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Mammography and the Right to Choose
November 20, 2009 2:24 PM by Guest Blogger
Valerie M. Chapman, MSN, RN, has been a pediatric nurse for 25 years and is a 3-year breast cancer survivor. She lives in Medford, NJ. I am a wife, a mother of two awesome kids, a daughter, a sister and a nurse. I am also a survivor. At the age of 43 Read More...
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Nurses Without Job Security
October 30, 2009 4:26 PM by Guest Blogger
Jaime Sinutko, MSN, RN, is project manager, Institute for the Advancement of Nursing and Health Care, Oakland University School of Nursing, Rochester, MI. "I'm keeping my options open" is the line many nurses have recently been overheard saying. Many Read More...
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Know Your Pancreas & Live to Tell About It
April 2, 2009 2:33 PM by Guest Blogger
That was the title of the ad prominently displayed on the back cover of the Congress Daily AM March 31st when we "stormed the hill." What an amazing day we had. The six of us, along with two other Wisconsinites, met with Sens. Kohl and Feingold health Read More...
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This Is My Story
March 30, 2009 5:59 PM by Guest Blogger
Today, we had 300 more people join us for specific " advocacy " training. Our numbers on the Hill tomorrow will reach close to 500. That's 500 dedicated volunteers bringing a purple bag and a message of hope. Among us are 41 brave survivors of this most Read More...
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Nurse Simani Goes to Washington
March 30, 2009 9:47 AM by Guest Blogger
March 27, 2009 Hello Nursing Colleagues. Today is an exciting day for me as I depart for Washington, DC. Although it is spring break season, this trip is not focused on fun, but more on a mission. A little move than 3 years ago, my 38-year-old sister Read More...
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Looking at Healthcare in an Election Year
July 22, 2008 2:59 PM by Guest Blogger
ADVANCE received the following comment from Karen Tweedy, RN, CCRN, in response to an opinion poll asking users if they still planned to vote in the general election after Hillary Clinton dropped out. The question should have been addressed specifically Read More...
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