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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.
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High stress is leading to employee burnout, according to the StressPulse survey by ComPsych Corporation, a Chicago-based company specializing in employee assistance programs, managed behavioral health, work-life issues, and crisis intervention services.
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A by-product of efforts to increase patient empowerment and involvement in their own care is the use of quality-of-life assessments in evaluations of state Medicaid programs.
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The goal of an initiative to support new training, technical assistance, and grant-making for up to six states interested in developing quality-focused pharmacy management strategies, which will start this fall, is to find feasible solutions that improve quality, reduce costs, and are amendable to all stakeholders.
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Accelerating health care spending. A steep and lengthy drop in revenues. These twin evils are at the heart of the states ongoing fiscal crisis, says the National Governors Association.
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