Current Headlines
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Oncology Nursing Society Selects Schoology To Enhance The Continuing Education Of Its Members
11/19/2012
Schoology, the leading cloud-based, collaborative learning platform for K-20 classrooms, today announced that the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has selected the Schoology platform as its preferred Learning Management System (LMS)
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Jeron’s Provider® 790 Nurse Call Automates Workflow And Delivers Hospital-Wide Patient Care Efficiencies
11/11/2012
Today Myles Cochran, Marketing Director at Jeron Electronic Systems, announced the workflow application options for the company’s Provider® 790 hospital nurse call communications system
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Rheumatology Nursing Officially Recognized As A Nursing Specialty
11/10/2012
On November 9th, 2012 the American Nurses Association Board of Directors announced itsrecognition of rheumatology nursing as a nursing specialty, approval of the rheumatology nursing scope of practice statement, and acknowledgment of the standards of practice for rheumatology Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in rheumatology
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Alicare Medical Management And Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Rhode Island Partner To Manage Utilization In Skilled Nursing Facilities
11/9/2012
Alicare Medical Management (AMM), one of the nation’s leading care management solution providers and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) have collaborated to provide a quality initiative to manage the length of stay in Rhode Island’s skilled nursing facilities for members of the Medicare Advantage program
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Aviv REIT Announces Acquisition Of Skilled Nursing Facility With New Tenant Relationship NuCare
11/2/2012
Aviv REIT, Inc. ("Aviv" or the "Company") announced today that it has acquired a post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility ("SNF") located in Wisconsin for $7.6M
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NCSBN's Maryann Alexander Inducted Into The American Academy Of Nursing
10/29/2012
Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, chief officer, Nursing Regulation, National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, was formally inducted into the American Academy of Nursing as one of the 2012 Fellows on Oct. 13, 2012, during the Academy's 39th Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, D.C
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Educating British Columbians About Nurse Practitioners
10/22/2012
The Association of Registered Nurses of BC (ARNBC) and the BC Nurse Practitioners Association (BCNPA), in partnership with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is today launching a campaign to educate British Columbians on the important role of Nurse Practitioners within the healthcare system
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ANA-PAC Endorses Kyrsten Sinema In Arizona House Race
10/18/2012
The American Nurses Association (ANA) and its Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) are working to ensure that nursing’s perspective is considered in policy decisions made on Capitol Hill
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Indiana State University Online RN To BS In Nursing Graduate Is Making A Big Impact In California
10/18/2012
Dr. Daniel Lucky, a 2007 graduate of Indiana State University's online RN to BS in Nursing program, is making a lasting impact on the California community by providing thousands of people with access to primary care. In partnership with the Ceres Police Department, Lucky is positively impacting the health of more than 10,000 people and saving hundreds of lives
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Nursing Home Project Receives $800,000 HRSA Grant To Expand Impact And Provide Gerontology Traineeships To Graduate Nurses
10/15/2012
The Greater Rochester Nursing Home Quality Consortium (GRNHQC), established in 2009 by University of Rochester School of Nursing associate professor of clinical nursing Tobie Olsan, Ph.D., M.P.A., R.N., and School of Medicine and Dentistry assistant professor Suzanne Gillespie, M.D., R.D., and professor Jurgis Karuza, Ph.D., recently received a three-year $800,000 comprehensive geriatric education continuation grant from the U.S. Department of Health Resources and Human Services (HRSA)