned to journal articles to … Continue reading →

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