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Nursing Shortage To Worsen as Baby Boomers Grow Older "A nursing shortage is imminent." Most people have heard those words before, particularly in the mid-to-late 1980s. Now we are hearing the admonition again, but this time the warning has more teeth medi-smart.com/articles for the rest of this story. Float Nurse Horror! Temporary float nurse pulled to peds attaches feeding tube to wrong line causing severe injury to infant- medi-smart.com/articles for the rest of this story. When Are The Seeds Of Postoperative Pressure Sores Formed? Pressure sores are often thought to be slothful chronic wounds forming slowly because of poor nursing. In fact, that is far from the truth-medi-smart.com/articles for the rest of this story. ANA Addresses 20/20's Program
Addressing the 20/20 program
about nurse staffing concerns, here's the link : DEADLY NEEDLES The Global Needle Crisis http://www.sfgate.com/news/special/pages/1998/04/needles/
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Holiday Special Continued Thanks to the high response & Great feedback we received, free shipping for on-line scrub & Medical uniform orders of $100 or more is extended through December too! Scrub sets start at $15.95 & usually ship within 24 hours. Medi-Smart.com Seeking Nurse Mentors Experienced RN's & LPN's who would be interested in being nurse mentors for nursing students & new grads. Please contact me at support@medi-smart.com. Mentors can choose their nurse-buddy & help them by lending an ear or giving advise by e-mail or in a student forum I will set up for this. Free Classified Ads Nurses wishing to post text books, nursing books, equipment or any nursing related items, or post job wanted or roommate wanted ads can post them for free at our new classified page at Medi-Smart.com/classifieds Medical Search Tools This page has outstanding medical search tools, a one stop page for finding any clinical information you need on the Internet. http://medi-smart.com/tools.htm Flu Season Is Here Doctors and scientists are once again keeping alert for any signs of new influenza strains. In the United States Influenza currently causes more morbidity and mortality than AIDS. More than 22 million people this century have died of the flu and that season is here once again. Here are some resources to increase your clinical awareness. RECOMMENDED INFLUENZA INFORMATION RESOURCES:
Influenza Bibliography - Current
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A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE NEW YEAR I wanted to write you a very personal message that I hope will inspire you for the coming year and throughout your career. I have been quite distressed by the climate hanging over our profession and within our professionals. First let me tell you that I've been a nurse for nearly 25 years. I've worked med/surg, SICU, PICU, ER, a little bit of home care and most recently in long-term care. Yes, in addition to my website I still nurse full-time. So my comments are based on a little bit of knowledge of our profession. Recently, web sites have been asking questions like: is staffing safe in your hospital (94% say no) or; are you satisfied with your profession (24.6% no). Bulletin boards with frustrated nurses leaving the industry, with very negative comments about our profession. Let me say, there is very little wrong with our profession. The problem is the mixing of health care and business. Like all vital services, people want them, they are just not willing to pay for them. Hospitals (and their parent companies) like all big businesses cannot be satisfied with any level of profit. Shareholders demand more, more, more. They and their support companies have driven health care costs to a dangerous level. The price we pay? Increase profits by decreasing staff. It's a no brainer for business execs. As a very young nurse, I had a terrific mentor. In the days before downsizing, UAPs (unlicensed assistive personnel) and when team nursing was the standard, she taught me that I would never meet all the needs of all the patients. That there would always be more patients needing nursing care than resources would allow. She went on to say that "you must go home happy knowing that today, you did the best you could and, that you did no harm". This is a philosophy I have carried with me throughout my career. Regardless of where I've gone or what I've done. Yes times are tough, and they are going to get tougher. But remember, do the best you can and first "do no harm". One of my favorite people in the world teaches "what you focus on expands". If we as a profession continue to focus on all the negative aspects of our profession bad things will continue to happen. Now don't get me wrong, we must advocate, but we must do so with positive tones. The average age of a practicing nurse today is 44 years old, and getting older. If we can't find a way to spark the interest of young people, our profession as we know it will be doomed. We must not allow emotion to rule our actions. Remember that we are in this for the patients and not our own personal comforts. This philosophy of "what you focus on expands" also applies to each of us as individuals. The teaching focuses on each of the three roles we all play...personal, social and professional. Collectively, making the individual people know us to be. Focus on the positive aspects in all three of your roles. Remain loyal to the things you believe in, focus on the good that you did today and it will make tomorrows assignment so much easier. You will find that you wear a smile more often, that you love more easily and that work becomes a more balanced part of your life. We are part of one of the greatest professions in the world. We do what few others can. We are there when people are sick, depressed, hurting and dying. We provide for them that which they cannot provide for themselves, take pride in what you've done for mankind. Ours is the greatest calling of compassion and you will be remembered with great admiration by hundreds and hundreds of lives who you have personally and intimately touched. God bless you nurses everyone. JOBS, JOBS and MORE JOBS We are excited to announce two major additions to Nurse-Recruiter.com. Be sure to visit our site in the next few days to see our exciting new opportunities that will help you find the job you're looking for. Plus we are adding new advertisers on a nearly daily basis. Don't have time to visit every week? Well we've got the answer. On every job page is a "Mind-It" box. Simply put your e-mail address in the mind-it box on pages that interest you. When that page is updated, you will automatically be notified by e-mail. It's a great free service and you won't be sent any other mailings by using this service. |
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Nursing at Suite101.com Pat recently accepted the post of Contributing Editor-Nursing at Suite101.com. A community of over 800 real people helping real people. He'd like to invite you to join the community. In addition to a directory of thousands of rated and reviewed links in hundreds of categories, you'll get a free web page, free e-mail, bulletin boards, chat rooms and much more. Join now and be entered for our daily drawing for $500 and the grand prize of $25,000. |
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The world in all its splendor is indeed a beauty to behold. We are proud to be care takers to the people of the world. As we approach the holiday season we send you our warmest wishes for peace, prosperity and the best year ever. |
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