Where Nursing Needs No Language: Stanford Hospital Nurses Volunteer Abroad
Before Stanford Hospital & Clinics nurse Julie Kersey went off on her first trip overseas to volunteer her skills, she received some very practical advice from close at hand, from an old hand at such missions - "You're going to see a sea of people and when you're done there's still going to be a sea of people," Kersey's unit manager Cecilia Cadet told her. "Be prepared: You can't fix the whole world yourself. medicalnewstoday.com |
Nurses Need Better Protection From The Threat Of Catching Infectious Diseases Via Needles
Commenting on the Health Protection Agency's- Eye of the Needle: United Kingdom Surveillance of significant Occupational Exposure to Bloodbourne viruses in Healthcare Workers -report, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College, said: "These findings reflect the everyday threat that needle injuries pose to nurses up and down the country. medicalnewstoday.com |
Nursing & Midwifery Council Announces New Chief Executive And Registrar, UK
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) announced the appointment of Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes as its new Chief Executive and Registrar. Professor Weir-Hughes is currently Executive Director of Nursing at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust/Professor of Nursing at London South Bank University. He will succeed Kathy George CBE RRC as Chief Executive and Registrar on Monday 2 November 2009. medicalnewstoday.com |
Cipriano Elected To Serve On National eHealth Collaborative Board
The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the U.S., is proud of the recent election of Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Special Advisor to the Chief Nursing Officer, University of Virginia Health System, to serve a two-year term as Director to the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC). "ANA is very pleased that Dr. Cipriano will serve on the NeHC Board... mnt.to |
Tri-Council For Nursing Calls For Collaborative Action In Support Of The IOM's Future Of Nursing Report
The Tri-Council for Nursing announces its strong endorsement of the new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on The Future of Nursing and calls for collaboration among stakeholders to advance the report's recommendations... mnt.to |