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If you have any patients who use 28-day packages of Nortrel 7/7/7 oral contraceptives (OCs), be sure your clinic has initiated its patient notification plan following the July 9, 2003, voluntary recall issued by the pills manufacturer, Barr Laboratories of Pomona, NY.
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Hospitals and health systems are working hard to improve the working environment for nurses as part of their efforts to relieve the widespread nursing shortage, according to a report released recently by the American Organization of Nurse Executives, an American Hospital Association affiliate.
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The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has established a partnership with CampusRN.com to offer scholarships and on-line career center for graduates of baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs.
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Everyone knows that health care is a high stress industry. But stress is a known factor in many illnesses and causes numerous lost workdays per year. Finding a way to get staff to relax both on and off the job could be a way to combat burnout and, as two hospitals are finding, improve employee retention.
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Higher salaries, better hours, bonuses, incentives, education programs. You name it, rehab directors have tried it to recruit and retain nurses. But St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, KS, has spent a lot of time thinking outside the nursing shortage box. Its starting to pay off: Within six months of incorporating a number of innovative strategies, rehab nursing applications began rolling in the door.
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With research showing that male nurses work more hours per year and dont take time off mid-career to raise children, there is a growing sentiment that getting men into the profession and onto your staff could only be a good thing, particularly in times of shortage.
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Many minorities arent exposed to the option of health care education. That makes outreach vital.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson awarded $4.5 million in grants to support nursing education for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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In August 2002, the Roosevelt Warm Springs (GA) Institute for Rehabilitation found itself with 44% of its registered nurse (RN) positions vacant. The facilitys licensed practical nurse (LPN) vacancy rate was 30%. The institute now has a vacancy rate of 13% for RNs and 10% for LPNs.
