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Celebrate yourself

May 01, 2008; Lederman, Patricia Stille ... During National Nurses Week, be sure to honor colleagues for their contributions, but don't forget to congratulate yourself on your achievements. Celebrate your dedication to patients and coworkers by doing something that will rejuvenate you and, in turn, improve your professional practice: Find ...

Collaboration enhances nurse satisfaction

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Effective nurse-physician collaboration improves the quality of patient care and reinforces satisfying work roles for healthcare providers. In environments where it exists, both recruitment and retention of nurses are likely to increase. Intentional knowledge sharing and joint responsibility for ...

Gear & Gadgets

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... CLEVER TOOLS THAT SIMPLIFY THE TRAVEL LIFESTYLE GPS SNITCH Hide this wireless vehicle security-tracking device in your car and receive an e-mail or text message the moment motion is detected. Manufactured by BlackLine GPS Inc., the device requires no installation and has a pet ...

In Brief

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... NPSF proposes Universal Patient Compact A Universal Patient Compact complementing the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities has recently been proposed by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). The Compact creates an understanding between healthcare providers and their ...

Did You Know...

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... The top ten travel milestones of all time are: 1. Online booking 2. Transportation Security Administration's airport security 3. Airline e-tickets 4. Roll-aboard luggage 5. Smoke-free flights 6. Boutique hotel chains 7. Airports ...

Get involved in pet therapy programs

May 01, 2008; Kilmer, Kim ... When traveling around the country, you may have encountered healthcare facilities that offer pet therapy programs. Here's how you can get involved. Most animals-usually the four-legged variety-can qualify to participate in pet therapy programs. They simply need to be friendly, outgoing, ...

The best career move ever

May 01, 2008; Eason, Julie Anne ... About 7 years ago, I worked with a group of mobile nurses. They made traveling seem so exciting that I just had to give it a try. It turned out to be the best move I ever made. My first assignment was in California, 3,000 miles away from my home in Upstate New York. During my first 6 months on ...

Clinical Tips: CLINICAL PEARLS FROM THE EXPERTS

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Scientifically proven for fast, easy weight loss? While hoodia, a natural derivative of a cactus-type plant grown in South Africa, has been used by the San Bushmen for thousands of years to ward off hunger, the appetite suppressant patients are likely buying OTC may have little of the ...

Cardiac CARE At the heart of many travelers' careers

May 01, 2008; Ericksen, Anne Baye ... The ancient Roman physician Galen is best remembered for attaching certain feelings to human organs. For example, he assigned passion to the liver and emotions to the heart. As a result, we have forever connected our hearts with our feelings. But as anyone in healthcare knows, this vital organ ...

The current economy: What it means to mobile providers

May 01, 2008; Ericksen, Anne Baye ... According to the nightly news, the U.S. economy could be heading straight for a recession-or already is in one. While the prices of oil and gasoline steadily climb, housing values drop equally fast. The ripple effect from these circumstances is also making headlines as the cost of such staples ...

Injectable-drug errors and syringe labels

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Error watch Error rates with injectable medications surpass those for other methods of administration, accounting for about two-thirds of administration mistakes, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). The need to perform unusual steps to prepare the injectable, ...

Certain vaccines are surprisingly underused

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Each fall and winter, millions of Americans respond to healthservice exhortations to get inoculated against that year's influenza strains. Other vaccines, however, have seen considerably lower rates of public acceptance, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; among ...

New malaria drug shows promise for toxoplasmosis

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Researchera at the University of Chicago Medical Center have discovered that a new oral malaria drug, J PC-2056, offers an unexpected benefit: It appears to be 10 times more potent in treating toxoplasmosis, and less dangerous to the patient than the current treatment course. Over two ...

Go west, dear traveler!

May 01, 2008; Gater, Laura ... A mobile nurse for 20 years, Kathy Wilson, RN, has an innate enthusiasm for going to new places and meeting people. Right now, the seasoned traveler is honoring a contract in a place affectionately known as "The Cowboy State." I'm so taken with this career alternative," says Kathy ....

Laughter yoga

May 01, 2008; Samuels, Jennifer ... A low-impact exercise trend, laughter yoga has been sweeping across the nation since 1995. Starting with forced giggles, and quickly developing into genuine amusement, a 20- to 30-minute workout combines laughing exercises with yoga breathing techniques. You can practice laughter yoga in group ...

When In...

May 01, 2008; Samuels, Jennifer ... Kansas City, Missouri Attend a major event at Sprint Center. Boasting 18,500 seats and 8.5 acres, the entertainment arena hosts 90 public events annually, from concerts, to family shows, to sports. Plus, it contains the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. On the bill between May ...

Shopping Cart

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Books Laugh for No Reason, by Dr. Madan Kataria $19.95 Reprinted in 2007, it contains the history, new theory and philosophy, scientific and yogic aspects of laughter, and more. Pages: 240. The book is available for purchase at www.laughteryoga.org. From Zero to ...

Isn't it best to receive a large refund?

May 01, 2008; Smith, Joseph ... Ah, the annual rite of passage where we congregate with fellow healthcare travelers and talk about our big refunds. Each of us acknowledges our good fortune and wonders if others are envious of our ability to pay so little tax. Because surely everyone knows the person with the largest refund is ...

Cheap flights

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Virgin America The new, California-based airline offers daily round-trip flights between SeattleTacoma and both San Francisco and Los Angeles. Sample one-way fares begin at $77 fromSeattle to San Francisco, and $99 from Seattle to Los Angeles. A plethora of onboard amenities include ...

Deals on wheels

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Megabus.com Specializing in city-to-city service across the U.S., the Chicago-based bus line recently added Champaign, Illinois; Columbia, Missouri; Madison, Wisconsin; and Memphis, Tennessee, to its route lineup. Deeper discounts are offered closer to the day of departure. As much as 45 ...