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Nursing Shortage

The Critical Nursing Shortage

There is a perceived threat to the health of the older adult in the United States. It is not a new type of bacteria or caused by a virus. The threat to the health of the older adult is a result of the increasing shortage of nurses in the United States. Over the last few ...More
February 1, 2003
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
The Critical Nursing Shortage

The Critical Nursing Shortage By Sharon Lesser, RN There is a perceived threat to the health of the older adult in the United States. It is not a new type of bacteria or caused by a virus. The threat to the health of the older adult is a result of the increasing shortage of ...More
February 1, 2003
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Second Edition of Popular Nursing Book Released

NEW YORK, NY - With the nursing shortage and the Nurse Reinvestment Act, Americans have been bombarded with news stories about the lack of qualified and dedicated nurses within the field. This crisis adds increased importance to analysis of the profession and what changes ...More
December 3, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Tales of a Reluctant GI Patient

Although I have several years of experience writing about GI-related procedures and medications, I had never been party to one myself. That all changed last January with a frozen pizza. Normally, I like to cook, but it was the end of a long week and all I wanted was to ...More
December 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues
Today on Fresh Air, we chat with Audrey Ludmer, RN, about thenursing shortage. Good afternoon, this is Terry Gross ...

Today on Fresh Air, we chat with Audrey Ludmer, RN, about the nursing shortage. Good afternoon, this is Terry Gross ... By Audrey C. Ludmer, RNC It started with a message on my answering machine. "Please call the New York State Nurses Association office as soon as ...More
October 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Today on Fresh Air, we chat with Audrey Ludmer

It started with a message on my answering machine. "Please call the New York State Nurses Association office as soon as possible." That in itself was not alarming. I am an active member and often get calls. When I called back, I was asked if I would like to be interviewed ...More
October 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Mahalo Malamas!

Back row: Pam Chinen, RN, Joanne Mento, RN, Shane Liu, TechCenter row: Gerry Arakaki, RN, Carol Tabata, RN , Margo Buck, RNFront row: Debbie Payao, LPN, Adele Cacho, Tech Congratulations to the Endoscopy Center of Hilo, Hawaii for their outstanding work. The endoscopy team ...More
October 1, 2002
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New Nurse Call System Aids Patient Care

CHICAGO - Jeron Electronic Systems, Inc., has created a new touchscreen computer system to organize hospital floors. Nurses can select the area they are working in to view the patient name and information, the healthcare worker assigned to the area and necessary equipment ...More
August 14, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Bedside Manners: Curb your Docs

My senior partner strutted down the hall in our office, "bearing" a close resemblance to Baloo from The Jungle Book. As he drew near, under his breath I could hear the strains of Zip-a-dee-doo-dah Zip-a-dee-ay ... ." Hiding my smile, I stepped back into my office, closed ...More
August 1, 2002
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TB Prevention and Control in Special Populations

From 1953 to 1985, the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported annually in the United States dropped 74 percent.1 After medical advances led to a decline of TB in the United States, Congress eliminated all funding dedicated to fighting the disease in 1972.2 Subsequently, ...More
August 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues