Nursing Career in Trouble – ‘Lapse of Judgment’

December 31, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

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Kansas, Missouri (NursingSalary.org) – Doyle Byrnes would not have imagined in her wildest dreams that uploading a photo on social networking site Facebook could spill so much trouble for her. Just months before her graduation and certification as a registered nurse, Byrnes finds herself booted out of the Johnson County… Continue Reading →

American Samoa Community College Nursing Graduates Receive Distinctions

December 31, 2010 in Registered Nurse | Permalink

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Pago Pago, AS (NursingSalary.org) – Nine graduates from the American Samoa Community College’s School of Nursing received caps and pins last Wednesday. Veteran nurse Poiva Reid, a keynote speaker at the ceremony, reminded the audience that the tradition of training local American Samoans as registered nurses dates back to the… Continue Reading →

Medicare Investigates Overcharges from Nursing Homes

December 31, 2010 in Health Care | Permalink

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Seattle, WA (NursingSalary.org) – A U.S. Government study shows how Kindred Healthcare Inc. and Sun Healthcare Group Inc., two of America’s largest for-profit nursing home companies, are more likely to overcharge Medicare for costly services. Medicare is highly advised to thoroughly analyze cases in which companies hospitalize patients for extended… Continue Reading →

Perils of Being a Traveling Nurse

December 30, 2010 in Nursing Jobs | Permalink

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San Francisco, CA (NursingSalary.org) – Since the 1970s, traveling nurses have been in demand. Hospitals and nursing homes that are short staffed with nurses usually hire traveling nurses on a short-term or contractual basis. Healthcare facilities being short-staffed are getting common day by day. To control the decrease in work… Continue Reading →

British NHS Cuts Down Costs Dangerously

December 29, 2010 in Health Care | Permalink

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London, UK (NursingSalary.org) – Staffing levels in the National Health System are reduced to dangerously low levels and patients could die, warns Dr Peter Carter, head of the British Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the largest nursing organization in the UK, with more than 400,000 members. Low staffing leads to… Continue Reading →

Dominic Limpin – The Singing Nurse

December 29, 2010 in Registered Nurse | Permalink

Music Therapy by Travelling Nurse for Dialysis Patients

SIMI Valley, CA (NursingSalary.org) – Dominic Limpin is a Filipino traveling nurse who helps heal dialysis patients heal by singing to them. In New York, he was a member of the church choir and one of the singers in the Dessoff Choirs. The Dessoff Choir also performed with the New… Continue Reading →

$17.6 Million Grant for 27,000 Kids in Washington

December 28, 2010 in Health Care | Permalink

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Washington, DC (NursingSalary.org) – The Federal government took another step to secure the health insurance of kids from the low-income group. Efforts paid off for the Washington state, which has been assigned $17.6 million federal bonus payment to cover around 27,000 children in the Medicaid program. The grant has come… Continue Reading →

2011 To Bring More Nursing Jobs in North Carolina

December 28, 2010 in Nursing Jobs | Permalink

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Charlotte, NC (NursingSalary.org) – As the state’s economy keeps its ascending track, oodles of job seekers, as well as companies looking for skilled professionals are looking for good signs on the job market. Experts give optimistic forecasts—the healthcare sector has one of the best odds for growth in the coming… Continue Reading →

New California Nursing Home Rating System Finalized

December 27, 2010 in Registered Nurse | Permalink

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California, LA (NursingSalary.org) – Beginning in the New Year, visitors and patients at the nursing homes in California will have the opportunity to view publicly posted ratings of each nursing facility. The ratings will evaluate health care and safety measures followed by the nursing homes, and come up with a… Continue Reading →

Signature HealthCare’s $13m Investment in New Nursing Home

December 27, 2010 in Health Care | Permalink

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Nashville, TN (NursingSalary.org) – Nine months ago, Signature HealthCare decided to choose Louisville over Nashville as their corporate headquarters. Now they are looking to expand their presence in Nashville with an investment of a bit over $13 million investment in a new nursing home. The new facility is to replace… Continue Reading →