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Keeping nurses on the job: Retention is part of the answer to the nursing shortage

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new research study, published in the March/April issue of the journal Nursing Economics, has determined what factors can help keep new nurses from leaving their jobs and - in doing so - save health systems money. When ...





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U.S. faces nursing teacher shortage

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created Oct 04, 2006 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A shortage of teachers at U.S. nursing schools is reportedly limiting student capacity, while the demand for nurses continues to increase.


Federal program misses problem nursing homes

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created Sep 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A government program that brings extra scrutiny to poorly performing nursing homes leaves out hundreds of troubled facilities, investigators report.


Report: Changes Needed in Nurses' Education and Work Environments

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by a Yale School of Nursing researcher recommends changes in nursing schools and the work environment to reduce the number of novice nurses who opt to leave the profession.


High-tech mom helps teach student nurses

High-tech mom helps teach student nurses

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Her name is Noelle and she’s about to give birth, but she isn’t a real mother-to-be. Noelle is a simulated mom who’s helping senior nursing students learn how to take care of mothers and newborns ...


Evolving roles difficult for GPs but good for patients

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created Jun 13, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The solutions to Australia's general practitioner shortage are not just in increasing GP numbers, but in developing new roles to care for patients, according to research published by the Australian Primary Health Care Research ...


Worldwide isotope shortage continues to pose significant challenges

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created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SNM (Society of Nuclear Medicine) recently conducted a survey of nuclear pharmacies—pharmacies that supply the critical radioisotope Technetium-99m, which is used in more than 16 million nuclear medicine tests each year in ...


AP IMPACT: Mentally ill threat in nursing homes (AP)

Mentally ill threat in nursing homes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 22, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(AP) -- Ivory Jackson had Alzheimer's, but that wasn't what killed him. At 77, he was smashed in the face with a clock radio as he lay in his nursing home bed.


Nonprofit nursing homes provide better care, major study finds

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A major new statistical review of 82 individual research studies has revealed that nonprofit nursing homes deliver, on average, higher quality care than for-profit nursing homes. The findings could have a bearing on the present ...


The blood detective

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) --UCI hematologist Dr. Jae Chang employs medical sleuthing skills to identify rare blood disorders.


In rural areas, more women falling into health care gap

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For Americans living in rural areas, obtaining and maintaining health care can be challenging. Aside from common barriers, including shortages of care providers and facilities, older women face additional challenges, according ...



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