No smart or decent nurse would think of doing such a thing.. yet these two RNs were arrested for it
If you were forced to choose one thing you should never, ever do, as a nurse, using your smartphone to snap pictures of patients’ private parts would probably be right up there in the list. If you would even come up with such a thought, that is. And yet it keeps happening! At least twice this last couple of months, a Registered Nurse made the news over exactly this. Last March, the media reported on the case of a 27-year-old former nurse...
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Nursing as a second career: older nurses prove it’s never too late
In 1955, blues and jazz legend Alberta Hunter decided to begin a second career as a nurse after reaching the pinnacle of a music and theater career spanning more than 4 decades. Yet, she was turned down when she first applied to the School of Practical Nursing at the Young Women’s Christian Association branch in Harlem. The director of the school told her that she was simply too old to become a nurse. Undaunted, she applied again, this time...
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As 2013 began, some experts declared that not only was the nursing shortage over but that it was a “myth” (See our February 2013 article: “Is the nursing shortage a myth?“) and a number of news outlets began reporting on just how difficult it was becoming for new nursing school graduates to find a job. However, as we enter 2014, it is clear that there is still a shortage of experienced nurses in some regions, that the demand for nurses...
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NursingJobs.us recently announced its Real Nurse Photo Contest: Are you a nurse? We are offering $100 in our nurse photo contest! Real portrayals of the nursing profession are few and far between and instead of settling for buying fake-looking models posing in Halloween nurse costumes for our stock photographs we at NursingJobs.us figured that we might as well try asking the many nurses who use our nursing job board to send us their own, real, photos and let us use them...
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Living and Working as a Nurse in Houston
Home of NASA’s Mission Control Center, Houston is also home to some of the best hospitals in the country. Some of the best nursing jobs in Houston can be found at the Methodist Hospital, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial-Hermann Texas Medical Center and TIRR Memorial Hermann, which are all well-rated by US News and World Report, and all have high-ranking specialties. Many Houston nursing jobs are in hospitals located on Portsmouth Street,...
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Why are so many kids allergic these days?
Earlier this year, the CDC published a major study on children and allergies. Read More...
OK, anyone else have thoughts on this?
We pretty much heard about that lady who got shot in DC. Post partum Depression/Psychosis, etc.... Read More...
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This Cat is tired. Gonna look for a quiet corner, and crash. :vulture: Read More...
MOre from the wonderful world of healthcare reform
So let's just say that I heard from a friend of mine who wrote to me on facebook yesterday. She... Read More...
Dept: Adult Outpatient Clinic Locations: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan (LES & Harlem) Schedule: 5x8 with Rotating Weekends / 8am - 4:30pm Duties: The outpatient nurse will draw blood, check vital signs, monitor blood pressure, temperature and pulse, and ensure that IV lines are maintained....
Type: Contract to Perm Location: Brooklyn, Bronx & Manhattan Schedule: Monday - Friday Shifts: 9am - 5pm Responsibilities: -Provide healthcare services to developmentally disabled adults residing in permanent supportive housing residence. - Provide medication management to individuals -...
Type: Contract to Perm Location: Brooklyn, Bronx & Manhattan Schedule: Monday - Friday Shifts: 9am - 5pm Responsibilities: -Provide healthcare services to developmentally disabled adults residing in permanent supportive housing residence. - Provide medication management to individuals -...
Type: Contract to Perm Location: Brooklyn, NY Schedule: Monday - Friday Shift: 9:30A-3:30PM Responsibilities: - Provide healthcare services to developmentally disabled individuals residing in permanent supportive housing residence. - Participate in pre-admission screening and development of...
Locations: Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Manhattan Schedule: 3x12 w/rotating weekends Shifts: 7am - 7:30pm or 7pm - 7:30am Responsibilities: - Evaluate and monitor the patient’s progress. - Identify sudden or subtle changes in a patient’s medical condition. - Deliver regular updates to doctors,...