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Scholarship Program Now Open to Allied Health Students
Thursday, October 15, 2009
$15,000 in Scholarships Available to Nursing & Allied Health Students
Allied Health Students are now eligible to apply for the Nursing Scholarships. Launched in 2008, the scholarship program was previously open to only nursing students, but has now expanded to include those pursueing a career as allied health professionals as well.
“Due to the tremendous success of the 2009 CampusRN Scholarship Program, we are pleased to continue to the scholarship program in 2010. With the shortages of healthcare professionals in all areas of expertise, we felt it important to expand the program to include allied health students in addition to nursing students.” says CEO & Founder, Matt Casey.
The scholarship program is the most comprehensive of its kind for students pursuing a career in healthcare. Six $2500 scholarships will are awarded annually to need and deserving students from regions across the country.
Students can apply directly at: Allied Health Scholarship
The deadline for applications is April 1st
Read what the winners of the 2009 Nursing Scholarship have to say at:
http://www.campusrn.com/network/scholarship_winners
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St. Vincent’s Health System is Hiring RNs
Friday, October 30, 2009
St. Vincent’s Health System is made up of five facilities:
* St. Vincent’s Birmingham
* St. Vincent’s Blount
* St. Vincent’s East
* St. Vincent’s St. Clair
* One Nineteen Health and Wellness
Together, we provide a special brand of high-touch, high-tech quality care to people in more than 40 different zip codes. Our healthcare family has an extensive network of skilled physicians and associates, as well as the most advanced technologies available. We are a part of Ascension Health, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system, with more than 100,000 associates serving in 20 states and the District of Columbia. We are committed to providing healthcare that works, healthcare that is safe, and healthcare that leaves no one behind for life.
posted in: Alabama
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Nursing I.T. Award Deadline Dec. 2
Monday, October 26, 2009
The deadline for nominations for Health Data Management’s fifth annual Nursing Information Technology Innovation Award is Dec. 2.
The award recognizes innovation and excellence in using information technology in the field of nursing to directly improve the quality of care and patient safety while maximizing nursing resources.
posted in: National, news
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Nursing I.T. Award Nominations Sought
Monday, October 19, 2009
The award will be presented to a team of nursing professionals at a health care organization (hospital, physician group practice or any other care-giving site). At least one of the primary coordinators of the I.T. project must be a nurse. The project must be ongoing.
To qualify for this award, a health care organization must submit an essay with detailed information on the nursing information technology project and the specific, measurable results of that project. The contribution of nurses to the innovative project must be clearly identified.
Judges, who will include nurses, will interview finalists by phone before determining the award recipient. The March 2010 issue of the magazine will include a story on the winning organization and runners-up.
posted in: National, news
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UA’s Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame inducts 6 in Tuscaloosa ceremony
Monday, October 19, 2009
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Six health care workers—including one who served as president of every nursing organization in Alabama, the first African American to serve as nursing dean at a major public university in the state of Alabama, and a 4-decade nursing educator and rural healthcare advocate—were inducted tonight into the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame by the University of Alabama College of Nursing.
“The achievements and dedication of this year’s inductees have profoundly influenced the nursing profession and recipients of healthcare in the state of Alabama and nationally,” said Shelley Jordan, director of development at the UA Capstone College of Nursing. “We look forward to honoring them and the work they’ve done.”
posted in: Alabama, news
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Panasonic develops robot to help nurses
Sunday, October 18, 2009
PANASONIC CORP. (TSE:6752) said Thursday that it has developed an assist cart robot that can help move wheelchairs and medical equipment around inside hospitals. The new robot employs the same motor and battery technologies used for motorized bicycles.
* Panasonic envisions the robot being used to help move objects like hospital beds and medicine carts, or attached to wheelchairs to pull them around.
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Tuscumbia program stocks school nursing supplies
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Joshua Norris did more than lend a sympathetic ear to a school nurse when she told him about how she and many of her peers bought extra medical supplies out-of pocket.
He got moving.
For a community service project in his paramedic class at Northwest Shoals Community College, Norris developed Nursing the Nurses to bring medical supplies into Tuscumbia schools.
posted in: Alabama, news
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DaVita is Hiring RNs
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Welcome to the DaVita Village.
village of teammates, working together towards a common vision to be the greatest dialysis company the world has ever seen! Hopefully, you are asking yourself, “What do they mean, Village?” The answer is what makes DaVita truly unique. We believe a company can also be a community. We believe that service comes from the heart as well as the hands. We believe that values live in actions, not in proclamations. We believe that committed individuals can actually make a difference in the way healthcare is practiced in this country. And we believe we have the courage and tenacity to pursue this vision. This is why our teammates have chosen to be citizens of what we are proud to call the DaVita Village. Now that you know how different we are. we’d like to tell you about how successful our approach is. With over 28,000 teammates, 1,300 outpatient dialysis facilities and 800+ in-hospital acute units, DaVita is the largest independent kidney care provider in the United States. Over 100,000 patients - approx. one third of all Americans receiving dialysis services - depend on us for high quality, specialized prevention and treatment services. We are committed to helping our patients live the very best lives they can. In fact, DaVita means “he/she gives life.” We live up to our name by consistently receiving better patient outcomes than the national average which is the true measure of our success.
posted in: National
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St. Vincent’s Health System is Hiring LPNs and RNs
Monday, October 05, 2009
St. Vincent’s Health System is made up of five facilities:
* St. Vincent’s Birmingham
* St. Vincent’s Blount
* St. Vincent’s East
* St. Vincent’s St. Clair
* One Nineteen Health and Wellness
Together, we provide a special brand of high-touch, high-tech quality care to people in more than 40 different zip codes. Our healthcare family has an extensive network of skilled physicians and associates, as well as the most advanced technologies available.
posted in: Alabama
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Nursing unions and national healthcare
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Unions are very important and were originally designed to protect workers from unscrupulous employers. Thank goodness, over the years, federal and state laws have been written specifically designed to protect workers’ rights. Without unions, this never would have happened.
Unions have a very specific template to initiate action. First, a demand is made. If negotiations with management fail, then a strike follows. These strikes cause great hardship to workers and corporations. Some workers permanently lose their jobs and many corporations are irreversibly crippled. Nobody wins.
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