Suzanne Gordon, author, lecturer, and patient advocate has a wonderful poster for sale on her website, entitled “just a Nurse.” This is something that should hang in every nurse’s station and workplace around the world. (And no, I don’t have any financial investment in this.) Read more about the Things Nurses Really Do at TheNursingSite.com…. You are not “just a nurse;” you ARE a nurse. Nurses save lives; nurses educate patients, family and caregivers; nurses help to control symptoms such as pain and provide comfort; nurses educate other nurses; nurses assess patients and demand appropriate care; nurses prevent errors and complications; nurses make a difference in someone’s life everyday! Nursing…
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From the NLN a Call to Your Representatives RE: Title VIII Funding
I’m forwarding along an email I received from the National League for Nursing. This is a very important issue to all nurses as educating new nurses is vital to reducing the shortage of nurses…. “Dear Colleague” Letter on Title VIII Funding Circulating in House — Signatures Needed by Tuesday, March 31, 2009 TO: ALL NURSES Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) are circulating a “Dear Colleague” letter seeking support of their fellow Representatives to fund Title VIII – Nursing Workforce Development Programs at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at a level of $215 million for FY 2010. They need to get as many of their House…
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Largest Nursing Union Supports the National Nurse
More exciting news comes today from The National Nurse campaign. The largest organization (union) of working RNs, known collectively as RNs Working Together AFL_CIO, has issued a statement of full support for the Office of a National Nurse. “As a nurse and a union leader, I believe that creating the Office of a National Nurse is a good way to enhance nursing recruitment and support policies that strengthen nursing education and practice,” says JNESO Executive Director Virginia Treacy, RN. This group of unions includes JNESO and the largest nursing union, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), along with 8 other affiliates to represent nearly 250,000 nurses in the U.S.
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Nursing News…
Time got away from me last week so here’s some news to catch up on… Teri Mills MS, RN, ANP, CNE announced in the National Nurse Blog last Thursday that the Oregon State Legislature has passed a resolution in support of the Office of a National Nurse. The resolution calls on the U.S. Congress to pass legislation creating this office. Oregon now joins Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York in supporting this cause. Don’t forget to sign the Office of a National Nurse Petition if you haven’t already done so. Ask your friends and family who are registered voters to sign too. Mother Jones at Nurse Ratched’s Place wrote a terrific…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Wishing all of you a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day. May the luck of the Irish be with you all. I hope each of you finds your own pot of gold at the end of your rainbow! Be safe and drink responsibly! Photos: Leprechaun: Michael Zacharzewski SXCShamrock: Jdurham Morguefile.com