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March 2002 issue of the Journal of Clinical Systems Management, formerly CurtinCalls, an "occasionally irreverent" scan of nursing and health care in the United States. The author, Leah Curtin, is a Registered Nurse who has been internationally reco...

Nursing, God's Work This is a letter to all the nurses who have spent time with their patient's, holding their hand, calming their spirits, praying for them, comforting them, crying with them, communicating that you care about their body, mental well...

Please come sign a petition to lower the nurse-to-patient ratio in Nevada. Hospitals are increasing our patient load and nurses are leaving the state. We already have the least amount of nurses in all 50 states. Please help us by signing a petitio...

I have been working in the Las Vegas Area as an Agency RN for 4 years and am now leaving the state. Med-Surg units here are increasing the nurse-to-patient ratios and cutting out Nurse's Aids. The hospital conditions are deplorable. It's the hospi...

Be careful of the Valley Health System. They just opened a hospital called Spring Valley and offering slightly higher pay but Valley Hospital (one of their other older hospitals) is very understaffed and I walked out on an assignment there when they...

If hospital administration would start treating nurses with respect there wouldn't be a shortage. I would personally like to see nurses calling on their local news teams and give them the true story. Also, local news papers, write letters to the edi...

Thanks for posting this site. A friend of mine since kindergarten who was a nurse contracted Hepatitis C in the hospital from a patient's blood and recently died. She went through a lot of discomfort for many years and couldn't work as an RN once s...

Hi, I received this from CPR Associates regarding AHA approval: The AHA's position on web-based Training is, and I quote, "The American Heart Association has not authorized any totally web-based training program to issue American Heart Association c...

Hi, Just wanted to also say, there is a megacode in this course that is random and changes circumstances frequently throughout the code and is difficult. It took a lot of practice. That's why you really learn it so well. Strip recognition is also ...

Hi, I do travel nursing too. I just completed the ACLS course that CPR associates offers online. I was very pleased with it. You get 32 log-in hours to complete it and can practice without logging in. You receive an AHA Provider Card when you have co...

Hi, I do travel nursing too. I just completed the ACLS course that CPR associates offers online. I was very pleased with it. You get 32 log-in hours to complete it and can practice without logging in. You receive an AHA Provider Card when you hav...

I have been trying to change the nurse-to-patient ratios in Nevada. I've posted some things on my site that might be helpful. Nevada is reviewing the situation in an appointed subcommitee right now. Hope this helps. There is a lot of info out the...

Hello all, I just now saw all the posts on what I wrote and ask forgiveness of those that were offended. That was not my intention. I am also very gratefull that I live in a country where freedom of speech is encouraged even though we disagree most...

Please do and thank you.

I personally experienced extreme depression when I went through a divorce after 23 years of marriage and lost my marriage, home health care company, money, my home and just about everything I owned including my car and furniture. My son reacted to h...

I've heard that Xanax causes loss of memory. Anyone familiar with this?

On May 12th there will be a legislative hearing regarding safe patient ratios in the state of Nevada. You can view it live through this link: Nevada Hearing Nevada is trying to follow California in providing safe nurse-to-patient ratios. This hea...

Thanks Jt, Just when is nurses week? Are they going to be there all week?

On May 12th there will be a legislative hearing regarding safe patient ratios in the state of Nevada. You can view it live through this link: Nevada Hearing Nevada is trying to follow California in providing safe nurse-to-patient ratios. This hea...

Read the bill that was recently introduced into our State Legislature (Nevada). This bill will have a hearing within the next three weeks. Patient-to-Nurse Ratios Don't give up on trying to change things in the nursing community! Nurse Nevada

I promised I'd keep you posted! The 2 testimonials that will be presented are really well thought out. Read them on my website. There is a bill currently before the Legislature here in Nevada regarding nurse-to-patient ratios and the hearing is tod...

Great article! I'd like to post a link in the NursingNevada website, does anyone have the link of the actual article? Thanks, Nurse Nevada http://users.lvcm.com/nursenevada

I will keep you posted!

Las Vegas area hospitals just lowered nurses hourly pay rates. Nevada has the greatest shortage of nurses in the US. They are building 5 new hospitals here though. Incredible! Nursing Nevada

Nevada has the greatest nursing shortage in the country and now the hospitals lowered nursing pay rates by $4.00 per hour. They are building 5 new hospitals here though. :confused: Nursing Nevada