He's all-Ivy -- accepted to all 8 Ivy League colleges

In the next month, Kwasi Enin must make a tough decision: Which of the eight Ivy League universities should he attend this fall? A first-generation American from Shirley, N.Y., the 17-year-old violist and aspiring physician applied to all eight, from Brown to Yale.

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Nurses' back-to-work legislation may be introduced tonight

The Nova Scotia government will introduce essential services legislation tonight unless there's a tentative agreement reached by 7 p.m. between the Capital District Health Authority and the union representing its nurses, sources tell CBC News.

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Nursing staff praised in patient study

... patients after 95 per cent said they would recommend the service to others. An independent report into district nursing provided by Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust also found that 98 per cent of patients said nurses treated them with dignity and ...

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He's all-Ivy -- accepted to all 8 Ivy League colleges

In the next month, Kwasi Enin must make a tough decision: Which of the eight Ivy League universities should he attend this fall? A first-generation American from Shirley, N.Y., the 17-year-old violist and aspiring physician applied to all eight, from Brown to Yale.

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'Children who watch less TV are slimmer and do better at school'

Children who spend less time in front of a television or computer screen get more sleep, are slimmer, do better at school and are better behaved, a new study has revealed.

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Keller student turns to therapy dogs for rehabilitation, science project

When Sydney McMahan had surgery to remove a brain tumor in 2013, she was unable to sit up - much less walk.

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Feds appeal medical marijuana ruling

The federal government will contest an injunction that allows people to continue to grow medical marijuana while a full legal challenge plays out in the courts.

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NHI Announces $42 Million Acquisition

... includes one Assisted Living Community in Idaho (105 Assisted Living and Memory Care units) and three Skilled Nursing Facilities in Oregon (196 beds). "I'm excited for NHI to start this relationship with Prestige Senior Living given their attractive ...

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Study finds more students with special health care needs and less nurses

... are often underfunded, according to a new study. Researchers from California State University-Sacramento's School of Nursing analyzed 2011-2012 state education data, interviewed school education experts, and conducted a large-scale survey of ...

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Hiring In-Home Helpers: You, the Payroll Manager

... in diverse areas of caregiving, varying from basic companion care to more skilled levels of services including nursing, fiduciary and senior care management. These agencies allow the client flexibility to adjust care without having to search for ...

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Detroit Tigers Opening Day: Fans show hope for team, city at Comerica Park after rough...

... 1:09 p.m. first pitch and said she couldn't have been happier to snag a gift for dad. Cristal Plewa is a 46-year-old nursing assistant at Oakwood Hospital in Taylor who described the day as "breathtaking" as she admired in right field the new ...

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Feds appeal ruling that gives medical marijuana growers a temporary reprieve

The federal government will contest an injunction that allows people to continue to grow medical marijuana while a full legal challenge plays out in the courts.

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At Med School 101, teens learn that it's "so cool to be a doctor"

... - many of the presenting faculty described other ways to be involved in health care, including public health, nursing, and physician assistant roles. One young lady told me she was in seventh grade when she got the idea that she might want to be a ...

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Brandi Glanville's Son Rushed to the Hospital After Suffering...

Brandi Glanville suffered a serious scare over the weekend when her son Mason fell ill and made his first trip ever to the emergency room.

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Gauteng doctor, nurses fired

"The dismissed staff members include three midwives who neglected a pregnant mother leading her to give birth in a street outside a clinic in the Tshwane district," department spokeswoman Phume Khumalo said on Monday.

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LeAnn Rimes' stepson admitted to hospital Leann Rimes's stepson was...

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AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Vergara Trial's Closing Arguments

"As the trial comes to a close, we see a major disconnect between the argument the plaintiffs' lawyers have advanced in the courtroom over the past few months and the reality of what's happening in California's schools and to California's children, their families and their educators.

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American College of Cardiology Elects Dr. Patrick O'Gara President

"I am honored and excited to lead the College at this time and look forward to working with our representative leaders, members and patients to promote an activist approach to solving our shared challenges," O'Gara said.

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AmSpa News Alert: Illinois Nurse Practitioners Get Expanded Role

Illinois is one of many states that are starting to relax the decades-old scope of practice laws to allow APNs more autonomy in playing a lead role in patient care.

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Masonicare Chooses Dundas Data Visualization for its Dashboard Solution

Masonicare, a leading provider of healthcare and retirement living communities for seniors in Connecticut, has chosen Dundas Data Visualization to present its clinical metrics for skilled nursing facilities and home healthcare.

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Students like STEM but don't succeed

... to keep students on track. That will help only if students are prepared to pass college math, which many are not. Nursing is a dream career for many young women from working-class families. Perhaps their brothers dream of being computer techs. It ...

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical...

Beginning this summer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will provide hematology and medical oncology care under a new agreement at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center , a part of the Steward Health Care System .

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My workout: Counseling, counting calories and running helped nurse reach her goal

... she was no matter what the scale said or how uncomfortable she felt at a higher weight. She'd gained weight during nursing school, working full-time on the night shift and having two babies in less than 13 months. Self-care got lost in a tide of ...

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Giants of Cancer Care Nominations Deadline Extended to April 15

... is presented by OncLive, home of Oncology & Biotech News , OncologyLive , and Urologists in Cancer Care , Oncology Nursing News , and Contemporary Oncology . Giants will be named in 11 'tumor type' categories including breast cancer, lung cancer, ...

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Nursing home administrators won't face charges

Criminal charges have been dismissed against two southern Indiana nursing home administrators accused of failing to investigate a patient's abuse.

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The new Southmead Hospital is almost ready to open

... single occupancy en-suite rooms and other single-sex four-bedroom rooms. "We will be able to provide much improved nursing care because of the environment, the space and the fact that our teams will all be together. Staff cannot wait." Downstairs, ...

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Preferred Care At Home Names Leslie Mitchell As Care Coordinator

... three decades of experience includes years as a registered nurse in hospitals, administrative positions in skilled nursing facilities, and marketing roles at several organizations. "Preferred Care at Home is a progressive organization that offers ...

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What is Urgent Care and When Do You Need It?

There are some injuries and illnesses that are not life threatening but require immediate treatment.

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Wound healing technology close to home Area physicians converge on Grass Valley for wound care, hy

Physicians and other health care professionals from throughout the region will converge on Grass Valley April 7 for a Wound Care Symposium highlighting the effectiveness of hyperbaric medicine - the use of highly oxygenated blood to help the body heal.

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Feds appeal ruling that gives medical marijuana growers a temporary reprieve

The federal government will contest an injunction that allows people to continue to grow medical marijuana while a full legal challenge plays out in the courts.

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Staff RN 24500

Job Title: Staff RN Job ID: 24500 Location: Minneapolis Full/Part Time: Part-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular WORK SCHEDULE Std Hrs: 0.75 FTE/60 hours per 2 weeks Shift: Nights Shift Length: 12 hours Weekend: EOW Call Coverage: None POSITION SUMMARY Coordinates and provides family-centered nursing care to infants, children and adolescents, utilizing ... (more)

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Feds appeal ruling that gives medical marijuana growers a temporary reprieve

The federal government will contest an injunction that allows people to continue to grow medical marijuana while a full legal challenge plays out in the courts.

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What's your view on out of hours care?

NHS Lanarkshire is asking people their views on the GP Out Of Hours Service and how it could be improved.

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Doctor at forefront of movement to link spirituality, health-care to...

... Care," is "specifically designed for health care and human services professionals who work in medicine, nursing, chaplaincy, mental health, hospice and social work settings." During her talk, Puchalski will discuss spiritual assessment and care and ...

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Men, let's talk about prostate cancer: hospice reaches out with new programme

... care to help better communication around the symptoms and practicalities of living with prostate cancer. Director of nursing at the hospice Alison Allard said: "Being diagnosed with prostate cancer can be bewildering and scary both for the patient ...

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VNA reaches three-year agreement with CWA

The Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York has reached a tentative labor agreement with the Communications Workers of America/AFL-CIO on a new three-year contract covering nearly 600 unionized employees.

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VNS Westchester to Celebrate a Century of Service at Annual Spring Benefit Gala

... healthcare in all of our communities. In Westchester alone, hospital discharge referrals to home care and skilled nursing facilities doubled over the past 15 years," said Nemnom, citing a 2013 WCA Healthcare Consortium survey of healthcare ...

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Esther P. Eckler Fleck

Mrs. Esther P. Eckler Fleck of Fultonville, NY, passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital on March 29, 2014.

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Nearly 97 percent of health professionals wash their hands when patients are asked to watch

Improving hand hygiene compliance by healthcare professionals is no easy task, but a first-of-its-kind Canadian study by researchers at Women's College Hospital shows simply asking patients to audit their healthcare professional is yielding high marks.

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New human trial shows stem cells are effective for failing hearts

Patients with severe ischemic heart disease and heart failure can benefit from a new treatment in which stem cells found in bone marrow are injected directly into the heart muscle, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session.

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Nearly 97 percent of health professionals wash their hands when patients are asked to watch: Study

Improving hand hygiene compliance by healthcare professionals is no easy task, but a first-of-its-kind Canadian study by researchers at Women's College Hospital shows simply asking patients to audit their healthcare professional is yielding high marks.

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Blood test helps predict heart attack risk for patients with chest pain

Patients presenting to the emergency department with an undetectable level of the blood biomarker high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T, and whose ECGs show no sign of restricted blood flow, have a minimal risk of heart attack within 30 days, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd Annual Scientific Session.

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Events to be held across the country to mark expiry of health accord

Canadians in some parts of the country may face bed shortages and more expensive drugs now that a health-care deal between Ottawa and the provinces has expired, an advocacy group warned Monday.

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DC Press Event, Vigils at Legislative Offices in 22 Cities

March 31 - Nurses, AIDS activists, students, transit workers, and other community activists will call on Congressional offices in 22 cities from Virginia to California April 4 and a Washington DC press conference to step up the call for a tax on Wall Street speculation to fund programs to redress economic inequality and address other basic needs.

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LeAnn Rimes' stepson admitted to hospital Leann Rimes's stepson was...

LEANN RIMES's stepson was taken to hospital in an ambulance on Saturday after falling ill during a trip to New York.

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Media Release: New nursing guideline aims to improve care transitions for patients

... changes), between units of the same organization and from one health organization to another (from a hospital to a nursing home). The guideline outlines evidence-based recommendations for nurses and other members of the health team to ensure ...

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Gauteng addresses hospital staff negligence

The provincial health department has begun clamping down on negligence by doctors and nurses at state hospitals, with a focus on maternity wards.

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Beebe Healthcare Nurses to Present at International Conference on Caring for Older Patients

A team of four specialized nurses from Beebe Healthcare were chosen by a national nursing organization to present information on how nurses were able to improve hospital care for Beebe's older patient population.

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The first kiss: Poignant moment mother of baby born three MONTHS...

The first kiss: Poignant moment mother of baby born three MONTHS early held her daughter for the first time... on Mother's Day This is the touching moment the mother of one of Scotland's youngest surviving babies got to hold her daughter for the first time.

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All Children's named former D.C. exec as chief operating officer

... a statement. In her new role at All Children's, she will oversee key hospital decisions and service areas, including nursing, rehab services, diagnostic departments, among others, the statement said.

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Building work on A 930,000 medical centre begins

... supervision, all of which promote safer patient care. The delivery of state-of-the-art training to medical, senior nursing and paramedic staff in the island will be possible at the medical clinical skills centre, which will be fully equipped to ...

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St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital gives peek at new $145M tower

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland's Dr. Fabian Fregoli at one of the State-of-the-Art patient room on the 3rd floor of the newly constructed South Patient Tower.

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Smart Benefits: Obamacare Extends Sign-Up for Exchanges Again

Good news for those who still need healthcare: they'll have another chance to enroll in the federal exchanges if they had difficulty signing up, and they just need to check a box on the new application to indicate they had trouble trying to enroll in the first place.

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Spectrum Safety Training, Inc. Announced: The Opening of a New...

... review nurses are registered nurses (RNs) and are CCM or ACM certified. All hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and most hold Master's degrees. Our nurses have acute care experience as well as clinical experience in a variety of health care ...

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Integrated Care Expert Discusses Role of Psychiatric-Mental Health...

... CRNP explores the policy implications of integrated care, especially with regards to psychiatric-mental health nursing. The IOM Future of Nursing Report, national health care reform, and mental health parity legislation - all are heralding a new ...

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HMC gets ANCC accreditation

... first organisation in the GCC region, and the third in the Middle East, to be accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC), Gulf Times has reported. The accreditation, which was obtained ...

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Warren General: More than a century of caring for Warren

... comes from the Door of Hope, also called the Home of the Friendless. Door of Hope, founded in 1893, was a private nursing project aimed at providing health services for the impoverished sick and unmarried, pregnant women organized by Dr. J. Norman ...

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Anschutz Medical Campus forms partnership for community outreach

... up her last semester at the Community College of Aurora and will enroll at the University of Colorado's College of Nursing in June. As a freshman at Aurora Central High School, Garibay Campos learned about the Aurora LIGHTS program and decided to ...

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Memorial Los Banos has new chief

"We have great doctors and great nurses in our own backyard locally. My goal is going to be to have a stronger partnership with the physicians," Ash Gokli said.

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Depression can affect health decisions

... too often even doctors forget to wash our hands (only 65 percent of the time, in several studies). Our nursing colleagues are better at washing their hands. Many hospitals, including mine, have policies in place to improve hand-washing compliance. ...

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Letter: Renewed faith in local health care

I've been a lifelong resident of Pittsfield and had never been confident in BMC.

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Filipino nurses recognised for their years of service

Twelve nurses were commended for a total of nearly 400 years of services to the community in Sydney at the inaugural Filipino-Australian Nursing Awards at Rooty Hill last Sunday March, 23. Event coordinator Josie Musa with Chris Pilao, Ray Johns, Cheryl and Kevin Kellehear, Mila Lopez, RN Awardee and Donald Lopez.

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

The IC realizes a charging time equivalent to charging with a cable. )--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it completed the in-orbit delivery of the TURKSAT-4A satellite to Turksat Satellite Communication, Cable TV... )--THine has developed its brand new LCD driver interface technology, eDriCon, and licensed it to Panasonic, whose ... (more)

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UPMC Hamot helps Erie students explore careers

... available within health care, and confirmed her desire to work in the industry. She plans to switch to Central's nursing assistant program soon; she wants to be come a neonatal nurse practitioner. By the end of the day, she'd already asked her ...

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Community Calendar

... fully online program of study, designed for licensed registered nurses who wish to pursue the bachelor's degree in nursing. The program is nationally accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education and approved by the Georgia Board of ...

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Fears over nursing vacancies

HUNDREDS of nursing and midwifery jobs have been vacant for more than three months in Scottish hospitals, raising fears over patient welfare and concerns that remaining staff are under additional pressure.

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Mother fights Medicaid for sick baby's transplant

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Boy returns to school after suffering brain injury from lightning strike

... family will have to pay between $150,000 to $200,000 for Ethan's medical care last year. Additionally an overnight nursing service will cost about $150,000 per year out of pocket. "No one plans for financial catastrophe to occur," Kadish said. "You ...

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Fears over nursing vacancies

HUNDREDS of nursing and midwifery jobs have been vacant for more than three months in Scottish hospitals, raising fears over patient welfare and concerns that remaining staff are under additional pressure.

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Hand Hygiene Technology Startup Hyginex Receives Investment from Persistent Systems

Hyginex, a patented wearable hand hygiene improvement technology, has received an investment from Persistent Systems, a global leader in software products and technology services.

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Nursing Care of Older Adults

Caring for older adults is far more complex than the majority of today's nurses and other healthcare providers ever learned in school, and than the majority of faculty in any schools of nursing are prepared to teach their students.

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Nursing2014

... latest information on core clinical topics (such as cardiac and respiratory care, drug updates, new treatments and nursing techniques), legal and ethical issues, and professional trends. Ample use of illustrations, charts, and other graphics clarify ...

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Managing patients with severe traumatic brain injury

... and about 52,000 die (see A snapshot of TBI ). 1 This article discusses primary and secondary brain injuries, nursing assessment and initial treatment, medical and surgical management, postoperative care, and long-term management for patients with ...

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Nursing body faces Mid-Staffs censure

The Nursing and Midwifery Council is facing more criticism over its handling of disciplinary cases in a report by the Professional Standards Authority.

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Customer Service, Nursing, and Finance Jobs Available in Sudbury

Looking for a new job? Your first job? Sudbury Patch is here to help with a roundup of what's available in and around town.

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Boy Returns to School After Suffering Brian Injury From Lightning Strike

... family will have to pay between $150,000 to $200,000 for Ethan's medical care last year. Additionally an overnight nursing service will cost about $150,000 per year out of pocket. "No one plans for financial catastrophe to occur," Kadish said. "You ...

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Brandi Glanville's Son Rushed To The Hospital

Brandi Glanville experienced pure terror after having to rush her and Eddie Cibrian's 10-year-old son to the hospital on March 29. For unknown reasons Brandi Glanville , 41, had to rush to Mount Sinai St Luke's hospital in New York with her 10-year-old son Mason in an effort to "save his life."

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2014 Medline Pink Glove Dance Video Competition in Australia and New Zealand Starts Today

More than 800 operating room nurses marked the start of the 2014 Medline Pink Glove Dance Video Competition today with an exhilarating dance in Chicago at Medline's 9th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Forum.

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Advanced Care Unit Opened, Providing 24/7 Care for Children and Adults

... how we are tailoring our medical services to best serve the needs of our community," said Ardelle Bigos, chief nursing officer for Newton Medical Center. "This new unit will give children and families a special place where they can expect the ...

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Death Threat: Reflections on John 11:1-45

... that nothing has the power to prevail over God's power to resurrect God's Son. My 87-year-old father-in-law is in a nursing rehabilitation center in Pennsylvania to regain his strength after a bout with pneumonia. My husband, visiting him last week, ...

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Christine Berlin and Brad Springer

... is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana; with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Christine is employed at Lutheran Hospital in the Emergency Department. Brad graduated Magna cum Laude from Marian University in ...

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Startups to Watch: SavvyDox puts everyone on the same page

Hans Downer wants to put the days of having to piece together dozens of track changes on Microsoft Word behind him.

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Concern at 'over-sized' GP surgeries

NHS England said it shares growing concern about a GP shortage in Fareham , exposed by local Conservative MP Mark Hoban .

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Stroke patients should receive customized palliative care

People recovering from serious strokes should be given access to palliative care.

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Old hospital gates may be saved

In September last year the Office of Treaty Settlements, caretakers of the landbanked property, announced a full-site clearance was planned for the complex.

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Managing delirium in the acute care setting: a pilot focus group study.

... this pilot study illustrate the need for regular assessment of cognitive status in hospitalised older adults and nursing staff education regarding the use of non-pharmacological management of delirium. Based on their experience, nurses have a wealth ...

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Security guard in 'critical condition' after being trampled at Ultra Music Festival

A female security guard at Ultra Music Festival was hospitalized Friday after being trampled by a mob of people trying to barge through the gates.

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Device to improve blood flow implanted in muscular dystrophy patient

"Today, we're going to make history," said 18-year-old Eric Ramos on the day UT Southwestern Medical Center doctors operated on his ailing heart.

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Gov. Livingston Students Received An Inside Look In 'Careers in...

... of the Berkeley Heights Youth Rescue Squad was already sold on a medical career. She will be attending Pittsburgh's nursing program in the fall. "I want to be a neo-natal nurse practitioner. I have to go to nursing school first and then extra ...

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Hundreds of nurses storm Liberal AGM to confront Nova Scotia premier

The Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union - which represents the more than 2,300 registered nurses at the Capital District Health Authority - is in contract negotiations with the health authority.

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Bend Transitional Care Makes U.S. News and World Report's "Best...

... designed to rehabilitate patients after being discharged from the hospital. By using a combination of comprehensive nursing and intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapies, the staff at Bend Transitional Care strives to quickly return ...

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... as having an important role to play on our wards, further enhancing the abilities of our skilled and compassionate nursing workforce. This new system will ensure they have instant access to the information they need to make the best possible ...

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Why I'm not enrolling in the Affordable Care Act

As you probably know, a deadline is approaching. Not a school deadline, but the deadline to comply with the Affordable Care Act.

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Apollos

When Apollos was 4 weeks old, he was already trying to roll over and sit up. He laughed and smiled when he saw his mother.

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A slow recovery after heroin overdose

... on July 15. Today the young man, who was once accepted into the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's selective nursing program, has trouble making decisions. He is legally blind because of cognitive impairment, and can barely grip a baseball ...

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Plymouth-Canton Community Calendar

... the public and refreshments will be provided. Details: Prospective students can learn about new education options in nursing, health information administration, communications and criminal justice through Schoolcraft College and the University of ...

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Reader Submitted: Quinnipiac's Schweitzer Institute Art Exhibit Will...

... School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & ...

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Anand.Yaligar I can understand all the anger directed at the people...

I can understand all the anger directed at the people who came up with this system but, hard as I try to put myself in the shoes of the hospital administrators, I still cannot understand why they decided to limit the tracking to the nurses and no one else.

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Re: Track everyone else as well

This is a very accurate picture of what happens in major corporations back here at home; every manager wants things done his or her way, with very little regard to the company policies that are already in place, but when things fail to go as they planned then all the blame is directed to the average employee at the bottom of the ladder who had very ... (more)

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Cook County health system inks $1.8 billion contract

The board running Cook County's public health system on Friday approved a contract worth up to $1.8 billion over five years to manage health care for an estimated 115,000 low-income residents as the county adapts to the federal Affordable Care Act.

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update - March 2014

... use that information to reform the payment system and specifically would affect long-term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and rehabilitation services. The House passed a few other bills last week that would make ...

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... as having an important role to play on our wards, further enhancing the abilities of our skilled and compassionate nursing workforce. This new system will ensure they have instant access to the information they need to make the best possible ...

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In Allegheny County, school nurses on the front line of student asthma

... study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health. He hopes to publish it in an academic journal for the nursing profession. In addition to providing insight on asthma treatment, the nurses' meeting was useful because it established ...

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Living and Giving Photo Gallery - March 30

... and guests traveled to the mountains of Costa Rica for a service experience during TWC's spring break. Thirteen nursing students from TWC's Knoxville campus and five students from TWC's Athens campus joined with five faculty members and three guest ...

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Corporate Ladder

... named chairperson of the upcoming Community Campaign. Zabresky is a graduate of Geisinger Medical Center School of Nursing and completed her BSN degree at College Misericordia. She received her bachelor's degree at Kings graduating with a perfect ...

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People on the Move: Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle

More than 80 nurses and hospitals across the state were nominated in 15 different categories.

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Founder of Infofree.com, Vin Gupta, Interview Featured on India...

... a philanthropist in his home town of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India where he established the Hillary Clinton School of Nursing. Gupta discusses his future plans for the institution and how important quality education is to the people in Rampur. He is ...

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Deal makes stop in Athens, shares state's successes and future goals

... students pursuing an education in those fields of study, which include early childhood education, welding, practical nursing, diesel mechanics, medical technology and information technology and long distance truck drivers. "This year we also have ...

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Too much to stomach

Robbie Lunn was in his mid 20s when he was told he had a malignant tumour. After a long, gruelling battle, the young survivor tells Joy Orpen about the grim reality of bowel cancer and how his family's support got him through it Though Robbie Lunn is only 25 years old, he has stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale.

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T.J. Evans was a pharmacist and philanthropist

T.J. Evans, or "Tommy" as he was known to his friends, was a giant of a man who stood only 5 feet tall.

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United States : CLOUD-Based Healthcare Solution introduced by Dell

Ubq's Hospital Information System solution, Medics, will assist as the frontend application for patient-centric activities and will integrate with Ramco ERP on Cloud to offer customers with enterprise applications on the cloud.

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SCAPE: Small steps forward

... playing and colour matched his Tick Tock biscuits or lined up his Shape biscuits.'' When Sophie was two at community nursing she was sent to speech pathology and from there to the Early Childhood Intervention Service. After three months she was ...

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Nucleus Medical Media Supports National Cancer Control Month with...

Improving health literacy is the first step in spreading awareness about early detection and treatment for diseases like lung, breast, and skin cancer.

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The Pulse of St. Louis: Shared Pregnancy and Infant Loss

The statistics for infant loss are devastating. Medical experts say one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage.

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Sault seniors appeal: Renegotiate Canada's Health Accord

... Already Ontario is experiencing severe hospital overcrowding, a shortage of long-term care beds, cuts to registered nursing positions, insufficient home care services, etc. We ask that the federal government act to negotiate a plan with the ...

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Margaret Marie 'Peggy' Smith

... where she participated in the band. Her education continued in Iron Mountain and she obtained a licensed practical nursing degree. She was employed as a nurse at Divine Infant Hospital in Mankato, Minn ., and at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility. ...

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Reader Submitted: Quinnipiac physician Assistant Students Assist With ...

... School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & ...

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Death of the family doctor

Heavy workloads and shrinking budgets could make the family doctor extinct within a lifetime, GPs' leaders in the West are warning today.

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NW Massachusetts' regional hospital closes; state plans probe

Financially troubled North Adams Regional Hospital shut down Friday, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said her office would conduct an investigation into the actions that led to "this rapid closure."

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On the Move: New Fort Collins business offers wellness coaching for cancer patients

... and the exercise plan is based on the person's condition and type of treatment. Nitzky is certified in oncology nursing, health coaching and cancer exercise training and has 27 years in the health and fitness industry, according to a company ...

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M3 Global Research Launches Compliance Program for French Sunshine Act...

M3 Global Research is the only ISO 26362 certified healthcare panel in the world and 20 out of 20 of the top global pharmaceutical manufacturers trust M3 Group companies with their market research, clinical trials, and marketing.

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There is a Great Need for More Useful MLS Research

... developed by the computer (IT), engineering and robotics students. I also took note that pre-pharmacy, dietetics and nursing students had quite a few papers and posters about the value of their profession to healthcare. Nursing especially had ...

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Allendale Community for Senior Living

... the role of medical director. Kinga Weglinski, RN, and Kathleen Kelly Malaver, CALA, were promoted to director of nursing and certified assisted living administrator, respectively. On hand to make sure that everything ran smoothly was Caryl Bixon ...

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Sewer work will block South Street for several days, starting Tuesday

... on storm sewer tie-ins. Ferry Street reopened Friday. There are plans to build an assisted living and skilled nursing facility at the old Home Hospital site. Mainstreet Property Group of Carmel announced its plans in May 2013 to build on the 7-acre ...

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Glenn Beck's Father Passes Away

"It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that Glenn's father passed away at the age of 86. Glenn's father was a man who understood hard work, believed in the promise of America and will be missed by his children and grandchildren.

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Implementing evidence-based practice: effectiveness of a structured...

