Under the new rules nurses must document: that they have engaged in 531 hours of active nursing practice within the previous three years, completed 45 hours of continuing education, and conducted self-assessment of their practice to identify their strengths as well as opportunities for new learning.
Report says nurses should take on a larger and more independent role in providing health care in America, something many doctors oppose, citing safety concerns.
Seattle hospital’s first-in-the-nation program called “another important first in the field of infection control and prevention”.
Dean of the UW School of Nursing blogs on the Future of Nursing
Nurses are left out of the health reform debate, but It is nurses who provide most of the skilled care in hospitals–the only care in many poor communities, writes Sandy Summers, director of The Truth About Nursing and co-author of Saving LIves: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk.
“Nursing, even in hard times, was thought to be recession-proof.” By Chris Linden and Melissa Suran, Medill News Service It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. Nursing student Barbara Lopez had been told for a long time that she would have an easy time finding a job. But it took her five months—starting before she [...]
The U.S. government is making available $8.1 million for education loan repayment for nurses willing to work for two years at facilities that face a critical nurse shortages. The funds will be offered on a competitive basis to 100 registered nurses. In Washington state the program will offer five positions: four at the University of [...]
UW graduate nursing students protest tuition rise Students enrolled in the University of Washington’s doctoral program for family nurse practitioners are protesting administrative changes that will boost their tuition 43 percent, Nick Perry reports in today’s Seattle Times. The changes also mean some students who work at UW programs will lose tuition subsidies they have [...]
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Experts divided over recommendation to screen children for cholesterol
Some clinicians say universal screening is an important tool to help identify children who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and to pinpoint others who could benefit from treatment. Others express concerns that screening may do more harm than good.
People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Peeking in on your doctor’s notes
Although federal law guarantees patients the right to examine and get copies of their medical records, providers haven’t always made it easy to do so. But the movement to give patients direct access to their health information has picked up steam, and policymakers have encouraged it as a way to empower patients to help manage their health and their medical care.
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