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Check out https://www.nutritioncare.org/nbnsc/. This organization certifies healthcare providers in enteral and parenteral nutrition. I worked at a hospital in Philadelphia where doctors would order a "nutrition nurse consult". The Certified Nutrition Support Nurse (CNSN) would write orders for TPN, PPN, enteral feedings, etc.

Just a bit of nursing and flight history trivia... Originally, young boys were hired to serve food, beverages, and comfort the passengers when they became airsick. Soon, however, it was suggested by Ellen Church, a registered nurse, that women -- specifically nurses -- could work as stewards. She felt that nurses would be best suited to care for passenger comfort (and illnesses), promote a female presence to demonstrate the safety of air travel, and to free up pilots for more important flight duties. Boeing managers accepted her proposal and on May 15, 1930, eight women were hired for a three month trial. Thus began the position of "stewardess" the forerunner of the modern day flight attendant. Eighty years ago on May 15, 1930, United's first stewardesses led by registered nurse Ellen Church took their initial flight on a Boeing 80A from Oakland/San Francisco to Chicago, making a 20-hour journey with 13 stops, 14 passengers and cruising at 125 mph. Ellen Church (September 22, 1904 - August 22, 1965) was the first airline stewardess (flight attendant). Born in Cresco, Iowa, Church was a pilot and a nurse. Boeing Air Transit (the predecessor to United Airlines) wouldn't hire her as a pilot, but did take her suggestion to hire nurses as stewardesses in order to calm passengers' fear of flight. She believed that a flight attendant would help convince people that flying is safe. Church was hired in 1930 as head stewardess and was put in charge of hiring. During World War II Church served with the Army Nurse Corps as a flight nurse, earning an Air Medal. She moved to Terre Haute, Indiana, where she became director of nursing at Union Hospital. In 1964, she married Leonard Briggs Marshall, president of the Terre Haute First National Bank. In 1959, Cresco, Iowa built a new airfield and named it "Ellen Church Field"

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Try Aspen University. aspen.edu

Back in the 90's when I was a bedside nurse I worked on both the east and west coasts. I did not find any difference in nurses or nursing practice.

You are doing the work of a medical writer. The average annual salary of a medical writer is $50 - 60,000 per year or about $25/hr.

Monster is still the best site but CenterWatch is a research specific website with job postings. http://www.centerwatch.com/careers/jwads.html

We used to joke about patients being candidates for "pillow therapy".

"He tends to like to play with the medicines. If it is working, he will change it. Worse, he likes to decrease the hospice patients pain meds. DECREASE!!! " If he is really adjusting medications (presumably without MD orders) then he is practicing medicine without a license. Report him to the board of nursing and the board of medicine. He'll learn real fast that he's not a doctor.

The ads you are seeing are probably for clinical research coordinator (CRC) positions. CRCs are generally responsible for coordinating all of the activities related to one or more studies of investigational drugs or medical devices. The CRC handles regulatory documentation for Institutional Review Board and FDA requirements, is responsible for recruiting study subjects, and collecting all study data throughout the subject's participation in the trial. The CRC will interact with pharmaceutical representatives, called monitors, or clinical research associates (CRA). CRAs are also frequently nurses. CRAs work for the company that sponsors the trial or may be independent contractors. CRAs monitor the activities of a group of study sites and review data and regulatory documentation. CRA jobs require a great deal of travel, but there can be a lot of perks to that. Research nurses generally work M-F 9-5, but as said previously you might be on call or carry a pager. Even for CRC's some travel to meetings may be required.

It seems to me that "scab" is a derogatory term directed at specific individuals. I doubt that this site would tolerate the use of other derogatory terms related to race, religion, sexual orientation etc. Scab sounds just as bad to me. I also think people who use the term sound ignorant. I have worked in a union environment and would never cross a picket line. However, last time I checked this was the United States of America where people are free to do whatever they want. Some people believe in and support unions, others do not. Calling someone a name because they don't believe or think the way you do is hateful, immature and unprofessional.

The students are gonna love this. I saw a response from someone here stating something to the effect of not having any idea what theory of nursing her school espoused. This got me going. Nursing theory has always been a bone of contention for me. I've been a nurse for twelve years and worked in 6 or 7 hospitals. I have no idea who (or what) any of those hospitals claimed as their nursing thoerist. I was taught nursing theory in my ADN program where I know they espoused what they called a "modified Roy model". I also had to take it in my BSN program. I have no idea who they liked best. I have friends in MSN programs who have to spend an entire semester, again on nursing theory. It always annoyed me to no end to have to base everything in school on a theorectical framework. I never saw the point. So, I'm curious. Do you know what theory your institution pracitces by? Do you care? Do you gravitate towards one theorist more than another? I, personally think nursing theory and the nursing process are a failed attempt at legitimizing the science of nursing. This is not to say that nursing is not science. I just don't think the theorists have got it right yet. Calista Roy is the closest I think, but really, how many of you go about your day thinking, "now what would Martha Rogers do in this situation?"

