(Shelby Star) “I didn’t know what to do,” said Connie Miller. “They decided to ship their product to Mexico and China.”
After 21 years in the auto-parts industry, Connie Miller, already in her mid 40′s, was forced to start over.
“After the initial shock and the madness I saw it as a new opening. Ok, one door closes and another one’s opening,” said Miller.
Connie always dreamed of becoming a nurse. Four years ago, more nurses were needed. [Read more...]
(Washington Post) President Obama’s health-care law is expected to expand health insurance to 32 million Americans over the next decade. Health policy experts anticipate that the wave of new insurance subscribers will lead to a spike in demand for medical services.That has a battle heating up over who will provide that care. Nurse practitioners are rolling out a campaign this week to explain what, exactly, nurse practitioners do — and why patients should trust them with their medical needs.
(USA Today) Veteran nurse Cordella Thorney works with Rebecca Madore at Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge, Fla., on May 1.In 50 years, she has seen her profession redefine itself to meet the challenges of change, yet continue to struggle with shortages of new practitioners.
Yacoub, 72, who has worked at Cape Canaveral Hospital here for 36 years, is decades older than the 46-year-old average age of employed registered nurses. Some veteran nurses continue to work, but many more have hung up the scrubs for good or are counting the days until retirement. [Read more...]
(PostStar.com) Nursing has come a long way from bedside care by family members.
Once considered “women’s work” that was unpaid and lacked training, nursing now plays a pivotal role in the health care system — and it continues to evolve.
Glens Falls Hospital celebrated National Nurses Week with a panel discussion last week about the profession’s history and future. [Read more...]
(Nurse.com)The American Nurses Association and American Organization of Nurse Executives have released a document to help all who seek to prioritize and sustain better collaboration between nurse managers and clinical nurses.
The joint document is called “Principles of Collaborative Relationships Between Clinical Nurses and Nurse Managers.”
In a news release, the ANA noted that “research in many industries and environments demonstrates the imperative of positive working relationships in achieving goals. Nurses have an increased need for positive relationships, based on the criticality of their work and the emotional and physical nature of nursing practice. The ‘Principles’ should serve as a guide for enhancing good collaboration where it occurs and improving situations where it is sub-optimal.” [Read more...]
Loyola University New Orleans will confer, for the first time in Louisiana history, the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree upon 18 candidates from its School of Nursing. Loyola’s School of Nursing has the only D.N.P. degree program in the state and was recently singled out as one of the best online graduate programs in the nation. It is one of only five nursing schools in the country, and the only Jesuit institution, to receive this honor roll designation from U.S. News& World Report. [Read more...]
(Chicago Tribune) Brenda Bowers still remembers her first emergency as a young nurse.
She was working in the cardiac unit when a patient’s heart stopped, the monitor “flatlining.” A co-worker had just gone on break, and Bowers was alone. She began cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, and revived the patient, a rare event even today.
By not panicking and remembering her training, Bowers, now a senior vice president with Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, passed a test that nearly every nurse will face at some point in his or her career. [Read more...]
(Hispanic Business) Josh Halon inadvertently went into nursing as a career.
The northwest Indiana native and current registered nurse and director of cardiovascular services for Indiana University Health West Hospital was working a retail job to pay his way through college at Indiana State University. Then 9/11 happened and the subsequent economic downtown resulted in Halon losing his job. The only employment he could find after that was working with disabled children. [Read more...]
(GazetteTimes.com) Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center may be heading toward a showdown with its nurses union over a budget-cutting staff reorganization plan announced last week.
In a letter delivered Tuesday afternoon, the Oregon Nurses Association demanded that hospital administrators return to the bargaining table to negotiate over the proposed changes, which would eliminate most part-time positions in many patient care units and put nurses and other personnel on 12-hour shifts.
“The association considers the medical center’s proposals and actions to constitute a serious unfair labor practice,” the four-page letter states. [Read more...]
(Democrat and Chronicle) As National Nurses Week is upon us, a Greece native and longtime nurse said entering the field is one of the most rewarding experiences she’s had.
“Just knowing that your plan for your patient worked out in the best outcome for them is rewarding,” said Renee DeRider, a nurse at the Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center.
“Knowing that you’re passionate about the medical field you have chosen and applying that to your patient by assisting and empowering them in their health care, whether that’s on a daily on-going basis, or yearly encounters with them.” [Read more...]
