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Karpency is Nurse by Day, World Challenger by Night
February 21, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
(CraveOnline) Those doubting the legitimacy of American Tommy Karpency as a challenger to unbeaten WBO light heavyweight titleholder Nathan Cleverly of Wales are not a whispering contingent. They trumpet their disapproval in the headlines of British broadsheets, such as this headline from Saturday’s edition of The Guardian: “Tommy Karpency is not test for the WBO champion [...]
‘Masters in Nursing Guides’ Helps Aspiring Healthcare Professionals Achieve Their Career Goals
February 20, 2012 By TWerner Leave a Comment
(SBWIRE) According to financial analysts, the field of healthcare has not only held its own during the recent economic downturn, it has also grown stronger. In fact, experts predict that careers in nursing and other healthcare-related areas will continue this pace and provide people with careers that are fulfilling, steady, and good sources of income. [...]
Pa. nursing homes brace for another round of state cuts
February 20, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
(Philly.com) Pennsylvania nursing-home operators, already hit hard by last year’s cuts in federal and state funding, face another revenue loss in Gov. Corbett’s proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The budget proposal, released Tuesday, calls for a 4 percent cut in the Medicaid reimbursement rate for nursing homes. The total revenue loss [...]
America’s Three Million Nurses are Changing Healthcare in Dramatic Ways
February 19, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
(Brandenton Herald) With more than three million nurse professionals in the United States alone, nursing is the largest segment of the healthcare industry and touches every facet of care from the doctor’s office to home care to hospitals. And as the nation continues its historic effort to overhaul healthcare, nurses have been implementing their own [...]
Big Breakthrough for the Tiniest Hearts
February 19, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
(Newswise) A novel feeding device developed at theUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing may decrease the risk of failure to thrive (FTT), which currently affects half of all newborns with congenital heart defects even after their surgical lesions are corrected. Professor and nurse practitioner Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, CRNP, of Penn Nursing invented a device that analyzes an [...]
Nurses prepare for expanded roles – New degree programs are one sign of a coming sea change in the health-care profession
February 18, 2012 By TWerner Leave a Comment
(buffnews.com) Jim Kaczor and Debbie Micholas spend a day once a week in nursing classes, but they hardly resemble your typical students. Kaczor has more than two decades of experience as a nurse, while Micholas is newer to the field after working for many years in business offices. They will earn bachelor’s degrees this May, [...]