Nevada RNformation back issues from May 2008:
National Nurses Week 2008--celebrates nurses' making a difference every day.
May 01, 2008 ... The American Nurses Association announced the theme of National Nurse Week 2008, Nurses: Making a Difference Every Day. National Nurse Week is celebrated annually from May 6, National Nurse Day through May 12, the Birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern Nursing. "This ...
The Safe Nurse Staffing Legislation passed the Washington State Legislature.
May 01, 2008 ... The Safe Nurse Staffing Legislation (House Bill 3123) passed the Washington State Legislature with near unanimous votes. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the bill into law. Highlights of the new law will include: * Each hospital, by September 2008, must establish nurse ...
Become an advocate for nursing.(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... As a nurse would you like to help with the nursing shortage? You can start by becoming an advocate for Nursing. This means you're committed to spreading the word about our great profession to--students, patients, and waiters--whoever will listen. There are many ...
Projected nursing position.
May 01, 2008 ... Did you know that by the year 2020, there will be an estimated shortage of 800,000 nurses? With the world population living longer and needing more care, the healthcare field is one of the best places to get a job, and will likely stay that way for many years to come. <Pre> Number ...
Healthcare workforce development & support critical to successful health system reform, says American Nurses Association; ANA board adopts revised health system reform agenda & strategic plan.
May 01, 2008 ... SILVER SPRING, MD -- As part of its long standing and aggressive education and advocacy work for guaranteed affordable and accessible health care for all, the American Nurses Association (ANA) released ANA's Health System Reform Agenda, an update of the organization's 2005 call for ...
Mandatory hospital nurse to patient staffing ratios: time to take a different approach.
May 01, 2008; ... by John M. Welton, PhD, RN This lengthy article debates whether mandated nurse-to-patient ratios is effective. The basic conclusion of this writing is found in the introduction: "mandatory ratios, if imposed nationally, may result in increased overall costs of care with no ...
A nurse's responsibility to the board--it includes knowing when to report.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Editors' note The following article was in the Nevada State Board of Nursing Newsletter. With the issues that developed during the time this copy was submitted for this newsletter (March 2008) I believe it is prudent for nurses to review the professional nurses practice ...
UNLV nursing professor Nancy Menzel honored for role in developing safe patient handling program.(NNA State Activities)(University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
May 01, 2008 ... Nancy Menzel on Research Team Given Award of Excellence in Public Health Training from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention UNLV School of Nursing professor Nancy Menzel and a multidisciplinary team of researchers were honored recently by the US Centers for Disease ...
Nevada Nurses Association Annual Convention save these dates--September 22 & 23, 2008.(NNS State Activities)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Nurse to Nurse: Communication Diversity and Bridging the Gap [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Monday, September 22, 2008 Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas The 2008 NNA Convention will be held in conjunction with the UNLV School of Nursing's Second ...
Northwest Nevada--District One.(NNA State Activities)
May 01, 2008; ... As I am writing this report in March the District One Board and committees are completing the planned spring activities. The Girl Scout Fair with it's theme "Paths in Nursing on May 3 is moving along under the direction of Bernadette Longo, Susan Modin, Doreen Begley, and Martha McBride ...
NNA needs you!(NNA State Activities)(Nevada Nusing Association)
May 01, 2008 ... Calling all NNA nurses to become leaders in the professional organization that represents you by running for elected office! Why Become a NNA Leader? In deciding to run for a NNA elected office you choose to invest in your own future and in the future of health care ...
In memorial.(NNA State Activities)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... IRENE C. LITTLE Irene Little of Winnemucca passed away quiety in her home on February 2, 2008. Irene was born September 24, 1926 in Merced, CA, attended school in California, graduating from the University of California, School of Nursing, San Francisco. In 1948 with ...
From Silence To Voice, 2nd Edition.(Book review)
May 01, 2008; ... From Silence To Voice, 2nd Edition Authors: Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon "In the second edition of From Silence to Voice ...two widely known feminist journalists, once again have given nurses a gift of clearly stated respect for the worth of nursing work; a ...
