As a travel nurse, you know that sleeping on the job is a huge no-no - a career-ending mistake if the circumstances are there. However, a new study has shown that napping should be encouraged for nurses who work the night shift. Benefits for both nurses AND patients have been shown to exist after nurses [...]
In an effort to address the shortage of nurses in the United States and to increase the quality of care veterans receive, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has introduced the “Travel Nurse Corps”. This new program allows nurses in the VA to travel on assignment throughout the VA’s medical system.
“VA is committed to putting [...]
If you live in Illinois, the answer could soon be “nobody.”
To date, over 1,000 small medical clinics have opened their doors in retail settings around the country. Places like Wal-Mart and CVS come to mind as leaders in this area. These types of places don’t need you to make an appointment and are usually staffed [...]
The American Nurses Association has been continuing to build its “Safe Staffing Saves Lives” campaign to lobby lawmakersfor safer staffing laws, and, in particular, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (S. 73/H.R. 4138). Under this proposed legislation, hospitals would have accountability for creating and maintaining nurse staffing plans at the unit-level. These plans would be [...]
Imagine yourself as a full-time RN at a medium-to-large sized hospital in the United States.
Now, imagine and 220 of your fellow RNs standing outside your hospital with you - on strike for 24 hours as a display of unity to get the owners of your hospital back to the table to work out contract negotiations, [...]
According to a report from Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, one of the nation’s largest recruiting firms, nurses trained in administering anesthesia are regularly offered higher salaries than family physicians. The firm’s review indicates that the average salary offered to recruit family physicians is $172,000, compared to the $185,000 average salary offered to recruit nurses trained [...]
While many real estate owners in the United States are seeing a dramatic drop in the value of their property, one are where values are on the rise is in healthcare facilities. Facilities like hospitals are usually built in central locations which is typically, at least in big cities, where folks want to live, work [...]
Starting this fall, doctor of nursing practice graduates will be able to take a certification test that proponents say will set a national standard for DNPs and add to the profession’s credibility.
The voluntary test, being created by the National Board of Medical Examiners, is based on the medical licensing exam. It will be offered at [...]
In 40 years as a highly regarded cancer surgeon, Dr. Tapas K. Das Gupta had never made a mistake like this.
As with any doctor, there had been occasional errors in diagnosis or judgment. But never, he said, had he opened up a patient and removed the wrong sliver of tissue, in this case a segment [...]
Kathleen Murphy, RN is the type who easily gets bored and constantly seeks new ways to challenge herself. That’s what drew her to being a travel nurse in the first place. As a travel nurse for the past three years, she’s had assignments in Missouri, Tennessee, California, and Arizona.
In some cases, she’s accepted extended [...]
From indyweek.com
28 MAY 2008 • by Suzanne Nelson
North Carolina’s high rate of combined fetal and neonatal mortality rank it in the bottom sixth of the nation. The state is also one of only 11 in the country where the practice of midwifery outside the supervision of physicians is illegal.Russ Fawcett doesn’t think that’s [...]
With falling profits, rising operating expenses, and more patients. Many facilities are looking for ways to cut. Nash Health Care System in NC is looking to replace Travel Nurses with full-time employees.
Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope, NC - May 28, 2008
By KEN MURCHISON
Nash Health Care System lost money in 2007 and that could mean the [...]
Imagine being on a waiting list for four years just to enter a nursing program. Now, imagine that scenario in Colorado, which is among the top-ten states in this nation’s nursing shortage. Here’s the problem - Nurshing schools in Colorado don’t have enough nurses with advanced degrees to teach students in the 11 programs spread [...]
Let’s face it, the average age of RNs and travel nurses is only going to rise over time, and the ever-aging corps of nurses will consistently be a serious issue for the healthcare industry on a worldwide scale. Surveys have shown that in just a few years, 2011 to be exact, a mass retirement of [...]
The California HealthCare Foundation has released a report that describes how the Web is turning into a platform for connecting people who have shared concerns and creating more health information for consumers. Social networks that include MySpace as well as specific disease-oriented sites, are being generated so quickly that new services are already under development [...]