As the year winds down and we enter the last of the holidays, this year I want to thank you for your loyal readership. I wish you and your families the very best of times. Take time to enjoy, celebrate and make memories with your friends and loved ones. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Here’s to a new decade filled with all things good for everyone. PEACE!!!
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Shortage of Nurse Educators Continues to Keep Students out of Nursing schools
The nursing shortage affects us all. And the even bigger problem is the shoratge of nurse educators. In these lean economic times when so many are out of jobs, it seems even more cruel that over 48,000 qualified students were turned away from nursing programs in 2008-9. In just six years’ time there will be a need for over 580,000 new nurses, not to mention about 425,000 replacements. Read more….
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Many Thanks for Those Working the Holidays!
A big shout out to the nurses at Kaiser Woodland Hills Hospital especially in the ER and Telemetry. Thanks for all you did for my mom the past few days. We’re thankful for those who worked the holiday and holiday weekend!! Because being there for patients, sacrificing time with our own loved ones, is what we do. The 10 firefighters and paramedics were great too!!!!(And soooo good looking too.) Had the ultimate scary experience! Went to pick up mom for Thanksgiving dinner and found her in the bathtub. Alert, oriented X4, but cold from spending the night in the tub. No she won’t wear the Life Alert, and doesn’t take…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing all of you the very happiest of Thanksgiving days. Make some wonderful memories and remember that you make a difference in someone’s life everyday! That is especially true for all the nurses working today!!!
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Lets Say Thanks