This year we have several new Give-Aways for #NursesWeek 2017 — May 6-12. The ANA theme is Nursing: The Balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit. We have several books from nurses, some pens, and discounts to courses. Stay tuned. We will announce a new #GiveAway each day. The rules to win are simple: Just COMMENT on the Blog Post OR on The Nursing Site Facebook post. THEN you MUST email me your contact information with your CONTACT INFO as the Subject line– If I can’t contact you, you’re eliminated automatically Enter Daily for each post ALL names will go into a hat and be drawn at random for each #GiveAway…
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ACA HAS NOT CHANGED with passage of House bill
Happy Cinco de Mayo! And stay tuned for some really great information prizes for Nurses Week May 6-12. I also hope you will educate your families and your patients that even though the ACA Repeal and Replace Act passed the House, it is NOT the law! There is a process to be followed. The Senate has to approve it first, but they have already indicated they will not consider it and instead plan to write their own version which will then have to be approved in the House. And then it won’t become law until 2019! Therefore NOTHING has changed. Your insurance is the same as it was yesterday! Don’t…
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When Nurse Practitioners Step Forward
Nurse practitioners have been in the news in early 2017, and for very good reason; the time for nurse practitioners (NPs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to step forward has come, and the world is taking notice. In defining NPs, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) states the following on their website: “Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have been providing primary, acute and specialty healthcare to patients of all ages and walks of life for nearly half a century. NPs assess patients, order and interpret diagnostic tests, make diagnoses, and initiate and manage treatment plans – including prescribing medications. They are the healthcare providers of choice for millions of patients.”…
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99 Top Nursing Blogs
GeriatricNursing.org has complied a really nice list of nursing bloggers and has honored many of us as “Top 99 Nurse Bloggers of 2017.” I am always humbled and honored to be in such great company and share with you because this list is complex and well annotated. I found some new favorites and so will you. Check out these blogs. Thanks!!!! window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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Please Support The National Nurse Act of 2017
Nurses were once again voted the Most Trusted Professionals in the 2016 Gallup Poll. This marked the 15th year in a row that nurses have topped the list. It’s indeed an honor to call ourselves nurses and to be able to impart our knowledge on our patients to improve their quality of life and health status. Today we face uncertainties with the new administration who promises to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act as soon as possible. We need to stand strong together in a bipartisan effort to ensure Americans continue to receive the very best health care. This starts with prevention and nurses are in a unique position…