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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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Violence Against Nurses in the ED
July 30, 2009 11:49 AM by Guest Blogger
Kim McAllister, RN, has worked as a staff nurse in the San Francisco Bay Area emergency departments for the past 17 years. She is the author of Emergiblog.com, a blog about ED nursing. Scary. That was my first response to the results of the study by the Read More...
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Employment Dilemma
January 26, 2009 10:35 AM by Guest Blogger
The Editorial by Gail Guterl was so pertinent to my current situation. I was recently let go from a third party administrator in Worker's Compensation after being there for 6 years. My work history has focused on telephonic case management for many years Read More...
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The Roles of Nursing Do Not Stop as We Move Away From the Bedside
December 2, 2008 8:50 AM by Guest Blogger
Rhonda Teets, RN, from Virginia was motivated by a hit movie to comment on the public's perception of nursing. While recently watching the movie "Meet the Parents" I was disheartened as Ben Stiller's character is ridiculed repeatedly for his career choice. Read More...
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Cell Phones in The Workplace: Are They Really Necessary?
August 6, 2008 3:41 PM by Guest Blogger
Teresa McCoy, RN, works at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL. Today cell phones are everywhere. People cannot seem to live without them. When an emergency occurs, if you have a cell phone, help can be notified faster. It is estimated over a million people Read More...
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Life Needs Nurses
July 31, 2008 9:11 AM by Guest Blogger
Roxana Gonzalez, RN, CCRN, is critical care educator at Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark, NJ. A nurse advocate's strength is dependent on their drive for knowledge development; very few nurses are taking time to learn. The increased demands on Read More...
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Male Nurses and The Caring Touch
July 22, 2008 2:53 PM by Guest Blogger
Mitch Woldt, BSN, RN, is a nurse at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. I am a male who recently became a registered nurse. Through college and my first few months working, I have noticed and felt many emotions. There are two main Read More...
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Docs Oppose DNP Exam
June 11, 2008 1:48 PM by Kathleen Bensing
A resolution to be considered during the American Medical Association House of Delegates June 14-18 in Chicago is proposed by the Georgia Delegation, Resolution 214 (A-08) . Its purpose is to oppose the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) participating Read More...
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Your Right to "Doctor"
June 11, 2008 10:21 AM by Linda Jones
On Saturday, June 14, the American Medical Association House of Delegates will open its 157th Annual Meeting in Chicago. Among the resolutions being discussed in the HOD is one proposed by the Illinois Delegation, Resolution 303 (A-08) , which would restrict Read More...
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