Who's the nurse?(Nursing Recognition)(Reprint)
May 01, 2008; ... Concerns over patient confusion spawn a small movement back to one-color nursing uniforms. Back to white? Is it the person who walks into your hospital room wearing a blue tunic and picks up your meal tray? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Is it the one in a ...
Transcending to triumph: healing Nevada nurses to heal Nevada patients.(Nursing Recognition)
May 01, 2008; ... Editor note: The opinions of the author are not necessarily those of NNA, but we appreciate views of our members. "If you are going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II A new wave of consciousness is ...
2008 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award.(Nursing Recognition)
May 01, 2008 ... It's that time of year again and we'd love your help spreading the word! Beginning on March 1st, Cherokee Uniforms will be accepting nominations for the 2008 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award. Nominating takes only a few minutes, and while winners do receive significant prize packages, past ...
Is it time for the office of national nurse? Won't you share your thoughts on this?(Nursing Recognition)
May 01, 2008; ... It was a Nevada fund raiser that fell flat on its face. Do you remember it? Back in the 90s, when the American Nurses Association (ANA) was actively involved with health care reform, the Nevada Nurses Association (NNA) had a great idea. Nevada nurses enthusiastically came up with tee ...
New DHQP interactive training course.(Opportunities)
May 01, 2008 ... Hand Hygiene Interactive Training Course: Review key concepts of hand hygiene and other standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections. http://www.cdc. ...
Get the inside story in the NCLEX.(Opportunities)
May 01, 2008 ... On May 19, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), in conjunction with the Nevada State Board of Nursing, will hold a one-day conference that will help you prepare your students to take the NCLEX[R] exam. Topics include the test plan, alternate items, psychometrics, ...
Should there be an International Museum of Modern Nursing, to show the world how vital, exciting, and technologically advanced nursing really is?(Nursing Recognition)
May 01, 2008 ... We should establish an International Museum of Modern Nursing where people from all over the world can come to learn about what nurses today do to save lives and improve outcomes. Public understanding of nursing is abysmally poor. This is a major factor underlying many of the more ...
Advance Directive for Nevada citizens online completion.(Opportunities)
May 01, 2008 ... Healthcare providers need to know what a patient wishes--especially at end of life. In order to let their healthcare providers know, patients may choose to fill out an Advance Directive (AD) stating their medical wishes. In fact, federal law requires that hospitals ask patients about an AD ...
National forum on women's issues in gastroenterology and hepatology.(Opportunities)
May 01, 2008 ... April 4-6, 2008 at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, 1701 Locust Street, Philadelphia. The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Drexel University College of Medicine is sponsoring; Asyia S. Ahmad, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine is Program Director. Barbara B. Frank, ...
Certification for Accreditation Program and Magnet Recognition Program[R].(Opportunities)
May 01, 2008 ... The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA) has successfully completed its journey towards ISO 9001:2000 certification for the administration of its Accreditation Program for excellence in continuing nursing education and Magnet ...
New ANA member benefit: connecting nurses professionally and socially ANANurseSpace.org--.(ANA News)(American Nurses Association)
May 01, 2008 ... Be sure to visit ANANurseSpace, a new ANA member benefit offering protected online space for nurses to connect, coast to coast and beyond. ANANurseSpace is an online social network (think MySpace or FaceBook, but professional and for only nurses and student nurses) where members connect ...
Fatigue among nurses.(ANA News)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... ANA launched an initiative aimed at promoting safer patient care and healthier, adequately rested nurses by addressing workplace practices that lead to fatigue among nurses and approved several crucial resolutions, including one that calls for ANA to disseminate information on the ...
New trends in foreign nurse recruitment.(Big News)(Interview)
May 01, 2008; ... Last year, the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released the 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, which collected data on the actively licensed Registered Nurse population as of March 2004. This most ...
