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Are you a healthcare professional who's feeling anything but merry about working yet another holiday shift? Healthcare veterans offer tips on how to banish your inner grinch and make the most of another holiday on the job. h4. Plan Ahead Healthcare professionals say one of the worst aspects of working a holiday is missing family events. Diane Speranza, RN, a certified ...

NEW YORK - Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. Also, the task force said breast self-exams do no good and women shouldn't be taught to do them. For most ...

Nov. 14--Physicians work with patients to treat what ails them, but nurse practitioners reach out beyond their patients' medical needs. The leadership of the Iredell Regional Nurse Practitioner Group decided to use Nurse Practitioner Week to inform the general public what they as "NPs" do, compared to what a doctor does. "A good physician has a good nurse practitioner," said Malinda ...

Denver, Colo. - With the holidays upon us, already stressful times become even more challenging. The headlines scream of economic downfall, corporate giants crumbling, jobs balancing on a thread, and expectations of Norman Rockwell holiday bliss cause great stress for even the most balanced individuals. Concierge Resource, a life management firm providing on-site and virtual assistance to employees of hospitals and ...

WASHINGTON - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate on the issue ...

WASHINGTON - A comparison of the health care bills before Congress. The Democratic-controlled House passed its legislation on a 220-215 vote Saturday night. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and making other changes. The Senate Democrats' bill has not yet been made public, so some ...

With an ability to think quickly, act decisively and stay calm when lives are at stake, critical-care nurses are among the in-demand healthcare professionals who make life-or-death decisions about patient care every day. Critical-care nurses treat patients at high risk for actual or potential life-threatening health problems and also tend to the emotional well-being of those patients' families. That's no small ...

WASHINGTON — In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation's drug makers and hospitals generally on their side; the insurance industry, not so much. Now the bill's supporters are making a play to lock in the American Medical Association, the organization that says it represents 250,000 doctors and medical students in every ...

4-month-old Alex Lange, who measures 25-inches long and weighs 17 pounds, is bringing a frown to the hypothetical face of insurance company Rocky Mountain Health Plans, The Denver Post reported on its Web site Monday.

Nursing may be a labor of love, but it is also a profession in which some additional education and training can go a long way toward taking your job title -- and salary -- to the next level. Here are seven top-paying jobs in the profession, covering a range of positions and requiring various degrees and certifications, with salary data from ...

  Nurse with 20+ years thrown under the bus or careless because of burnout or need for retirement?

In this feature piece on Travel Nurses Blog, guest author David Stone of Degreefinders.com discusses how more and more RNs are obtaining their nursing certification online leading to career advancement and more lucrative salaries.

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By 2030, California will need to train almost 1 million more technicians, dental hygienists and other support workers considered vital to the health care industry, according to a report released Tuesday. But the state's higher education system has capacity to train only 63 percent of the needed work force. These allied health workers don't include doctors and nurses. The category covers ...

School nurses are expected to have their hands full in the coming months with the onset of the regular flu season and the threat of a widespread outbreak of the H1N1 virus. That's on top of caring for the everyday bumps and fevers and other critical needs of students. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there already ...

GPs are being kept in the dark on the qualifications of their local specialists Not being a doctor is no longer a barrier to practising medicine. Or at least, a large number of tasks that would once have been the preserve of a clinician are now routinely done by nurses, pharmacists or allied health professionals. And it is regarded as unfashionable, ...

The article comes at a time when about 18% of newly licensed registered nurses are leaving their first nursing employer within a year of starting work, and about 26% leave within two years. High turnover is an expense that can strain hospital budgets, exacerbate the nursing shortage, and negatively impact patient care...

The newest rash of television medical dramas have many of the same elements we've become used to: dramatic traumas, personal baggage and plenty of tawdry affairs. The difference between this batch and its predecessors, like "ER" and "Grey's Anatomy," is that this time around, the nurses are taking center stage instead of the doctors...

School nurses are so overstretched that an average nurse is now looking after 2,590 pupils, according to the Royal College of Nursing...

A cool job…what’s that? The best answer is that it’s a job that lets you do things you love – at work – and get paid well for it. You could also add great growth potential as a criteria, too. Today nursing’s outer limits are expanding hugely, with all kinds of creative, exciting possibilities. From mind-body medicine to leading the hospital ...