The students are gonna love this. I saw a response from someone here stating something to the effect of not having any idea what theory of nursing her school espoused. This got me going. Nursing theory has always been a bone of contention for me. I've been a nurse for twelve years and worked in 6 or 7 hospitals. I have no idea who (or what) any of those hospitals claimed as their nursing thoerist. I was taught nursing theory in my ADN program where I know they espoused what they called a "modified Roy model". I also had to take it in my BSN program. I have no idea who they liked best. I have friends in MSN programs who have to spend an entire semester, again on nursing theory. It always annoyed me to no end to have to base everything in school on a theorectical framework. I never saw the point. So, I'm curious. Do you know what theory your institution pracitces by? Do you care? Do you gravitate towards one theorist more than another? I, personally think nursing theory and the nursing process are a failed attempt at legitimizing the science of nursing. This is not to say that nursing is not science. I just don't think the theorists have got it right yet. Calista Roy is the closest I think, but really, how many of you go about your day thinking, "now what would Martha Rogers do in this situation?"

as an "EN" I found it hysterical

as an "EN" I found it hysterical

If you do a Medline search for the journal citation "Journal American College Nutrition December 2002;21(6):495-505" you get the following. Doesn't sound like the same article to me. Omega-3 fatty acids in inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Simopoulos AP. The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, DC 20009, USA. [email protected] Among the fatty acids, it is the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) which possess the most potent immunomodulatory activities, and among the omega-3 PUFA, those from fish oil-eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)--are more biologically potent than alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Some of the effects of omega-3 PUFA are brought about by modulation of the amount and types of eicosanoids made, and other effects are elicited by eicosanoid-independent mechanisms, including actions upon intracellular signaling pathways, transcription factor activity and gene expression. Animal experiments and clinical intervention studies indicate that omega-3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties and, therefore, might be useful in the management of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Coronary heart disease, major depression, aging and cancer are characterized by an increased level of interleukin 1 (IL-1), a proinflammatory cytokine. Similarly, arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and lupus erythematosis are autoimmune diseases characterized by a high level of IL-1 and the proinflammatory leukotriene LTB(4) produced by omega-6 fatty acids. There have been a number of clinical trials assessing the benefits of dietary supplementation with fish oils in several inflammatory and autoimmune diseases in humans, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis and migraine headaches. Many of the placebo-controlled trials of fish oil in chronic inflammatory diseases reveal significant benefit, including decreased disease activity and a lowered use of anti-inflammatory drugs.

I checked out the website: http://www.rluniversity.com/default.asp Sounds too good to be true to me, but you never know.

It's a typo. antipsoriatic is correct. as is psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, etc.

You need to know it all. That's why they make you take it.

Positioning definitely effects blood pressure. If in bed a patient should not be lying on either the right or left side, but should be lying on their back when taking a BP

Off the top of my head, I can't think of any area of nursing with patient contact that isn't exposed to some degree of "grossness". I doubt that PA's can avoid it as well. Perhaps healthcare is not for you....

I left bedside nursing after 1 year for a research job and over the next several years moved around the country. As I moved, I took short-term or travel nursing positions, never more than 3 months at a time. Then I was out of nursing for 6 years. During all that time I felt like I was missing something by not practicing nursing, so I decided to go back to bedside nursing. It is now one year later, and I'm going back to my nice Monday through Friday office job. You can keep those weekends, nights and holidays along with incompetent nursing management. One other point: A master's degree in nursing does not necessarily qualify one to manage people! It doesn't even make sense to me.

We always flush bile drainage tubes. We attach the tube to the drainage bag with a stopcock and usually flush 5cc towards the patient and 5cc towards the bag. If I had to guess I would say that flushing foward is towards the bag.

Sounds pretty typical to me. I've never seen any company match more than 6% on a 401(k) or a 403(b). Have also never heard of health benefits after retirement except in civil service jobs. Our union contract includes a selection of health benefits, 403(b) with no matching, option to participate in a largely insignificant pension plan. However, we are VERY well paid.

Sounds pretty typical to me. I've never seen any company match more than 6% on a 401(k) or a 403(b). Have also never heard of health benefits after retirement except in civil service jobs. Our union contract includes a selection of health benefits, 403(b) with no matching, option to participate in a largely insignificant pension plan. However, we are VERY well paid.