Do something for YOU and your fellow nurses to celebrate Nurses Week….. Call or email your Senators and Representatives and ask them to co-sponsor legislation in the House or Senate that improves Home Health Care and allows for Advance Practice nurses such as NPs. Clinical Nusre Specialists and Nurse Midwifes to sign orders for home health care for their patients. This is LONG OVERDUE. Read more….
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Happy Nurses Day!!!
Happy Nurses Day and Happy Nurses Week! I know, no one gave you a huge raise. And no one gave you an additional week of vacation. And you are still the MOST overworked and underpaid professional in your group of friends and family!!!! Guess what? You’re a nurse! YOU make a difference in someone’s life EVERY DAY How many of your friends and family can say that?! How many of them can do what you do?!! Celebrate YOU today and all week!!!!Do something nice for yourself and say THANK YOU for all that YOU do for your patients! And then ask your family and friends to help SUPPORT NURSES like…
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Nurses Week T Shirt Contest
Patrick Fuerstenau at Medical Solutions alerted me to a contest they are having for Nurses Week. Design a T Shirt at Fiber.com and be entered in their contest. Please VOTE for my design here. (Thanks). The contest continues through Nurses Week which ends May 12.
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Stereotyping Nurses Can Be Dangerous to Your Health
In another great post, Sara Ellis at RNDegrees.net has hit the topic on the head once again! Negative stereotypes of nurses really do hurt patients. Nurses don’t get the respect and therefore we don’t get the money to help us educate nurse educators and new nurses to take on the roles that nurses really do in real life. In the long run, the nursing shortage is going to impact more and more lives. And the quality of care will affect too many. If only we could convince viewers to watch the drama and NOT believe everything they see about nurses on TV and in the movies. The writers of these…
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National Nurse Resolution Presented at NSNA
Portland Community College student delegates presented a Resolution to the NSNA Convention in Orlando Florida last evening (4/9/10). Resolution A was in support of a National Nurse. PCC Nurse Presenters were: Craig Grover SN, PCC SNA Chapter Membership Coordinator, Resolution Co-author Jennifer Reed SN, PCC SNA Chapter Treasurer, Resolution Co-author Elizabeth McPhee SN, PCC SNA Chapter Treasurer, Resolution Co-author This convention provides an excellent opportunity for student nurses to participate in and observe democracy in action as they learn more about furthering the causes and promoting legislation to support the nursing profession and healthcare. Congrats to these and all of the NSNA attendees!!! Photos courtesy of Elizabeth McPhee SN.