Nurses Week is also a time to reflect on the nursing profession and how we can work together to improve working conditions as well as quality patient care. Staffing ratios are one of the biggest issues we all face in any field, but especially true in hospital care. Advocate for Nurses Nurses Take DC is a collaborative effort to educate the public and to persuade legislators to vote on safe staffing ratios. Alene Nitzky Phd, RN, OCN, shares her experiences at the 2018 event on her blog. Learn more about the grass roots organization collaboration and their efforts to get S1063 and HR 2392 the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital…
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Nurses Week GiveAway Winners Announced
Thank you to everyone who entered our Nurses Week GiveAway contests. We had an overwhelming response and we have a lot of winners to announce. I also want to once again say a BIG THANK YOU all of our wonderful sponsors for their generous donations to make this a successful celebration of the nursing profession. Please be sure to check out all of their websites and follow their social media to show your thanks and support to them as well. Remember the American Nurses Association 2016 Theme for Nurses Week is Culture of Safety, It Starts with YOU. Always do your part to uphold the safety of you, your staff…
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Nurses Week GiveAway #5 from Maevn Uniforms
Maevn Uniforms has generously donated our Nurses Week GiveAway for today, May10. They will give one EON top and one EON bottom with an MSRP of over $50 to one U.S. based winner (male or female). Follow these rules to enter to win. Maevn Uniforms, a leading U.S. supplier of fashionable medical uniforms, recently announced its new women’s EON Collection. The EON Collection is the first and only scrub separates and jacket line to be made with a blend of COOLMAX Everyday Fabric. COOLMAX Everyday Fabric is designed to keep professionals cool and dry for everyday comfort and performance. Fabric benefits include easy-care, good air permeability, moisture management and wicking…