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Nursing Shortage

HHS Grants $30M to Ease Nursing Shortage

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have granted $30 million to attract more people into the field of nursing. More than $22 million will be distributed to colleges, universities and other organizations, while $8 million will be ...More
June 11, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues
VHA Nurses Poll: `We'll Stay Through Shortage'

IRVING, Texas - At a recent national healthcare conference, officials from VHA Inc. polled nurses on the work force shortage. Some 54 percent said the shortage has become more severe in the last three months, although 62 percent of nurse executives and managers say they ...More
May 13, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues
GI Nursing: Does it Make Your Ears Wiggle?

Can you remember why you became a gastrointestinal (GI) nurse? Close your eyes and recall the moment you chose to enter GI nursing. Was it the tales of a respected colleague or friend who was a GI nurse? An opportunity to escape "the floor" or the daily psychic trauma of ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Bronchoscopy For The New Endoscopy Nurse

As healthcare continues to evolve, healthcare workers (HCWs) must learn to be multi-skilled and diverse. It is probable that hospitals will combine endoscopy units into one large suite, only adding to the necessity of diversity. What is a Bron-koss'ko-pee? bronchoscopy is ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
What is Professionalism?

Are you a true professional? I know this sounds like a boring topic but it's not what you think. According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th edition, professionalism is the conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
What is Professionalism?

What is Professionalism? By Terri Herzog RN, CGRN Are you a true professional? I know this sounds like a boring topic but it's not what you think. According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 10th edition, professionalism is the conduct, aims or qualities that ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Endo Nerds Unite!

While surfing the Internet to scan national newspapers, I came upon a headline that made me jump: "Hospital Says Faulty Recall May Have exposed 400 to Infection." I read the online article quickly, hurried to the printer to review the text again and furiously made interview ...More
May 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
HIV-Positive Nurse Puts Patients At Risk

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A nurse at South Texas Regional Medical Center has caused a wave of panic. Officials say HIV-positive nurse Jacqueline Fillingim injected herself with Demerol she stole from the facility. She then allegedly refilled the drug vials with saline. She ...More
April 9, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
ERCP and Gallstone Removal

Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is often considered one of the most technically challenging procedures for an endoscopy nurse. The procedure, which involves passing an endoscope through the mouth, down the esophagus, through the stomach and into the ...More
March 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues
ALL STARS: St. Mary Mercy Hospital

ENDO ALL STARS The endoscopy staff of St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Mich, have all been nominated as EndoNurse All Stars. The team at this 304-bed acute care community hospital in the suburbs of Detroit work together well and make the field of endoscopy enjoyable for ...More
March 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues