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WGU Nursing Faculty Coordinator Recognized with Prestigious Award

Mary Harper Wins Belinda E. Puetz Award for Professional Nursing Development SALT LAKE CITY , Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mary G. Harper , Ph.D., RN-BC, Clinical Faculty Coordinator at nonprofit, online Western Governors ...


Health Care Council of Illinois Warns Medicare Cuts Threaten Nursing Home Care

Eleven percent rate cut takes effect Oct. 1 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. , Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Health Care Council of Illinois (HCCI), a leading voice for the nursing home community in Illinois , warns an 11 percent cut in Medicare ...

National Institute of Nursing Research Convenes National Summit on The Science of Compassion: Future Directions in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

BETHESDA, Md. , Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, and its partners will host The Science of Compassion: Future Directions in ...

Three Prestige Communities Are Named to U.S. News & World Report's List of "Best Nursing Homes"

VANCOUVER, Wash. , Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A trio of senior living communities in the Prestige Care family were recently named to the U.S. News & World Report 's list of "Best Nursing Homes" in 2011 for their dedication to providing ...

Sunrise Addresses the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Payment Reduction for Skilled Nursing Facilities Beginning in Fiscal Year 2012

MCLEAN, Va. , Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ) today responded to the announcement made by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") that it is reducing payments for skilled nursing facilities ...

LeadingAge Statement on the Medicare Payment Rate for Skilled Nursing Facilities

WASHINGTON , July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "We are appalled that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) chose to implement an 11.1% across-the-board rate cut for skilled nursing facilities in 1 year. "We believe ...

Two Critical Care Units at Children's Hospital Boston Receive Gold-Level "Beacon Award for Excellence" from The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Children's NICU and MSICU First in the Country to Achieve Designation BOSTON , July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has recognized the Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit ...

CWRU's Nursing School Prepares Future Nurses for the OR Environment

CLEVELAND , July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB) at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will introduce mandatory perioperative nursing content to its undergraduate curriculum this fall ...

The Leapfrog Group Will Publicly Report on Nursing Excellence

2011 Hospital Ratings Will Include Magnet® Status for the First Time WASHINGTON, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of a growing body of studies highlighting the key role nurses' play in patient safety, The ...

The "Amazing Nurses" Contest: Celebrating America's Caregivers

The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future sponsors national contest, honoring nurses' dedication to the profession NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. , July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, as ...

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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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