... practice remains substantial. This quasi-experimental mixed methods study included three focused discussions with nursing leadership and shared governance staff as well as pre- (N = 159) and post-intervention (N = 99) questionnaires administered ...

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Disabled activists end occupation after compromise on home aides

An organized occupation of the New York State Nurses Association by members of an advocacy group for the disabled ended their sit-in early Thursday morning after a week.

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White: Noble crusader

When West Virginia Health Right was launched in 1982 - at first serving mostly penniless "street people" who ate at Charleston's humane Manna Meals kitchen - Pat White was its only staff member.

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VNA reaches contract agreement with CWA1122

After two months of good-faith negotiations, the Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America/AFL-CIO on a new three-year contract, which covers nearly 600 unionized employees.

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Bomb blast army medic is honoured

... Lt Col Archer, who lives in York with his wife Sarah and son Nathan, is part of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps based at 2 Medical Brigade in Strensall . His citation for the award, which was announced last Friday, March 21, said: ...

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Stop Diabetes! Free Health Screening Event

... at dlyman@ ymcamke.org or 414-357- 2849. Screening event in collaboration with Marquette University College of Nursing and Children's Hospital Primary Care Clinic at the Northside YMCA. *To qualify for the program you must be 18 years of age, have a ...

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New York City Personal Injury Law Firm Releases Video About Prescription Errors at Nursing Homes

The Orlow Firm in New York City has added a new video to their website. The video discusses the problem of administering improper medication to nursing home patients.

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Federal appeals court extends freeze on Michigan gay marriages

Janyne Rowse, left, and her partner April DeBoer speak at a news conference at Affirmations in Ferndale after Michigan's ban on gay marriage was struck down.

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Local health groups want more funds for senior services

Centretown health organizations say they're hoping for a funding boost this spring from the provincial government to provide more home-care services to seniors.

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First Minister on the NHS: 'We could have done better'

Here, Delme Parfitt picks out the key issues after watching the Bluebirds draw 3-3 with West Brom in a somewhat ludicrous encounter at the Hawthorns Cardiff Capital Region chairman and WRU chief executive Roger Lewis said a metro transport system for South Wales was the number one priority of the region's list of transformative projects First ... (more)

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Taking the stigma out of bipolar disorder

More than half a million Canadians suffer from bipolar disorder and hospitalization rates are increasing.

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Union members protest at Liberal AGM

Union members marched through the Westin Hotel Saturday where the Nova Scotia Liberal Party was holding its annual general meeting.

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Major operation to build hospital

... explains, the hospital's large size means it will be able to sustain a large workforce of surgeons and specialist nursing staff. For this hospital, it seems, size is an advantage. The Adult Hospital has more than 1,100 beds, almost all in single ...

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Hospitals given top rating again

... under the Intelligent Monitoring system, operated by the a Care Quality Commission (CQC). Cathy Stone, director of nursing and patient safety, said: "No single piece of information can tell you absolutely everything about a hospital, but these ...

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Beebe Healthcare's School of Nursing cancels April open house due to construction

Beebe Healthcare's Margaret H. Rollins Beebe School of Nursing has cancelled the April open house due to the present construction schedule.

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Hospitals given top rating again

... under the Intelligent Monitoring system, operated by the a Care Quality Commission (CQC). Cathy Stone, director of nursing and patient safety, said: "No single piece of information can tell you absolutely everything about a hospital, but these ...

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Out of hours service contract up for renewal

NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is on the look out for healthcare service providers to run the county's out of hours primary care service from April next year.

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Pen Bay Waldoboro Family Medicine welcomes staff

... Midcoast community: board-certified, nurse practitioner Elizabeth Steward. Steward received her Master of Science in Nursing at Regis College in Weston, Mass. Prior to moving to Maine, she provided medical care to adult, pediatric and maternity ...

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Device to improve blood flow implanted in muscular dystrophy patient

"Today, we're going to make history," said 18-year-old Eric Ramos on the day UT Southwestern Medical Center doctors operated on his ailing heart.

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Mary's Meadow at Providence Place named to list of - Best Nursing Homes'

Mary's Meadow at Providence Place has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report with a ranking in the publication's "Best Nursing Homes 2014," which highlights the top nursing homes in every state and nearly 100 major metropolitan areas.

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Should all employees be paid the same?

... encounters or what nasty task she is called upon to do, she maintains her upbeat, cheerful personality. The head of nursing at Karen's hospital says people don't realize how vital CNAs are to patient care. "They are the ones at the front line the ...

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In a First, Endoscopy Removes Early Gastric Tumour

Mumbai March 29, 2014 - In a first in India, a gastric cancer in its early stages was removed through endoscopic intervention from 77-year-old Philomena Pareira's body on March 20. Doctors from Global Hospital, Parel, where the surgery was conducted, claimed that the three-hour operation - endoscopic submucosal dissection - was possible because the ... (more)

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Woman stops breathing at Cleveland abortion center

A 911 call recording and video shot by a pro-life activist reveal paramedics picked up a 22-year-old woman from a Cleveland abortion center last week after she went unconscious and stopped breathing.

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Healthcare Staffing Company Aureus Medical Releases Fitness...

An infographic released by healthcare staffing agency Aureus Medical Group provides those working in travel nursing, travel therapy, or other travel medical careers with guidelines to follow for staying fit while on assignment.

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How to ease a hospital stay for someone with dementia | Seniors

... A post-hospital stay may be recommended upon discharge, rehabilitative services are offered at local skilled nursing facilities and local assisted living communities. Aegis Lodge offers all inclusive, short term and post-hospital stays at $175 a ...

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North Adams Hospital Employees 'Occupy' Campus

As protesters gathered on Hospital Avenue on Thursday afternoon, their thoughts were with Beacon Hill.

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USM will save recreation and leisure program due to its high enrollment, revenue

... to a statement released by university officials on Friday. Instead, the program will become part of USM's School of Nursing until January of 2015. It is yet to be determined what will happen to the program after that date. "Therapeutic recreation ...

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Therapists digest Medicare rule clarification

... for Medicare and Medicaid Services . As part of the settlement, Medicare agreed to clarify that coverage of skilled nursing and skilled therapy services "does not turn on the presence or absence of a beneficiary's potential for improvement, but ...

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New COO named at Seton Medical Center Austin

... our pride and satisfaction in being part of this amazing organization." Olney holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from the Medical College of Ohio/Toledo University, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and a doctorate of nursing practice from ...

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Hospitals praised for standards of care and maternity

... have awarded the Trust the highest score achievable for its quality and safety of care. Sue Redfern, director of nursing, midwifery and governance, said: "The assessment reflects the commitment of our maternity staff to ensure that mothers and ...

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Expansion at GlenBrook Health Center to Provide Rehabilitation...

... Health Center is located at 1950 Calle Barcelona just west of El Camino Real. The expansion will add 24 skilled nursing beds to accommodate patients primarily in need of short-term rehabilitation following hip, knee, shoulder and other surgeries. ...

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Magnet hospital status may offer financial benefits, UGA researcher finds

Magnet recognition is considered one of the highest credentials a hospital can receive for its nursing care.

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AORN Foundation, Covidien Team Up to Offer New Tools for Emerging Nurse Leaders

In a move aimed at giving nursing professionals the tools they need to address rapidly changing practices and cost structures, the AORN Foundation is teaming with Covidien on an initiative that will provide nurse leaders with a core set of financial and management tools to complement their clinical expertise.

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Kimberly-Clark to Present Innovative Infection Prevention Solutions at AORN Conference

Kimberly-Clark Health Care will highlight infection prevention solutions from the company's collaboration with 3M at the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses Surgical Conference & Expo 2014, March 30 through April 2, 2014 in Chicago.

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USM will save recreation and leisure program due to its high enrollment, revenue

... to a statement released by university officials on Friday. Instead, the program will become part of USM's School of Nursing until January of 2015. It is yet to be determined what will happen to the program after that date. "Therapeutic recreation ...

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Number of Ontario government workers paid over $100,000 grows

The so-called Sunshine List of public-sector workers who earn more than $100,000 in the province grew to roughly 96,500 people in 2013, up from 88,412 the previous year.

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By Betty J. Cotter Special to the Times The two hospitals closest to Block Island are ...

The two hospitals closest to Block Island are undergoing changes that will affect patient care and services, but so far those involved say the changes have all been positive.

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Careview Communications Inc - 10-K - Management's Discussion and...

... records continuously. We are committed to providing an affordable video monitoring tool to improve the practice of nursing, create a better work environment and make the patient's hospital stay more informative and satisfying. Our suite of products ...

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Charges against Jasper nursing home administrators dropped

... Katrina L. Patterson and Sheryl A. Rockett on Feb. 26, and a judge granted the motions. Patterson was director of nursing and Rockett was assistant director of nursing at the Providence Home Health Care Center when the charge were filed in February ...

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Colin Pike, the health board's lead nurse for infection prevention and control retires

... to Wales to work in a restaurant in Llwynypia but in August 1977 he left the restaurant to take up an auxiliary nursing post in the mental health unit at East Glamorgan Hospital whilst waiting for a date to commence nurse training. He didn't have ...

