By Kathy
Posted in Nursing, Nursing Jobs, Uncategorized
New Nurses Need to Learn How to Advocate for Themselves As a new nurse, you need to learn to advocate for yourself. There is a critical nursing shortage and most new nurses are going to find themselves working on a unit that is very short staffed. If you are lucky enough to have a preceptor assigned to you, you need to consider the fact that all too often that person isn’t going to be ecstatic about having an extra burden,…
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By Kathy
Posted in Nursing, Nursing Jobs, Uncategorized
Are You Working on This Labor Day? It’s Labor Day, a holiday in the U.S. to honor the working citizens. Congress made the first Monday in September a federal holiday in 1894. It is usually celebrated with picnics, BBQs, parades and a day of rest for workers. Symbolically it represents the end of summer, and for many years, school started the next day. Much of the rest of the world honors the working citizen on May 1, or May Day,…
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By Kathy
Posted in Nursing, Nursing Jobs, Uncategorized
Retention of Staff is One of the Biggest Challenges for Nurses Nursing is one of the most versatile professions, and yet if you ask a disgruntled nurse why s/he is thinking about leaving nursing instead of changing specialties, the answer will more than likely be that s/he feels stuck. In the midst of a severe nursing shortage, retention is one of the biggest challenges the nursing profession faces. In 2000, for example, it is estimated that 500,000 nurses in the…
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By Kathy
Posted in Nursing, Uncategorized
Nursing School Admission Requirements Many nursing programs require an essay on why you want to become a nurse as part of their admission requirements. Each of the requirements is scored or carries a weight which, when combined with the other requirements, will determine whether or not you get into the program, get put on the waiting list, or rejected all together. You will want your essay to stand out. Don’t just say “because I want to help people.” Altruism is…
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By Peter
Posted in Travel Nursing
Welcome to the first edition of truNews, an online column dedicated to keeping you in the know about one of the most competitive firms in the healthcare staffing industry, trustaff! As one of top 500 fastest growing companies in the country today, trustaff is constantly improving to offer the best service and positions to our clients. In April of this year, trustaff was awarded the Gold Seal for Healthcare Staffing Service from the Joint Commission (www.jointcommission.com). This prestigious accolade is…
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By Kathy
Posted in Nursing, Uncategorized
Are you ready for an online course? Online education is a popular alternative to traditional learning. In some instances, a few on-campus sessions are required for various reasons such as an orientation, exams, or labs. For the most part, however, online programs are conducted strictly online. This affords students from all over the country or world to take a particular class in the same time period. Not all classes or subjects lend themselves easily to an online opportunity. Much of…
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By Kathy
Posted in Nursing, Uncategorized
Patient Safety Threatened by Unprofessional Behavior JCAHO (Joint Commission) has issued a Sentinel Alert based on findings that rude behavior undermines patient safety. The alert is an effort to change attitudes and promote safety by educating all health care professionals about the consequences and effects of their behavior with other health care professionals and with patients. As of January 1, 2009, all JCAHO accredited facilities will be required to take action to create a code of conduct and establish a…
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By Peter
Posted in Uncategorized
Thank you for your interest in writing for UltimateNurse.Com! I have to be honest I am a bit overwhelmed by the number of responses we have received so far. We have had over 750 responses to date. We are accepting submissions on just about any topic relative to the field of nursing however due to the sheer volume of responses to our inquiry we must limit the number of contributors. Do not let this deter you however, and if you…
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By Kathy
Posted in Nursing, Uncategorized
How Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Nurses In August, 2007, CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, instituted reimbursement rules known as a “do-not-pay list” for which they will no longer pay hospitals for extra care fees involving several preventable conditions. On October 1, 2008, that list will expand to include two additional conditions. The original set of preventable conditions includes: Falls Mediastinitis (an infection which can occur after heart surgery) Urinary tract infections from improper use of catheters Pressure…
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By Peter
Posted in Uncategorized
Specialty Nursing at Ultimate Nurse Welcome to the Nursing Specialty section of UltimateNurse.Com! If you are a Nurse – an RN or LPN interested in learning about a Nursing Specialty, or just researching Specialty Nursing, then you have found the right place! Below is a list of Specialty Nursing resources offered by Ultimate Nurse. Request Travel Nursing Information from our Travel Nursing Employers Browe our list of Nursing Specialties Post or Read on our Specialty Nurse Forums Find a…
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