Cold Spring Publishing releases new oncology publication for nurse practitioners
Cold Spring Publishing, LLC, is pleased to announce The Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology, a publication for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, advanced practice nurses, and physician's assistants who practice in the field of oncology.
posted in category: Diseases/Conditions tags: Cancer Colorectal Cancer Nursing Oncology MS
Grant awarded to support six students in FNP program
The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies is receiving a grant from the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation in the amount of $30,000 to support six students in its Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Science of Nursing program.
posted in category: Miscellaneous News tags: Nursing Pediatrics Physiology
School Nurse Offers H1N1 Flu Tips To Parents
Swine influenza also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu is an infection from the virus of swine influenza. The swine influenza virus is very common among pig populations worldwide.
The H1N1 viral strain that is involved in the 2009 flu pandemic among humans is due to a new strain of H1N1 which was not commonly found or reported in pigs.
LibertyHealth implements nursing documentation and charge capture systems from EDIMS
EDIMS LLC, a leading provider of interoperable emergency department (ED) information management systems for hospitals, announced today that LibertyHealth, a two-hospital health system in northern New Jersey, has launched EDIMS’ nursing documentation and charge capture systems to help improve care quality and streamline operations.
posted in category: Business and Finance tags: Electronic Health Record Hospital Nursing
Nurse Encourages Patients to Talk About Their Prostate Cancer
Research has shown that men with prostate cancer often choose not to talk about their disease. This is where Juli Aistars makes a difference. Aistars is prostate nurse navigator for the Prostate Program at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Il. Said one patient: "I had discussions with Juli on a number of sensitive topics about my life post-surgery. She clearly knew her data, but she also has a delivery style that gave me comfort and faith."
posted in category: Medications/Drugs news tags: Brachytherapy Breast Cancer Cancer Cryotherapy Erectile Dysfunction Hospital Incontinence Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Skin Cancer Urinary Incontinence ME Radiation Treatment options
