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As Sebelius, Lew and Geithner Hit Capitol Hill Today, New Ad Reinforces Importance of America's Skilled Nursing and Rehab Facilities to U.S. Jobs, Economic Activity

Skilled Nursing Sector, Nation's 2nd Largest Health Facility Employer, Employs 1.7 Million and Generates Over $200 Billion Annually in Economic Activity NY, CA, OH, TX, FL, PA Top List as Local Employers WASHINGTON , Feb. 15, 2011 ...


Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care: U.S. Jobs Growth, Economic Stability, Quality Care Tied Directly to Stable FY 2012 Federal Medicare, Medicaid Funding

Proposal to Change State Medicaid Provider Tax Provision, Bundling Pilot, Requires Further Analysis WASHINGTON , Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stressing the fact the nation's skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities are ...

Tufts Medical Center Nurses Will Hold Candlelight Vigil on Feb. 15

Call for Restoration of Safe Patient Care Nurses are Protesting Dangerous Staffing Conditions that have Prompted Hundreds of Reports by Nurses of Unsafe Conditions for Patients (Logo: ...

The Ensign Group Schedules Year-End 2010 Earnings Call for Thursday, February 17, 2011

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. , Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign(TM) group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, assisted living, home health and hospice care companies, ...

New Pact Approved for 17,000 Kaiser California RNs

Nurses Protect Health Coverage, Retirement Benefits OAKLAND, Calif. , Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of registered nurses and nurse practitioners at more than 60 hospitals and medical offices in Northern and Central ...

U.S. News Media Group Releases Best Nursing Homes

-- 2011 rankings include more than 15,000 facilities nationwide -- WASHINGTON , Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group has released the 2011 Best Nursing Homes rankings, available online at www.usnews.com/nursinghomes . The ...

Walker & Dunlop Closes $104.7 Million Acquisition Loan for Portfolio of 18 Skilled Nursing Homes

BETHESDA, Md. , Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, LLC announced today that on December 29, 2010 , it provided $104.7 million of acquisition funding to Ark Holding Company for the purchase of 18 skilled nursing facilities ...

AORN Announces Legislative Priorities for 2011

--RN as Circulator tops the list-- DENVER , Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, (AORN), with a membership base of 40,000 RNs and representing the interests of 140,000 perioperative ...

PA Secretary of Aging to Present Excellence Awards to Two Pittsburgh-Area Nursing Facilities

Secretary of Aging John Michael Hall will present 2010 Excellence in Quality Care Awards to two nursing facilities in the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday, Jan. 5 .  These are among twelve awards that will be presented to winning nursing ...

NJHA Unveils Pandemic Flu Planning Guide for Nursing Homes

PRINCETON, N.J. , Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A complimentary planning tool is now available to help the nation's nursing homes prepare for an influenza pandemic. The new resource is courtesy of the New Jersey Hospital ...

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Nurse Coordination App for Critical Care

Nurse Coordination App for Critical Care

The newly developed NCCCS electronic app aims to enhance the care coordination skills of nurses responsible for managing critically ill patients on life support. ( ) The NCCCS app utilizes the scoring system referred to as the Nurses' Care ...

Why Did the Nurse Kill the Babies : Decoding the Mystery of Lucy Letby

Why Did the Nurse Kill the Babies : Decoding the Mystery of Lucy Letby

Lucy Letby is a British nurse who was arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder ten others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England....

Pandemic Spurs Nurse Intentions to Quit Despite Resilience

Pandemic Spurs Nurse Intentions to Quit Despite Resilience

Nurses in outpatient clinics and similar departments demonstrated greater resilience compared to their counterparts working in urgent care, acute wards, intensive care, or anesthesia and operative units, stated a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland ( ). ...

Impact of Staffing Shortages on Nurses' Well-Being

Impact of Staffing Shortages on Nurses' Well-Being

More than 50% of nurses have revealed that there is inadequate staff to meet demand, resulting in burnout and feeling overworked, revealed survey results....

Why Is Improving Experience for Overseas Nurses in the UK Important?

Why Is Improving Experience for Overseas Nurses in the UK Important?

The key motivations for migration among international nurses included education, career experience, and desires to improve quality of life. The report, International nurses and their initial integration into NHS England’s healthcare ...

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