News Articles http://www.nurses.com/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:42:00 GMT Orlando health care attorney Joanne Kenna, an attorney with The Health Law Firm who is also a registered nurse, will speak at the Central Florida Chapter Infusion Nursing Society Annual Seminar on January 25 http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Orlando-Health-Attorney-To-Speak-At-Central-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:42:00 GMT The National Education Alliance is pleased to announce that it will award scholarships totaling nearly $27,000 to Extendicare Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) employees http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Extendicare-Employees-To-Receive-Education-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:08:00 GMT If organisations want to retain qualified nurses they need to tackle the different work factors that are important to the three key age groups and build on the strong attachment that many nurses feel to the profession http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Retention-Study-Identifies-Key-Factors-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:29:00 GMT The American Board of Comprehensive Care (ABCC), based at the Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSON), is an independent organization founded in 2007 for the purpose of certifying nurse practitioner graduates of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs who have met defined and accepted standards for comprehensive care http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/CUSON-Led-American-Board-Of-Comprehensive-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:16:00 GMT Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that its first bilingual platform of international nursing skill training and management, NursingChina, is now available online http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Elsevier-Launches-Bilingual-International-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) says the findings of the Independent Assessment Committee (IAC) show that the concerns of registered nurses about declining patient care in Peterborough Regional Health Centre's haemodialysis unit were valid http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Registered-Nurses-Concerns-Verified-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:27:00 GMT Vocollect Healthcare Systems, part of Vocollect, a business unit of Intermec, Inc., announces that Pine Grove Nursing Center has implemented AccuNurse voice technology. http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Pine-Grove-Nursing-Center-Uses-AccuNurse-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:09:00 GMT New standards for electronic funds transfers in health care, required by the Affordable Care Act, will reduce up to $4.5B off administrative costs for doctors and hospitals, private health plans, states, and other government health plans, over the next ten years, according to estimates included in new rules published recently by the U.S. http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Affordable-Care-Act-Provision-Cuts-Red-Tape-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:01:00 GMT Certified Nursing Assistant Online allows visitors to search for accredited campus and online schools near them by entering their zip code http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Certified-Nursing-Assistant-Online-Provides-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:46:00 GMT The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) has created a variety of new resources to educate nurses about professional boundaries in a social networking environment http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/NCSBN-Launches-New-Resources-On-Social-Media-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:24:00 GMT RNvip.com, Inc. a gateway to the top Travel Nursing Agencies, has been selected for the 2011 Best of Naples Award in the Employment Agencies category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/RNvipcom-Inc-Travel-Nursing-Agency-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:56:00 GMT Thirty-two leading health care organizations from across the country will participate in a new Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) initiative made possible by the Affordable Care Act, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced recently http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Affordable-Care-Act-Helps-32-Health-Systems-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:08:00 GMT Registered nurses at a Las Vegas hospital that is part of the nation's largest hospital chain, Nashville-based HCA, have achieved their first collective bargaining contract with important improvements in patient care protections and enhanced professional and economic standards that will help keep experienced RNs at the bedside, National Nurses United announced recently http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/HCA-RNs-Win-Key-Gains-In-Patient-Care-RN-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:15:00 GMT UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Four-Swedish-Medical-Center-Nurses-Receive-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:38:00 GMT The 17th ICCN will be held at the Hilton Prague Hotel, from September 9 - 13th, 2012, in the historical city of Prague, Czech Republic. ISNCC is looking forward to its 17th highly successful nursing conference - the longest running international conference for our profession http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/2012-International-Conference-On-Cancer-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:35:00 GMT The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and Pearson VUE, the electronic certification and licensure testing business of Pearson, announced today that the NCLEX-RN® Examination was selected by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) and nine other Canadian registered nurse regulatory bodies for utilization by these entities as a licensure requirement http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/NCSBN-And-Pearson-VUE-To-Bring-NCLEX-RN-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:28:00 GMT Recently, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) released preliminary survey data showing that enrollment in all types of professional registered nursing (RN) programs increased from 2010 to 2011, including a 3.9% increase in entry-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree programs http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/New-AACN-Data-Show-Significant-Enrollment-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:19:00 GMT These are just some of the issues covered by various media outlets across Ontario throughout 2011. As this year comes to an end, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is putting a call out for submissions for its annual Awards for Excellence in Health-Care Reporting http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Registered-Nurses-Association-Of-Ontario-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:07:00 GMT NurseTogether.com, one of the fastest-growing free online communities for nursing professionals, today announced that it will now offer nursing-related educational institutions and organizations the ability to post "Nurse Educator" positions on its heavily-trafficked job board at no charge http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/NurseTogethercom-Supports-Need-For-Nurse-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:10:00 GMT New guidelines for accountable care organizations (ACO) are expected to create expanded opportunities for savvy, career-minded nurses to thrive in the next wave of health care reform, according to one nursing industry leader, Catherine Garner, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN, who is dean, health sciences and nursing at American Sentinel University http://www.nurses.com/article.mvc/Nursing-Industry-Leader-Says-New-Health-Care-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:43:00 GMT