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Group E-Mentoring in Nursing Seeks Nurse Mentors Group e-mentoring in Nursing is being sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau. The project (GEM-Nursing) is looking for nurse mentors. GEM-Nursing is in its second year and ends Sept. 30, 2005. It will ...More
June 1, 2005
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues
AFGE Decries Crisis of Overworked Nurses During National Nurses Week

WASHINGTON -- National Nurses Week is celebrated annually May 6-12 to recognize the enormous efforts nurses make each day to save lives and maintain the health of millions of individuals. However, despite the hard work and dedication of America's nurses, overall patient ...More
May 10, 2005
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Governor Removes Physician Supervision for South Dakota CRNAs

Gov. M. Michael Rounds has informed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Washington, D.C., that South Dakota is opting out of the federal physician supervision requirement for nurse anesthetists because it “is in the best interests of South Dakota’s ...More
March 18, 2005
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
The Great Debate:

Hailed by some as an answer to increased healthcare costs and patient satisfaction, others argue that Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation (NAPS) is far from harmless. Here we present a variety of opinions from clinicians with first-hand experience. The Gastroenterologist ...More
February 1, 2005
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues, Procedures
National Nurse Anesthetists Week Celebrates Anesthesia Patient Safety

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- As the demand for anesthesia services expands beyond hospitals into physicians’ offices and other nontraditional settings, surgical patients can rest assured that anesthesia has never been safer, said Earl Auty, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist ...More
January 20, 2005
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
Cybill Shepherd Leads Amazing Women Campaign to Help IBS Sufferers Get Relief

NEW YORK — Cybill Shepherd, the National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC) and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced that they are working together to launch the educational campaign Amazing Women. The campaign is designed to empower women to seek proper ...More
December 1, 2004
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues
U.S. Congress Recognizes National Nurse Practitioner Week, November 7-13

AUSTIN, Texas -- The United States House of Representatives recently honored the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and National Nurse Practitioner Week in a concurrent resolution (HConRes500) introduced by Congressman Michael C. Burgess (R - Flower Mound). “It ...More
November 5, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues
ASGE and SGNA Issue Joint Statement on Nurses Administering Propofol

To address the controversy of nurses administering propofol in the GI lab, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) have issued a joint statement, "Role of GI Registered Nurses in the ...More
August 16, 2004
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
the scope of things

Who’s Da Nurse Nursing Image in Disarray By Patricia L. Raymond, MD, FACP, FACG They’re rumpled and disordered,” declares Sandy Dumont. “Loose and limp. Nurses have got to get back into uniform. Then they’ll have power and authority, and be taken more seriously. Scrubs are ...More
August 1, 2004
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
The Scope of Things

They’re rumpled and disordered,” declares Sandy Dumont. “Loose and limp. Nurses have got to get back into uniform. Then they’ll have power and authority, and be taken more seriously. Scrubs are not a uniform.” Sandy Dumont is an image consultant (www.TheImageArchitect.com), ...More
August 1, 2004
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues