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In Philadelphia, 11th Street Family Health Services Provides Nurse-Led, Interdisciplinary Health Care

Submitted by mhunter on Oct 28, 2009
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Oct 28, 2009

In Philadelphia, 11th Street Family Health Services provides nurse-led, interdisciplinary health care in a previously underserved area of the city. 11th Street offers community members a variety of services, including primary care, dental, physical therapy, nutrition and chronic care management. Not only does the center provide care that represents the future of health care, but it offers clinical education to nursing students in a community-based setting, emphasizing holistic care, and delivered by an interdisciplinary team.

Oct 28, 2009

University of Pittsburg Study Reveals Importance of Simulation-Based Training

Submitted by bakinwole on Jul 19, 2010
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Jul 6, 2010
Jul 6, 2010

According to recently released study in the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, simulation-based learning significantly reduces the number of medication errors. This first-of-its-kind study, was conducted in adult coronary critical care (CCU) and medical intensive care (MICU) units in the Pittsburgh area. Because patients in these types of units receive multiple medications, they are at greater risks for error than those in non-intensive units..

New Resources from the Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative

Submitted by bakinwole on May 11, 2010
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May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010
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The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative, in collaboration with key stakeholders, has developed the following resources to draw attention to the special needs of older adults with mental health concerns and psychiatric/substance misuse disorders.

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Nursing in America

Safe Patient Handling Training for Schools of Nursing Toolkit

Submitted by bakinwole on Mar 24, 2010
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Mar 24, 2010
Mar 24, 2010
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH), Safe Patient Handling Training for Schools of Nursing, Publication No.: 2009-127 is now available.  This invaluable "toolkit," developed by NIOSH in partnership with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA), contains a booklet and the safe patient handling and movement web-based training module. Visitors to the NIOSH site can play the flash media from their computers, print a PDF of the booklet, or download the entire CD conte

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HRSA Sample Survey: Registered Nurses Among Fasted Growing U.S. Health Care Professions

Submitted by bakinwole on Mar 22, 2010
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Mar 22, 2010
Mar 22, 2010

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released initial findings of the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses . The Sample Survey, a leading source of statistics on the nursing profession, is published every four years by HRSA’s Bureau of Health Professions. For the Center, these new data confirm that the U.S. is making progress relevant to our mission to ensure all Americans have a highly-skilled nurse when and where they need one. The nursing profession is growing and more and more nurses are obtaining higher degrees.

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RWJF/IOM to hold Final Forum on the Future of Nursing

Submitted by bakinwole on Jan 29, 2010
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Feb 22, 2010 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX
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Feb 22, 2010
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX

The third, and final, of three nationwide forums held by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is scheduled for February22, 2010, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. This forum will focus on issues related to nursing and interdisciplinary education. The first forum, held in October 2009 in Los Angeles, focused on nursing across acute care settings. The second forum, held in Philadelphia, reached out to the community for a discussion on public health, primary care, and long-term care.

Jan 29, 2010

RWJF/IOM to hold Second Forum on the Future of Nursing

Submitted by bakinwole on Nov 14, 2009
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Dec 3, 2009 | Community College of Philadelphia (PA)
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Dec 3, 2009
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Community College of Philadelphia (PA)

The second of three nationwide forums being held by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will take place December 3 at the Community College of Philadelphia. This meeting will focus on nursing across community health, public health, primary care, and long-term care settings. The first forum, held in October in Los Angeles, focused on nursing across acute care settings. The final forum, on nursing education, takes place in Houston (TX) in February 2010.

Nov 13, 2009

Creating a 21st Century Nursing Workforce to Care for Older Americans: Modernizing Medicare Support for Nursing Education

Submitted by bakinwole on Nov 9, 2009
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Nov 9, 2009
Nov 9, 2009
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This report describes the evolving needs of the Medicare population and federal policy changes that would support the preparation of the nursing workforce with the skills necessary to meet those needs. It concludes that Medicare funding for nursing education should be directed toward increasing the education of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

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Creating a 21st Century Nursing Workforce to Care for Older Americans: Modernizing Medicare Support for Nursing Education

Submitted by bakinwole on Nov 9, 2009
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Nov 9, 2009

A discussion of how Medicare support for health care workforce education likewise could shift to better prepare the workforce to meet the evolving health care needs of older Americans is addressed in this AARP/PPI Insight on Issues publication .

To learn more about this solution and download of copy of the report, go here.


 

Nov 9, 2009
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