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Pathway Medical Staffing released the first annual Registered Nurse Salary Survey. This is the first survey of its kind examining nurse salaries in case management, utilization review, appeals, CDI and quality improvement jobs in NY, NJ and PA.

Simple Card Spreads Drug Safety Awareness and Supports Seniors. Newly founded Tulsa company, Pulse Card LLC vows to donate percentage of July sales to LIFE Senior Services.

UW School of Nursing hosts Nurse Camp 2010. The free day camp is designed for underprivileged and underrepresented high school juniors and sophomores interested in exploring the nursing profession and preparing themselves to pursue a college degree.

TOPSGRUP as part of the week-long promotion which starts on July 1 will offer a whopping 40% discount on the membership fees of TOPSLINE 1252 to those who want to avail the service on any doctor’s recommendation.

Breastfeeding has many advantages. It contains the vitamins and minerals that a newborn requires. Breast milk is the perfect food for a baby’s digestive system.

A brief description of Nursing Ninjas, a new social network for nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Innovative Medical Products will present latest patient positioning and knee distractor solutions at 2010 COA Annual Meeting in Edmonton, Alberta -- Booth #615

NCVH to Focus on Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Treatment Options for Diabetic Patients during Four-day Conference

Capita’s 3rd National Pain Management Conference gives you the ideas and guidance you need to develop commissioning, patient engagement and service quality standards in chronic pain services across primary and secondary settings.

Innovative Medical Products, a global leader in patient positioning, has introduced the patented Clip-On™ Pad Set for use with the Universal Lateral Positioner™ in hip surgery and other procedures requiring fixed, stable lateral positioning.

On Thursday, May 6th, Columbia Cottage Assisted Living held the Shoals Area Nurse of the Year Event. Jerry Kimbrough from Shoals Hospital, was named the Nurse of the Year for 2010 and presented with a $500 award and a plaque commemorating his . . .

New Cardiovascular Horizons offers comprehensive four-day program for medical professionals treating patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The agenda includes focused sessions for family physicians, nurses and wound care specialists.

Three-day RCIS review course for cath lab professionals among program offerings during the upcoming New Cardiovascular Horizons conference.

Marcia Kooiman Exudes Passion for People and Profession at The Terraces of Phoenix

Three Elant at Wappingers Falls employees have been selected for employee recognition awards by the New York State Health Facilities Association.

Zero medical errors is a goal Sorrel King seeks; it would have saved her daughter.

NIH-funded Motivational Interviewing Expert Dr. Susan Butterworth to Lead Webinar

The positioner’s lighter weight makes it easier for operating room personnel to place the positioner on the OR table and for hospital personnel to transport and insert the equipment into a sterilizer, via a new sterilizing/storage case.

This is the third time that South Nassau Communities Hospital Home Care has been named to the HomeCare Elite™ Top 500 List of home health care providers, which was published for the first time in 2006.

Country Cottage in Corinth is again recognizing the extraordinary caring nurses in the Alcorn County area who are dedicated to patient care with the Fifth Annual Nurse of the Year Award.

Freeedom Alert Pendant allows Seniors to maintain independent living in their own homes. Children and 911 can be notified immediately of emergency with the push of a single button. There is no need to get to the phone and dial any numbers!

Call for help from 911 for medical emergencies. Call 911 in the event of a home robbery. Forget about having to find the phone and dial it, just push one button on your emergency pendant!

The difference between a good and great travel registered nurses recruiter can make or break your recruiting process. Here are some guidelines to steer you in the right direction when looking to get a job.

One button activation allows you to get help in your home when you need it! Device automatically calls for you, to the people of your choosing.

Publiclínico Parroquial Belén is a medical clinic in Cusco that was founded by a priest to address the issue of many poor people in and around Cusco not having access to affordable quality healthcare.

Medical University, Pleven opens English Nursing Program for international students in Feb 2011. The program is 4 years and 6 month. Students now have great opportunity to learn EU standard Nursing education in a very low tuitions and living fees.

New Cardiovascular Horizons focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to preventing and treating peripheral vascular disease. Educational programs target each individual specialty over the course of the four-day meeting.

Innovative Medical Products Inc. to exhibit at the AORN annual meeting, Denver, March 2010 (Booth #2901)

Improved site adds e-commerce channel for direct purchase of gel pressure pads, positioning aids and softgoods

Military nurses taken prisoner in the Philippines in World War II faced deprivations they never could have imagined.

Nursing-Jurisprudence.com presents legal webinar for the nursing profession on Wednesday March 3rd, 2010 at 12:00pm Eastern.

This weeks fantastic fancy dress giveaway from Jokers' Masquerade Fancy Dress.

Surf City marathon's medical team consisted of medical doctors, nurses, EMT's chiropractors, athletic trainers, and firemen. There help was appreciated by the race participants.

Deborah Jones, WHNP-C, MSN, a women’s health nurse practitioner for over 14 years, is now accepting patients to the ISIS OB/GYN Alpharetta location.

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan (VNA) is pleased to announce that Kathleen Glover, RN, BSN, MS, CWOCN, ANP-BC, is the recipient of its most prestigious nursing award, the Sidney E. Chapin Award for Excellence

This weeks fancy dress promotion from Jokers' Masquerade.

Training for Professionals Needing Basic Cardiac Life Support Skills

Neighbourhood Nurse is pleased to announce the launch of its mobile Nursing Footcare Services, serving Greater Vancouver

Dawn Abrams, RN, BSN deals with all types of health issues at school on a daily basis. These situations can involve ailments such as the flu, chicken pox, strep throat, lice and colds to name a few.

First ever opportunity to learn the arterial blood gas analysis in just 2 hours via DVDS for emergency room, ICU, intensive care staff including doctors, nurses, physician assistants and others

ADVANCE Book Club for Nurses offering addresses difficult subject of nurse substance abuse

Depending on the assignment a traveling nurse accepts her day can be filled with the hustle and bustle of a busy emergency room or the laid back floor of people on the mend.

Designed to support bariatric patients with less effort, the De Mayo Hip Positioner® from Innovative Medical Products means that OR personnel don’t have to lift a patient for lateral positioning

ADVANCE is teaming up with Amedisys, a leading provider of home health care and hospice services, to host a virtual open house that highlights their facility.

This week, Heartstrong, LLC launched its new version of their website, www.heart-strong.com.

Right At Home, a home care provider located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina has partnered with Forsyth Medical Center in a hospital to home program designed to improve elderly care.

Command Spanish® Inc. has available a new English/Spanish handout for healthcare professionals dealing with the seasonal flu and H1N1 viruses.

With its handle’s special rubber coating and perfect ergonomic shape, the EZ GRIP™ Rail Clamp from Innovative Medical Products makes tightening accessory clamps easier than ever

Available online through the Nursing CE Portal, the IMP-sponsored course on perioperative pressure ulcer prevention is one of the website’s newest “Hot Topics” offerings

Nursing on the Battlefield! Kate Cumming was definitely ahead of her time. The genteel Southern woman did not believe women of her region should hesitate to volunteer to “nurse” soldiers during the Civil War.