Subscribe to an email discussion group for nurses.(ANA News)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... This is also called a listserv to discuss nursing issues. A comprehensive list of nursing listservs is available at www.nursingworld.org. A nursing list serve or discussion group gives you the ability to be able to collaborate with nurses all over the world. I'll give you an example from ...
Welcome to 100K certified nurses.(ANA News)
May 01, 2008 ... A goal is to help 100,000 nurses become certified in their specialty area by the year 2010. We would like one of them to be you! Between 2001 and 2004, 185,000 additional nurses were added to the workforce. However, 52% of nurses report decreased satisfaction in their jobs; 72% ...
Center for American Nurses--career planning: your nursing future.(ANA News)
May 01, 2008 ... ANA/NNA members are also Members of the Center for American Nurses and you may obtain additional information www.centerforamericannurses.org. The Center offers workforce advocacy tools, services and strategies designed to make nurses their own best advocates in their practice ...
What's in a name--medical home?(ANA News)
May 01, 2008; ... A number of states are witnessing the introduction of legislation to create "medical homes" in an effort to reform the health care delivery system by improving access and reducing costs. But the term "medical home" has created confusion and even some angst. So, what does all this mean? ...
Readiness and response to public health emergencies help needed now from professional nursing associations.(National News)
May 01, 2008; ... The Journal of Professional Nursing 2004;20(5):279-80. Reviewed by Denise S. Rowe MSN, APRN, BC, FNP This article discusses the importance of professional nursing associations to the nation's readiness and response to public health emergencies. There is a need to urgently and ...
New Medicaid regulations cause for concern.(National News)
May 01, 2008; ... On February 22, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued new rules that would provide for prior determination of "reasonable and necessary" services, which are subject to Medicare reimbursement, and allow states greater ...
Google CEO details new medical information service.(National News)(chief executive officer)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Google's CEO demonstrated the company's new personal medical information service, Google Health, that will allow users to have a single repository for records, X-rays, prescriptions and other medical history. Eric Schmidt said the service aims to make medical records portable and ...
More insurers refuse payment for medical errors at hospitals.(National News)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Several private health insurers, such as Aetna and WellPoint, have moved to end reimbursements to hospitals for treatment that results from serious medical errors. The insurers also will not allow their members to be billed for hospital errors. Last year, CMS announced a rule ...
Medicare to clamp down on equipment supplier scams.(National News)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Federal officials are expected to announce a nationwide effort to combat fraudulent Medicare billing by medical equipment suppliers. CMS last year began requiring suppliers to renew their applications to the program every three years and to submit to more frequent inspections ....
Abbreviations and acronyms in healthcare: when shorter isn't sweeter.
May 01, 2008; ... Ivy Fenton Kuhn, MSN, CRNP, CNOR Pediatr Nurs. 2007;33(5):392-398. I highly recommend all health care providers read and consider this article. The use of abbreviations and acronyms pertains to every one who works in health care. The article illustrates the grave impact ...
Sentinel event alert.(Practice Issues)
May 01, 2008 ... Preventing accidents and injuries in the MRI suite Today, more than 10 million MRI, or MR, scans are done in the United States each year. While the capabilities of the MRI scanner are well-recognized, its inherent dangers may not be as well known. The following types of injury ...
Recall of pre-filled heparin and saline flush syringes.(Practice Issues)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... CDC has been notified that Am2Pat intends to extend the recall of pre-filled heparin and saline flush syringes to encompass all distributed lots of these products, given concerns that have arisen regarding possible contamination with Serratia marcescens. On December 20, 2007, Am2Pat ...
The informed patient.(Practice Issues)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008; ... by Laura Landro The Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2008 Hospitals are taking steps to prevent errors in the use of so-called high-alert medications--those that, when given in the wrong dose or used incorrectly, have the highest risk of seriously harming or even killing a patient ....