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Study: Alaska health care prices top nation

Nadia Asencio and Paul Morrow, center, react to a backyard fight in a scene from 'Dawg Fight.'

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Study: Alaska health care prices top nation

Juneau was the costliest city for health care that was listed in the report released last week by the Council for Community and Economic Research, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

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AG Heading Back to Court Right Now Seeking Revision of Temporary...

... care organization and the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of . Its 23,000 members advance the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the ...

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Study: Alaska health care prices top nation

Juneau was the costliest city for health care that was listed in the report released last week by the Council for Community and Economic Research, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

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Rollins School of Nursing to host open house April 10

Beebe Healthcare's Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing invites those interested in entering the field of nursing to attend the school's semiannual open house from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10, at its facility adjacent to the Medical Center on Savannah Road in Lewes.

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Beebe Healthcare's Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing Cancels April Open House Due to Construction

Beebe Healthcare's Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing has cancelled the April Open House due to the present construction schedule.

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5 Best Practice Prevention Protocols for Reducing Readmissions

SEA GIRT, NJ, USA, March 28, 2014 --- Post-acute partnerships with skilled nursing facilities, home health and hospice are proving effective at reducing 30-day hospital readmissions, say two-thirds of respondents to HIN's 2013 Reducing Hospital Readmissions survey.

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So what exactly did Obama and Pope Francis say to each other?

News reports and officials statements Thursday gave varying accounts of what President Barack Obama and Pope Francis discussed in their 52-minute meeting, but a common thread was that their first meeting was cordial and covered a wide variety of topics.

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White v. Pocono Psychiatric Ass'n, PICS Case No. 14-0400 (C.P. Monroe ...

White v. Pocono Psychiatric Ass'n, PICS Case No. 14-0400 Zulick, J. . White v. Pocono Psychiatric Ass'n, PICS Case No.

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Event celebrates roles of female nurses in the Civil War

On Monday, March 24, an event called "Clara Barton and Susie King Taylor: Pioneering Nurses on the Civil War Battlefield" was held in room 219 at Pray-Harrold.

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You can help

Troup Cares, a free medical clinic for the working uninsured in Troup County, is seeking volunteers for various office positions, as well as medical doctors, pharmacists, pharmacy techs, RNs, LPNs, CNAs and medical assistants.

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Denton Woman Makes Record-Breaking Donation of Breast Milk

When Alyse Ogletree first started donating breast milk, she just wanted to do something good.

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Rheumatology clinicians' experiences of brief training and...

Self-management of arthritis requires informed, activated patients to manage its physical and psychosocial consequences.

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Business briefs

The American Heart Association is encouraging companies that create and promote a culture of physical activity and health to submit an application to be considered for the association's Fit-Friendly Companies Award.

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Lutie Knox Piper Molyneaux

... eight Knox siblings. She graduated from Concord High School, then Simmons Colege and Children's Hospital School of Nursing in Boston in 1945. She credits her faith in God for understanding the needs of people and working hard to help people. When ...

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N.S. premier assessing chances of emergency services deal with nurses

Nova Scotia's premier says he's asking for a staff assessment today of the chances of a deal with Halifax nurses on the provision of emergency services in the event of a walkout.

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Widower calls for action to avoid repeat of tragedy

... by a simple blood test has called on more to be done to avoid a similar tragedy. David Pitt spoke out following a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing on Thursday, March 27, which saw lead nurse Jackie Charman receiving a five-year caution order. ...

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Novant Health Announces Opening of Haymarket Medical Center

Novant Health Haymarket Medical Center opened its doors earlier this morning for care and services.

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Nurse Researchers Page, Glass to Join STTI Hall of Fame

Gayle Page, RN, DNSc, and Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN, of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing have been chosen for induction to the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame for their contributions to nursing science.

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Nova Scotia premier assessing chances of emergency services deal with nurses

Nova Scotia's premier says he's asking for a staff assessment today of the chances of a deal with Halifax nurses on the provision of emergency services in the event of a walkout.

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Hospitals 'still need improvements'

Health inspectors have said there is still room for improvement in some Leicestershire hospitals but overall services were "safe" and "effective".

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Registry will help medical prof...

... WVCELC and of the Center for Health Ethics and Law at West Virginia University, 62 hospitals, 20 hospices and 110 nursing homes have opted in to the system that gives them access to the registry. That number must grow, as should the number of ...

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Winsley hospice's easy-to-read guides on palliative care win award

Matt Carter, right, the ,designer of the easy-read information leaflet with Helen Scammell, left, director of people and development, Gill Cannon , director of communications and Chris Johnson, an in-patient nursing auxillary Staff and patients who designed easy to read leaflets for Dorothy House Hospice, based in Winsley, were shortlisted in an ... (more)

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Bountiful UT Naturopathic and Chiropractic Association Sanctifies...

LifetimeVibe body vibrations force muscles to contract and stretch, mimicking regular exercise but exercising muscles in very small movements.

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Gunnison UT Chiropractor and Naturopath Association Votes...

Whole body vibration exploded onto the health front with revolutionary ways to improve your personal well-being through vibration technology.

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Cardinal Health Highlights Nurse Education, Community Connections at AORN Conference

Cardinal Health will highlight ongoing education and training at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Surgical Conference & Expo in Chicago March 30 through April 2. The company will host three continuing education activities focused on safety and efficiency in the operating room.

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Breast Milk Donor to Break Record

A Denton mother has donated 53,081 ounces of breast milk and is applying to the Guinness Book of World Records to officially be named the record holder.

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NPAO launches new service on web site: Ask the NP

... Led Clinics (NPLC), Doctors offices, Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHAC), Community Care Access Centres (CCAC), Nursing Stations, Public Health Units, Long-Term Care Facilities and for the Department of National Defence. NPs work in ...

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Brian Head UT Wellness and Natural-Health Association Ratifies...

Whole body vibration exploded onto the health front with revolutionary ways to improve your personal well-being through vibration technology.

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Sterling Regional MedCenter chief nursing officer talks advances in healthcare technology

... to better patient care at Sterling Regional MedCenter. Wade Tyrrell, RN, MSN, who started in January as the chief nursing officer at SRM, spoke about some the changes in technology that the hospital has seen in recent years, during a Rotary Club ...

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Smoking bans linked to drop in premature births, kids' asthma attacks

More Americans would quit smoking if coverage for every type of smoking-cessation treatment was provided by all state Medicaid programs.

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Skipton mum nominates nurse for national care award

... for supporting the charity set up in his name. Ann is one of four finalists in the patient choice category of The Nursing Standards Award - and the winner will be determined by public vote. Claire said: "I stayed in contact with Ann as I felt a ...

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Dolores graduate takes flight of a lifetime

Kelly Baker, a Dolores High School graduate, poses at her office, a Flight For Life helicopter where she works as a flight medic, her dream job.

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Fern leads Cycle Challenge charge

TV STAR Fern Britton took to two wheels alongside 500 others over the weekend in the annual Chilterns Cycle Challenge in support of a charity dedicated to caring for the terminally ill.

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Government minister visits Watford health centre

... have been set up as independent employee-owned organisations. Meadowell provides specialist primary care GP and nursing services for approximately 500 homeless people in the Watford area and used to be part of the local Primary Care Trust. In 2011 ...

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EGCC to benefit from Capital Bills Passage

Cera, who voted in favor of the proposal, noted that the funds are used for facility projects around the state.

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Beverly Youmans named St. Joseph's/Candler McAuley Award winner

... attention to making the patients comfortable and her compassionate care and attention to the highest standards of nursing and health care. As the 2014 Catherine McAuley Award winner, Youman's name will appear on the bronze McAuley plaque displayed ...

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St Mungo's new hospital aftercare for homeless people

Public Health Minister Jane Ellison has visited St Mungo's Pagnell Street hostel in Lewisham to see first hand the service that will soon help homeless people with hospital aftercare.

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Graham Steele: Liberals have a bad case of study-itis

Graham Steele is a former MLA who was elected four times as a New Democrat for the constituency of Halifax Fairview.

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Lakeview Regional Medical Center community outreach program a wealth of resources

Lakeview Regional Medical Center has developed a long list of community outreach opportunities that focus mental and physical health issues.

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N.S. premier says no legislation yet in nurses dispute as house opens

The Nova Scotia government will not introduce legislation today that would prevent a strike by nurses at Halifax-area hospitals.

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Making Profits and Differences at Hospitals

Daily conversations in healthcare are increasingly dominated by money. Healthcare reform is relentlessly focused on cost cutting.

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Vet introduces suicide prevention bill

The first Iraq war combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at reducing the number of military veterans who commit suicide.

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Nova Scotia premier says no legislation yet in nurses dispute as house opens

The Nova Scotia government will not introduce legislation today that would prevent a strike by nurses at Halifax-area hospitals.

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Western faculty earn top university distinctions

... Honoured this year with the university's top award for faculty are Jeremy McNeil , Biology; Cheryl Forchuk , Nursing; and Michael Rieder , Paediatrics, Medicine, and Physiology & Pharmacology. The Distinguished University Professorship award ...

