Schools in Need of More than a Dozen Nurses

Qualified RNs sought to work with students on health management, prevention and education. The rickety economy has had an impact on school health clinics, which are losing full-time nurses to hospitals and doctors’ offices offering more hours. As a result, APS is in need of more than a dozen school nurses. Laura Case, the district’s new director of nursing services, said the job is ideal for parents of school-age children because school nurses work when students are in school. Full-time school nurses work six-and-a-half-hour days, 183 days...

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Nursing grads struggle to find jobs, despite projected shortages

Nursing is the largest healthcare occupation, adding more than a quarter million jobs last year alone, according to government figures. So why couldn’t Candice Dyer find a nursing job? Dyer, a June 2011 graduate of Chamberlain College of Nursing in Chicago, and several of her classmates spent upwards of five months searching for their first jobs. “I graduated back in June and took my boards back in August,” Dyer said. “From then until October, I filled out over a hundred online applications.” Dyer, 30, continued working as a massage therapist while...

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Accelerated nursing degree offered in Aberdeen

South Dakota State University College of Nursing is hosting an open house Saturday, Jan. 28, to introduce the accelerated bachelor's degree in nursing program it will offer in Aberdeen. Coursework will begin January 2013 on the Northern State University campus. Overviews of the accelerated nursing program will be presented at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Jan. 28 in the gallery of the Alonzo Ward Hotel, 104 S. Main, Aberdeen. The program gives those holding a bachelor's degree in a field outside of nursing the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing...

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IDF Continuing Education Course for Nurses: Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases and Immunoglobulin Therapy

The Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) is proud to offer this Online Continuing Education Course, developed as an initiative of the IDF Nurse Advisory Committee. This free, accredited course enhances the knowledge of the nurse clinician by providing an update on primary immunodeficiency diseases, immunoglobulin therapies and the nurse's role with these therapies.Any nurse who is involved with administration and management of immunoglobulin therapy or the disease states where immunoglobulin is used would find this program very informative and applicable...

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The Nurse-Family Partnership for first-time moms and their babies

Image Courtesy of nursefamilypartnership.org A program designed to help low-income, first-time moms and their babies is coming to northern Idaho.The Nurse-Family Partnership is expected to start in Kootenai and Shoshone counties within the coming year, thanks to a collaboration between the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Spokane Regional Health District,...

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More seniors, but fewer living in nursing homes

Image Courtesy of oxfordpress.com The past five years have been nothing but accommodating, she said. Even though she shares a bathroom with her 24-year-old granddaughter, she has her own room. If she wants to spend time with the family, she can. If she wants to close her door and crack open a book, she’s able to.HAMILTON — In November 2006, Jean Baker moved from rural...

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Tragic Toll From Medical Errors'

BUFFALO, N.Y. When Mary Brennan-Taylor lost her mother to a series of preventable medical errors, she wasn't interested in suing the hospital where the mistakes had been made. "I wasn't interested in a lawsuit because that wouldn't help anyone," she says, "I was interested in culture change."Now, Brennan-Taylor is bringing that culture change directly to students at the University at Buffalo. This summer, she was appointed adjunct research instructor of family medicine at the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, a volunteer faculty...

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Clinical Research Aesthetic Nurse Counsellor Jobs in London

Clinical Research - Aesthetic Nurse Counsellor Job in London Are you a fully NMC registered General Nurse? Do you have fantastic patient skills alongside proficiency within a target driven environment? Are you looking for a challenging new career outside of the NHS? Flame Health are working alongside one of the UK’s leading Cosmetic Surgery groups who work within the field...

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