Films designed to increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008; ... The American Nurses Association (ANA) is working with the Alliance for Aging Research to help increase awareness and understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Four short animated films that explain the essence of the disease and its public implications were designed and directed by David Shenk ...
Decrease in the hematocrit.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Decrease in the hematocrit associated with an increase with BUN signals gastrointestinal bleeding. Look for concomitant non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) use. Anemia is a common problem in our hospitalized patients. However, one way to help differentiate the etiology of anemia is to ...
Study finds disparities in emergency room pain relief.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Emergency department physicians are prescribing more narcotics to patients who say they have pain, but minority patients are less likely than whites to receive such drugs, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association The government-funded ...
UTI increases mortality rate.(News You Can Use)(Urinary tract infections)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008; ... In a recent study in the February 2007 Journal of American Geriatrics Society the authors found a significantly higher mortality rate within three months of hospital discharge in patients who had urinary catheters left in place during their hospitalization. These patients were also higher ...
Diagnosis of sleep apnea with A CPAP.(News You Can Use)(continuous positive airway pressure )(Brief article)
May 01, 2008; ... Sleep apnea causes frequent periods of apnea during sleep for more than 10 seconds that results in desaturation of oxygen, often several times an hour. The cycle is that the patient falls asleep, develops obstructive choking, and wakes up. Sleep apnea can cause hypertension, heart failure, ...
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in the ER.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Patients with respiratory failure are usually intubated and mechanically ventilated. But, some patients with heart failure (HF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer additional complications from mechanical ventilation such as pneumonia and difficulty in weaning. ...
Bed bug re-emergence what you should know.(News You Can Use)
May 01, 2008 ... Studies verify anecdotal reports of increased bed bug calls received by public health agencies and pest management companies. Nevada County agencies have also noticed a rise in reports of bed bug problems. Infestations are surfacing in almost every habitable location including homes, ...
How to connect with your patients.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... There are two things that your patient wants from you: 1) to know that you care, and 2) to know that you are available to her. It is imperative that you communicate these to your patient and her family early and often. Research in the sales and ...
Blood test offers early detection of ovarian cancer.(News You Can Use)
May 01, 2008 ... In a recent published study researchers attempt to validate a blood test that they believe can improve early-stage ovarian cancer in high risk patients. Researchers said the test with six markers provided an improvement over CA-125. See abstract below. Abstract from article in ...
Donations of medical & nursing books and journals.(News You Can Use)
May 01, 2008 ... Editors note: They are in great need for nursing journal and text book in Iraq with the re-opening of their nursing school programs. Do consider sending those journals and text books you no longer need, please note the limitation of type of material mailed. This is a generic ...
Unsafe injection practices and diseases transmission.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... Reuse of syringes combined with the use of single-dose vials for multiple patients undergoing anesthesia can transmit infestious diseases. The syringe does not have to be used on multiple patients for this to occur. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. A clean syringe and ...
The quest ...(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008; ... For the many years (40+) I have belonged to the American Nurses Association and I firmly believe it is a professional obligation, but also a responsibility as a professional nurse. Even if all I did was be a member financially; I knew that any organization needs the numerical number of ...
Nurses need to sit or stand during patient interaction.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008; ... Factors that influence your patient's perception of the care you provide go beyond just your knowledge and skill. Previous research studies have shown that a patient's perception of the time spent with the nurse had a positive correlation with their satisfaction. In other words, the more ...
A narrow pulse pressure.(News You Can Use)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008 ... A narrow pulse pressure, which is the difference between the systolic and diastolic, is an early indication of shock. Look for hypovolemia or decreased cardiac output. Often the systolic pressure will start to fall as cardiac output decreases. A patient who is hypovolemic, or a patient who ...
National Nurses Week facts: did you know ...?(News You Can Use)(Report)
May 01, 2008 ... * There are nearly 2.9 million registered nurses in the United States. And, 2.4 million of them are actively employed. * National Nurses Week has a distinctive history. * The American Nurses Association was founded in 1896 * Isabel Adams Hampton Robb was ...