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Nova Scotia premier says no legislation yet in nurses dispute as house opens

The Nova Scotia government will not introduce legislation today that would prevent a strike by nurses at Halifax-area hospitals.

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Overwhelmed in the ER

... be kept on an ambulance stretcher in the hallway of the ER and cared for by paramedics because we do not have enough nursing staff to take care of another critical-care patient. However, we are expected to keep accepting pateints, as we are the ...

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Regan: No essential services legislation yet for nurses

Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union volunteers Fred Webster, left, and Raymond Theriault, right, staple picket signs together for a possible strike action by the nurses of Capital Health.

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U.S. Database For Tracking Medicaid Frauds Falls Short, Auditor Says

A federal data-sharing system meant to prevent healthcare providers banned from one state's Medicaid program from billing another state's program isn't working as intended, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General.

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Nursing Career Fair Scheduled for Albany

Georgia Department of Labor officials say they're preparing to host a job fair for certified nursing assistants in the Albany area.

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Midwife's 'amazing' 25 years at Horton

... will leave the maternity ward for the last time. Mrs Fletcher, of Bodicote, is known to most as Liz. She began her nursing career in Dublin in 1975, aged 17. She said: "I've had an amazing career right from that very first day in 1975. I always ...

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Barrow Super-surgery 'could play key role in survival of GP services'

A LEADING doctor says a planned super-surgery could play a key role in the survival of traditional GP services.

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The one number you may need

RATHER than sitting around twiddling his thumbs when he retired five years ago John Bridges, 62, from Tutbury, decided he wanted to do something productive with his time.

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The new edge of LPN program

... person. The LPNs work in different areas. As per the study it has been found that 29% of the people work with the nursing units, 15% work in the hospitals offering general medicine and surgical care and 12% work in the physician offices. The ...

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A Story of Postpartum Bipolar Disorder

After the birth of my 2nd child Ellie, my mental health changed dramatically. I started to have symptoms of mania, which until then had not presented themselves.

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Medline to Debut Latest Innovation in Topical Skin Adhesives at AORN 2014

For surgeons looking for a more precise way to apply skin adhesives and reduce the need for sutures, Surgiseal Twista is now available for minimally invasive surgical incisions and simple lacerations.

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Auditor: Data-Sharing Programs to Stop Medicaid Fraud Fail

A federal data-sharing system meant to prevent healthcare providers banned from one state's Medicaid program from billing another state's program isn't working as intended, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General.

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Nova Scotia premier says no legislation yet in nurses dispute as house opens

The Nova Scotia government will not introduce legislation today that would prevent a strike by nurses at Halifax-area hospitals.

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Nova Scotia premier says no legislation yet in nurses dispute as house opens

The Nova Scotia government will not introduce legislation today that would prevent a strike by nurses at Halifax-area hospitals.

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Rajdhani Engineering College Organizes CE Fest 2014

... scholarships. Best Online Colleges & Universities for RN to BSN Degree Online Sheffield State University reviewed nursing schools across the country to make information based rankings of the most competitive online universities and colleges that ...

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Performance and Humanity: The Good Boss's Balancing Act

Arianna Huffington's new book Thrive expands our definition of success. The virtues of Huffington's approach are seen in research and cases on leadership, which demonstrate that bosses who take broader view of success can build teams that are more humane, more fun to work in, and perform better on conventional metrics over the long haul.

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UnitedHealth Group's Center for Nursing Advancement Forms External Nursing Advisory Board

MINNETONKA, Minn. - The UnitedHealth Group Center for Nursing Advancement announced the formation of an External Nurse Advisory Board .

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Expect Surge in Temp Jobs to Continue

The surge in contract and "temp" jobs since the recession ended is likely to continue, a range of experts have said, in part because of slack in the labor market and decisions by many corporations to maximize flexibility in their work force.

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The insights of CNA training program

... assistant or even a nurse by yourself. The lists of higher courses are as follows: a Bachelor in science in nursing program (BSN) a Associate of science in health service administration a Physician assisting programs If you are taking the course ...

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Study into falls at Worcestershire community hospitals presented

... very latest in equipment and skills to improve patient care. Announcing the successful bidders, Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, said: "We received an amazing response to application process and the decisions on choosing the ...

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Report exposes "discrimination" against frail, elderly patients

... There are over 10,000 and 35,000, mostly frail and elderly people, on wait-lists for home care and a bed in a nursing home, respectively. National data shows that Ontario patients receive 6.1 hours less nursing care than patients in other provinces. ...

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Fitch Affirms Mayflower Retirement Center Inc. (FL) Revs at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

... community with 268 IL units (28 villas and 240 apartments), 31 assisted living units (all private), and 60 skilled nursing beds (26 semi-private and eight private). Mayflower generated $20.3 million in total operating revenue in the unaudited fiscal ...

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MCDH Hospice Thrift Store reaches five-year, $1 million in sales milestone

Thrift store co-founders Michele Philliber, R.N., left, and Arlene Case, R.N., center, will soon celebrate the storeOs five-year anniversary with store manager Heidi Kraut.

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Easy being a Democrat? Readers push back in reaction to Kimatian column

... economics" we are told to believe we only make the rich richer and then prosperity will flow to the masses. Ask a nursing assistant caring for our parents how it is working as she is compelled to use the SNAP program to feed her family. Ask the ...

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Bingham Canyon UT Baby-Boomer and Geriatric Aging Association Votes...

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Database for tracking Medicaid frauds falls short, auditor says

A federal data-sharing system meant to prevent healthcare providers banned from one state's Medicaid program from billing another state's program isn't working as intended, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General.

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Blanding UT Chiropractor and Naturopath Association Favors...

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Contracts for March 26, 2014

... multiple-award task order bridge contract to continue extending physician, allied health, nursing, technologist, technician and assistant services currently being provided in support of the Naval Hospital will expire at the end of the current fiscal ...

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1 in 25 patients gets infection in hospital

About one in every 25 patients seeking treatment at hospitals acquired an infection there in 2011, according to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Sweet O'L Mama Memoir is Released

... how anything is possible! She's held her family values in high esteem, and had worked for almost twenty years as a nursing assistant. With the most recent years caring for adults with disabilities. Rayshawn has dabbled in playwriting, poetry, and ...

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Concerned residents, officials, workers and local clergy will begin a ...

... care organization and the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of . Its 23,000 members advance the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the ...

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Pleasanton school board honors Donlon's Ruth Highstreet

Walk into the Donlon Elementary School office, and chances are that you will be greeted by the friendly smile of Ruth Highstreet, the school's administrative secretary since 2010.

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Hospira's TheraDoca Infection Control Assistanta Ranked #1...

The full report is available at www.KLASresearch.com . The rankings are based on data from customer surveys of North American hospital and clinic executives, administrators, physicians, nurses, clinicians, and other directors and managers interacting with healthcare equipment and infrastructure solutions.

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Southend Hospital to recruit nurses from overseas

... from the trust will be heading to Spain and Ireland to enable the hospital to strengthen its full time local nursing teams and address recruitment issues caused by the national shortage of trained nurses. Sue Hardy, chief nurse said: "Competition ...

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'White coat effect' causes patients' blood pressure to rise around doctors

For news details visit : For news details Read on : 'White coat effect' causes patients' blood pressure to rise around doctors Islamabad- A new study has shown that doctors routinely record blood pressure levels that are ... (more)

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Spaina s Health Ministry Launches UpToDate Clinical Decision Support for Doctors Nationwide

... UpToDate, physicians, nurses, pharmacists and ministry professionals at 305 SNS hospitals, primary care centers, nursing homes, hospice care centers and psychiatric hospitals can access trusted, evidence-based medical information. "We share the ...

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Oconee Medical Center Adopts PeraHealth's PeraTrend to Drive Excellence in Healthcare Quality

PeraHealth is pleased to announce that Oconee Medical Center will join a community of the nation's most progressive health systems by adopting PeraTrenda to serve as their real-time clinical decision support tool.

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Looming nurse strike to dominate N.S. legislature today

The Liberals will have plenty on their plate when they introduce their first budget since the party was elected in a landslide on October 8. A looming nurses strike is expected to dominate today's opening of the spring sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature, which comes one week ahead of the first budget to be tabled by the Liberal government.

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Halifax nursing strike will impact Islanders

Prince Edward Island patients receiving treatment in Halifax are being transferred back to P.E.I. and elective surgeries are being cancelled as health officials prepare for a possible nurses strike.

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Island Air Ambulance vital last weekend

On Saturday, March 15, all available medevac resources - Coast Guard, military, Airlift Northwest - were busy with the mudslide at Oso and a rescue on Orcas Island.

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Social Security: Who is eligible for survivors' benefits?

... . Question: My mother receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. She may have to enter a nursing home later this year. How does this affect her SSI benefits? Answer: Moving to a nursing home can affect your mother's SSI benefits but it ...

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1 in 25 people end up getting this while in the hospital

Posted on: 11:35 am, March 26, 2014, by KFOR-TV and A. Edwards and CNN Wire , updated on: 12:00pm, March 26, 2014 About 1 in every 25 patients seeking treatment at hospitals acquired an infection there in 2011, according to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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EDITORIAL: Heavy April agenda is crunch time for Liberals

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Diana Whalen delivers the Liberal government's first budget on April 3, the same day Capital Health nurses can legally strike.

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Heartland Health Care Center receives top honor

... rankings through data collected from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The federal agency assigns each nursing center certified by the government a rating of one to five stars through its five-star rating system. U.S. News names all ...

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Sackville Hospital foundation launches latest fundraising campaign

The Sackville Memorial Hospital Foundation kicked off its annual fundraising campaign last week, urging the community to get behind its latest efforts to acquire new equipment that could help save their life or the life of a loved one.

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"Taking Care" - The importance of regular exercise

... the vice president of Business Development and Sales for the VNA of the Treasure Coast and Nightingale Private Duty Nursing, Vero Beach-based nonprofit organizations providing home healthcare, hospice care, homemaker services, companions, and ...

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New Therapeutic Recreation Clinical Lead Named at the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center

... the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center The Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center is a not-for-profit, pediatric specialty nursing facility, serving children from infancy through age 21, who are among the most medically complex children in New York State. ...

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SPSCC nursing program ready for applicants

"We'll just be moving the program into the 21st century," said Laurie Choate, the Olympia-based college's newly hired associate dean of nursing.

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NARH employees angry at management, worried for patients

... cafeteria. It was there, they said, that North Adams Regional Hospital President and CEO Tim Jones explained to the nursing staff that the hospital would cease operations at 10 a.m. Friday. All NARH and Northern Berkshire Healthcare staff also were ...

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Why Employers Will Stop Offering Health Insurance [Obamacare Cadillac tax]

By 2025, 'fewer than 20 percent of workers in the private sector will receive traditional employer-sponsored health insurance.'

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New Mexico cancer retreat provides weekend of camaraderie, tools and info

Dozens of New Mexicans with cancer, and their families, attended the fall 2013 Cancer Services of New Mexico Family Cancer Retreat in Albuquerque.

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Health Aware: Mid-level practitioners bring patient care to new level

... Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with additional clinical training and usually, a master's degree in nursing. To become certified in Illinois, nurse practitioner candidates must choose a specialty and pass an exam in that field. Among ...

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Hospital chief executive tests out site in wheelchair

The chief executive in charge of Watford General Hospital is so determined to improve its care she took to a wheelchair to see what it was like navigating its site.

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Jackson Employees Head To Tally To Fight For Medicaid Expansion

The Florida Legislature's opposition to anything related to the Affordable Care Act is well documented, but a group of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers from South Florida will still try to change that attitude.

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1 in 25 patients gets infection in hospital

About 1 in every 25 patients seeking treatment at hospitals acquired an infection there in 2011, according to a new study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Doctors lobby to keep control of needles

Doctors showed fierce-looking needles Tuesday as they lobbied lawmakers to keep control of a pain-control procedure that uses those needles.

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CIBC FirstCaribbean continues to support improved health care across the region

CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank continues to show its commitment to the improved delivery of health care across the region through its support to the Arnott Cato Foundation .

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Company leadership will demonstrate how TRU-D and the new innovative technology work together to provide customized reports, including infection prevention, usage efficiency and risk aversion data, at booth 5047.

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Nurses union to host forum tonight in bid to keep NARH open

A community forum will be held tonight to discuss the impending closure of North Adams Regional Hospital, the Massachusetts Nurses Association has announced.

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1 in 25 patients gets infection in hospital

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Premier responds to illegal strike threat from Halifax nurses

... to continue to find a resolution to this problem," McNeil said. Union leader Joan Jessome said Monday her 2,500 nursing members are ready to walk off the job illegally if the province tables essential-services legislation. McNeil said he is ...

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UNM ranks high for nursing, medicine programs

There's a lot of recognition out now for the UNM School of Medicine and College of Nursing these days.

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NIHSeniorHealth.gov offers comprehensive information on end of life

... answers, especially when they are needed most," said Patricia A. Grady, Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), which developed the end-of-life topic for NIHSeniorHealth. "As the lead NIH institute for research in this ...

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Man leaves 250,000 to hospice

A former patient left A 250,000 to a hospice in his will - one of the biggest donations the charity has received.

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Docs, nurses push lawmakers for Medicaid expansion

Roughly 100 nurses, doctors and consumers are flying to Tallahassee to lobby legislators about affordable health care.

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Work starts on Clemson Downs expansion

... a renovation of the existing assisted living facility and the construction of two new buildings -- a 16-bed skilled nursing facility to expand the current capacity and a new 32-bed memory care unit dedicated to the needs of patients with various ...

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American Fork UT Naturopathic and Chiropractic Association Endorses...

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Why Should Nurses be in Charge of Home Care?

... 2003, after I went into respiratory failure from muscular dystrophy and became vent dependent, I was forced into a nursing home. My home state of North Dakota only allowed a nurse to manage my vent and trach and they wouldn't pay for this to be ...

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Morning-after pill rules to be relaxed for young people

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First class

Doris N. Starks, a retired healthcare educator who has lived in Charles Town since 2002, is set to be honored in her home state of Alabama this weekend as one of the initial inductees into the Tuskegee University School of Nursing Hall of Fame.

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We need no compensation, where is our baby?

The family of the missing stillborn baby says they are disappointed with the Health Ministry's latest pronouncements which it says "gives no indication as to the whereabouts of the missing bodies of the stillborns including that of Suwaiba".

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Annabella UT Wellness and Natural-Health Association Elects...

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Accessing Data through Design in the History of Visualizing Science

... into a better understanding of it. The "Rose Diagram" (1858) by Florence Nightingale, who is known for her work in nursing but was also the first woman to be a Royal Statistical Society member, successfully showed that in the 1850s Crimean War more ...

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Two Spine Surgeons Are Three Times Safer Than One

A new team approach has improved safety-reducing rates of major complications by two thirds-for complex spinal reconstructive surgery for spinal deformity in adult Group Health patients at Virginia Mason Hospital & Seattle Medical Center.

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Prescription for Winning: Doctors Rake in Campaign Cash from Medical Connections

Currently, there are 20 medical doctors in Congress, a number that has doubled over the past decade, according to a recent New York Times report .

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Is Walgreens Giving Shareholders a 'Well Experience'?

CEO Greg Wasson, who took over in 2009, has been pushing a new long-term vision for company's chain of Walgreens drugstores, one based more on services than on product sales.

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Docs, nurses push lawmakers for Medicaid expansion

The advocates from Miami's Jackson Health System say chronically-ill patients are falling through the cracks because state lawmakers decided not to expand Medicaid to more than 1 million Floridians.

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How to Get Health Care Dividends Without all the Health Care Exposure

... one thing is certain -- aging bodies need more medical care. That, in turn, means more medical facilities, such as nursing homes and medical office buildings. Catching a wave The health care REIT sector is the right place to be if you see this as an ...

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Alpine UT Chiropractor and Naturopath Association Votes...

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Northern Berkshire Healthcare: 'We can no longer continue'

The board of Northern Berkshire Healthcare, which serves 40,000 people in the Berkshire County, Vermont and New York, has approved a resolution calling for the closure on Friday of its major medical practices in the region in response to the company's "worsening financial status."

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Bridge Bank Provides $8.75 Million to North Coast Medical, Inc.

... and Hand Therapy medical markets, North Coast services the needs of in-patient/out-patient hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, clinics, private practice, pharmacies, resellers and consumers. Headquartered in Gilroy, CA, North Coast continually ...

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Miss. medical kickbacks case before appeals court

... Shoemaker, a former administrator at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, and Garner, owner of Guardian Angel Nursing/On-Call Staffing, conspired to increase boost Garner's nurse staffing business and Garner paid Shoemaker for his help. The 5th ...

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Two spine surgeons are three times safer than one

This image shows Rajiv Sethi, M.D., an orthopedic spinal surgeon in neurosurgery at Group Health, director of spinal deformity and complex reconstruction at Virginia Mason, and clinical assistant professor of health services at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Jean-Christophe Leveque, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Group Health and ... (more)

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Doctors fight expanding non-MD roles

Doctors, nurses and physician assistants often work together, yet they're not always on the same team when it comes to legislation.

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Enrollment extended for some - Short-term SGR patch being negotiated

... would also delay the ICD 10 transition until October 2015 and establish a value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities. The bill: http://1.usa.gov/1gAdjS5 --Yesterday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden introduced a bill to ...

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How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity

Digital record-keeping is slowly but inevitably replacing paper records everywhere from the pilot's cockpit to the registry of motor vehicles .

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Is Walgreens Giving Shareholders a 'Well Experience'?

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Chesterfield parent says diabetic students are 'still in danger'

A Chesterfield parent says her diabetic child and other diabetic students aren't safe at the county's public schools.

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Health PEI concerned about Capital Health nursing strike

Health PEI is transferring Island patients recovering from surgery in Halifax, back to P.E.I. in anticipation of a massive nursing strike.

