ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses : Affordable Care Act

How Would You Respond to a ‘No Black Nurses’ Request?

Chuck Holt — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:04:00 GMT

My mother was barely 15 years old when she began her first real job working the ticket window of a theater in downtown Kansas City, MO. One day, a group of soldiers came to the window and requested four adult tickets to see the latest hit movie. Newly...(read more)

New Jersey APNs and Joint Protocols

Rebecca Hepp — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:52:00 GMT

Cross your fingers, New Jersey advanced practice nurses (APNs), because if Senator Joseph Vitale (D-Middlesex) succeeds in passing his recently introduced S-2354 — the “Consumer Access to Health Care Act,” — you will be able to prescribe medications without...(read more)

Target Waste, Not Jobs

Rich Krisher — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:58:00 GMT

A report issued in September generated headlines by forecasting hundreds of thousands of lost jobs if a 2% sequester (read: reduction) of Medicare spending set to begin in 2013 goes forward. The report, commissioned by the American Hospital Association,...(read more)

Researchers Link Nurse Burnout to Increased Rates of HAI

Chuck Holt — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:04:00 GMT

Are you feeling a little rundown, like you could use a vacation or maybe a whole new career? Do you find yourself being easily distracted on the job you’re growing so tired of? Is your nursing flame flickering? You’re certainly not alone, as many studies...(read more)

Guide to Professional Health in an Otherwise Unhealthy Environment

Guest Blogger — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:54:00 GMT

Colleen Claffey RN-BC,MSN,CEN,CPEN, is nurse educator in the emergency department/critical care at Jackson North Medical Center in North Miami Beach, FL. Never had I imagined that hospital workers, including nurses, would be mandated to take leave without...(read more)

Top Tweets of the Week (1-16)

Pam Tarapchak — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:13:00 GMT

Celebrating Martin Luther King Day. Kids' mental health in military families. Debate on pediatric transplant eligibility. The future of healthcare reform. Here's a list of tweets just for you. And, of course, be sure to follow ADVANCE for Nurses by going...(read more)

Under the Radar

Robin Hocevar — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:30:00 GMT

Those of you who’ve had long careers in acute care were probably the only members of the reading public who weren’t surprised by the Chicago Tribune’s report that 85 percent of hospital complaints were ignored by the state of Illinois last year. Grievances...(read more)

Open Enrollment Blues

Rich Krisher — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:48:00 GMT

What for many workers used to be a fall rite of completing paperwork and possibly adjusting to a new health insurance plan has become a harrowing tally of higher costs and reduced benefits. This year, it hit close to home: My weekly deduction for employer-provided...(read more)

The Future of Nursing

Rich Magda — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:41:00 GMT

Is it feasible for 80 percent of nurses to have bachelor’s degrees by 2020? Do nurse practitioners have the necessary education and experience to care for patients without physician oversight? How will the National Health Care Workforce Commission and...(read more)