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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
A recent Washington Post article about new ethics guidelines to protect foreign-trained nurses from abusive employment practices at U.S. medical facilities “noted the laudable focus on protecting foreign nurses from exploitation in the United States,” but the “code also discourages U.S.
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN(R)) Center for Regulatory Excellence Grant Program recently awarded grants totaling more than $1.7 million to eight U.S. organizations. The Center for Regulatory Excellence Grant Program funds innovative projects that can have measurable impact on nursing regulation and can create meaningful change.
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
The Wilmington News Journal on Tuesday published two articles about the state’s looming nursing shortage. Summaries appear below. Nursing school: The News Journal examined how the lack of qualified faculty at nursing schools in the state contributes to a bottleneck of nursing students. According to the
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
Staff packed the Lecture Theatre at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton last week for the hospital’s second annual nursing and care conference. Under the heading “Patients First”, an audience of over 60 heard a range of presentations examining changes in practice made as a result of learning from and working with patients and their families.
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has selected Peggy Wiederholt, R.N., as the inaugural winner of the ASTRO Nurse Excellence Award, which is awarded to a registered nurse who goes above and beyond the normal standards of nursing practice. Ms. Wiederholt was presented with her award, a $1,000 grant, at the nurses’ welcome and orientation luncheon held Sunday, September 21, 2008, at 12:00 p.m. during ASTRO’s 50th Annual Meeting in Boston. Ms.
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
A new milestone in the BVA’s 125-year history took place at its Annual General Meeting on 28 September when the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) and the Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA) were welcomed as Affiliate members. Affiliate and Associate are newly activated BVA membership categories, and the election of BVNA and the VPMA as Affiliates also encourages any of their suitably qualified members to apply for Associate membership of the BVA.
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
Galen College of Nursing - formerly known as Galen Health Institute School of Nursing - announced today it has launched an associate degree program for licensed vocational nurses who want to become registered nurses. The program launch includes facility expansion and the hiring of a new dean. “This comes at a time when the state of Texas faces a critical shortage of RNs,” said Dean Regina C. Aune, PhD, RN, CLNC, FAAN.
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
As the national professional association representing midwives in Canada, the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) advocates for midwifery as a publicly funded, self-regulating and integral part of the primary maternity care system in all provinces and territories in Canada.
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
Two newspapers recently examined nursing shortages in Delaware and Ventura County, Calif., and efforts to increase the number of nurses who speak Spanish or are Hispanic to handle an increasing Hispanic patient load. Summaries of the articles appear below.Delaware: Delaware is facing both a general nursing shortage and a shortage of nurses who speak Spanish, the
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Oct 3rd 2008Drug InformationNursing
Midwives across the country (USA) will be recognized for their contributions to women, families, and their communities during the annual National Midwifery Week, October 5-11, 2008. This year, National Midwifery Week coincides with the American College of Nurse-Midwives’ launch an upgraded version of http://www.myMidwife.org.
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