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UT Colleges of Nursing anda

University of Tennessee college of nursing simulation coordinator Susan Fancher checks on a SimNewB for a demonstration on Tuesday, March 25, 2014.

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Ongoing ADAPT Sit-In Over Nurse Practices Act

Seventeen ADAPT activists began a sit-in at the headquarters of the New York State Nurses Association this past Wednesday and haven't left yet.

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Biden to raise money for 3 Dems in New Hampshire

... Washington, Friday, March 21, 2014. Though he did not talk specifically about the Ukraine crisis, Biden said he was nursing a sinus infection following his trip this week to Poland and Lithuania to reassure jittery Eastern European allies unnerved ...

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

... the "Germany Organic Food Market Forecast and Opportu... )--Dr. Eileen Breslin, dean and professor of the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) San Antonio was elected to serve a two-year ter... )--Fitch Ratings ...

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Guinea: MSF reinforces teams to help control spread of Ebola epidemic

In response to the Ebola epidemic that has broken out in Guinea , Medecins Sans Frontieres continues to reinforce its teams in Gueckedou and Macenta, two towns in the south of the country where the virus has spread.

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Starved For Words? Program Uses Talking To Nourish Kids' Brains

... state's Department of Public Health and Department of Education, Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Georgia Tech are all involved. At the helm is the Marcus center. There are specific measurable outcomes that serve as ...

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National Association of Professional Women Announces Doreen L. Dann,...

... compassion and competent care. NAPW honors Doreen L. Dann as a 2014 Professional Woman of the Year for leadership in nursing and healthcare with this prestigious distinction. As the largest, most-recognized organization of women in the country, ...

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Conquer Mobile and VRcade Partner to Provide Fully Immersive Virtual...

Conquer Mobile Will Use the VRcade Virtual Reality Out-of-Home Platform to Create State of the Art Medical Simulation Solutions for Medical Education Conquer Mobile, a mobile solutions specialist, and VRcade - creators of the out-of-home VRcade VR platform, today announced that they are partnering to produce state of the art medical simulation ... (more)

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Training Programs the Most Cost-Effective Way to Reduce ACL Injuries...

... of Physicians and Surgeons, the Mailman School of Public Health, the College of Dental Medicine, the School of Nursing, the biomedical departments of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and allied research centers and institutions. Columbia ...

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Florida Hospital Tracks Nurses Footsteps, Work Patterns

A Florida hospital says electronic tracking of nursing personnel is helping it refine their workflow and work habits and lay the groundwork to replace the obsolete "midnight census" method of determining staffing requirements.

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Treasure Coast Advocates for Seniors welcomes new Board members

... has been in Geriatrics specializing in Alzheimer's and dementia. In the past five years she have been utilizing her nursing knowledge in private duty work and is now enjoying her work with Amore, an assisted living memory care facility. She brings ...

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Latest News: Health bodies back creation of task force for King's Lynn hospital

... of West Norfolk is our highest priority and we are working closely with the new leadership team and the Director of Nursing at the QEH to embed the improvements that are already underway. "West Norfolk CCG, NHS England and Monitor all have the same ...

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Dr. Eileen Breslin from UTHSC San Antonio Assumes Presidency of the...

Eileen Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and professor of the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio was elected to serve a two-year term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing .

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Giving Back is the Driving Force Behind Contract Therapy Services...

... therapy management and associated services to assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, skilled nursing and other long term care facilities across the United States. Visit Therapy Management Corporation at therapymgmt.com to learn ...

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Teleflex Highlights ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS Antimicrobial CVC Study

Teleflex Incorporated announces that newly published research has reaffirmed that the ARROW Central Venous Catheter with ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS Technology reduces the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections and reduces direct costs related to treatment of these potentially deadly infections.

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Ansell Unveils New Protection Solutions at AORN Conference

... continue until May 24. The top 10 nominees with the most votes will receive the H.E.R.O. Nurse Service Award Plaque, nursing reference book of their choice, and have their story profiled online. No purchase necessary.

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Dr. Eileen Breslin from UTHSC San Antonio Assumes Presidency of the...

Eileen Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and professor of the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio was elected to serve a two-year term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing .

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Woundmasters Unveils Newly Redesigned Website

... Wound care experts cite several key factors for the scarcity of wound care nurses, beginning with the widespread nursing shortage leading to more limited access to nursing specialists. Woundmasters helps to fill an important need by coordinating ...

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CarePoint Health Physician Performs Gallbladder Surgery Using Robot...

Doctors at Christ Hospital operate using the da Vinci Robot System. $2.5 million investment brings state-of-the-art technology to Jersey City.

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

... the "Germany Organic Food Market Forecast and Opportu... )--Dr. Eileen Breslin, dean and professor of the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) San Antonio was elected to serve a two-year ter...

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Man leaves 250,000 to hospice

A former patient left A 250,000 to a hospice charity in his will making it one of the biggest donations it has received.

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Take a look: The new must-have for mothers-to-be is pro birth photography

When the anesthesiologist cheerfully grabbed the camera from my husband to document my son's entry to the world via emergency C-section, neither of us had the focus nor the energy to object.

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How Can a Virtual Talking Pet Improve Life for a Senior, His Family, and His Care Team?

... use cases of the GeriJoy Companion in care situations such as private duty home care, assisted living, skilled nursing dementia care, respite care, and acute care at a hospital. To learn more about how virtual pet companions can be beneficial for ...

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Haag-Streit UK host successful 'Improving Outcomes' Biometry Courses

Haag-Streit UK , the leading manufacturer and distributor of gold-standard optometry and ophthalmic equipment, hosted the first of a series of 'Improving Outcomes' biometry courses on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st March at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow.

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HMHP to Present Wound Care Program

... and lunch will be provided. Humility of Mary Health Partners (OH-052 010115) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurse Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on ...

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The whole critical access system needs to be reconsidered

My home hospital is small. In a town of just over 20,000 people, this hospital has 25 beds and is designated "critical access" by Medicare because it is felt to be necessary to the health care of the community.

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Increase in Occupations Taking Advantage of Human Traits Reported on EmploymentCrossing

... jobs, about 171,420 hospitality jobs, nearly 20,240 design jobs, more than 7,270 advertising jobs, over 233,280 nursing jobs, about 83,640 education jobs and 527,199 healthcare jobs awaiting the right talent . According to the latest ADP report , ...

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Bill to cut nurse practitioners' reins to doctors advances in Nebraska Legislature

... more years of education and clinical training than nurse practitioners, who have master's or doctoral degrees in nursing. Nurse practitioners have been seeking more practice autonomy for at least 20 years in Nebraska. Opposition from the medical ...

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North Coast Medical Acquires ActivaTek, Inc.

... and Hand Therapy medical markets, North Coast services the needs of in-patient/out-patient hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, clinics, private practice, pharmacies, resellers and consumers. Headquartered in Gilroy, CA, North Coast continually ...

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North Coast Medical Acquires ActivaTek, Inc.

... and Hand Therapy medical markets, North Coast services the needs of in-patient/out-patient hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, clinics, private practice, pharmacies, resellers and consumers. Headquartered in Gilroy, CA, North Coast continually ...

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New dean of pharmacy school looks to make 'great impact'

... really excites me is the convergence of a bunch of things." UW's School of Pharmacy is integrated with the School of Nursing and School of Medicine to allow for collaboration between health fields. Swanson said this system, as well as the historical ...

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Helplines to merge into single service

Helpline services for smokers, gamblers and other groups are being merged into a new national "telehealth" service - possibly with a simple 111-style number.

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A 1,000-a-week spend on translators at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton

... of our community can understand information about the hospital's services and that our patients, clinicians and nursing staff can communicate with each other effectively so that our patients receive the best possible care. "The annual cost of ...

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NASN: School Nursing in Canada and the US: An Opportunity to Strike a ...

... provincial/territorial jurisdictions have not established appropriate policies and standards of practice for school nursing despite recent advances that have been made in school health promotion overall. A recent review conducted by the school age ...

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Portuguese nurses settle in well at Queen's

A TEAM of Portuguese workers who took over nursing positions at Burton's Queen's Hospital have settled in well, bosses said.

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Wait times still an issue: NH

... At times he said there have been challenges in staffing all of those areas, but the attention right now is on the nursing side. "Right now we're focused on making sure we have the nurses available," he said, noting the health authority has invested ...

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$22,600 injection for nurse practitioner clinic

The French River Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic has received a $22,600 boost thanks to a group of community members.

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50 States Staffing Earns 6th 'Gold Seal of Approval' for Healthcare Staffing Services

... impressed The Joint Commission Representative. 50 States Staffing specializes in short-term, per diem, travel nursing and permanent positions for Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other allied health professionals ...

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Hospitals admit incinerating fetuses in trash-to-energy plant

Reports show the hospitals admitted to incinerating nearly 16,000 miscarried and aborted fetal remains in their trash-to-energy plants.

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Ruth Tarantine' Releases 'Against All Odds'

... Teaching future nurses and future nurse educators is her passion. To this end, she obtained her Doctorate in Nursing Practice in 2008 and began a full-time teaching position at a private university shortly thereafter. Media Contact: Terri Macdonald ...

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