Monday, January 31, 2011

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Federal judge says key parts of health care reform ...
[Updated at 5:37 p.m.] The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to appeal the ruling of a federal judge in Florida, who earlier today struck down as unconstitutional key parts of the sweeping health care reform bill championed by ...

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nursing Scholarship Applications Now Available
Nurse Scholars Program awards are available for undergraduate and graduate nursing students.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

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Different nursing Careers � iArticle.org
Earning a nursing career can be the most important achievement nurses have. This has been considered as one of the most wanted jobs by most people. Having survived all the training and studying just to become a ...

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Different nursing Careers � iArticle.org
Earning a nursing career can be the most important achievement nurses have. This has been considered as one of the most wanted jobs by most people. Having survived all the training and studying just to become a ...

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Chamber President Backs Health Care Repeal Vote
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 10 months after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's preeminent business lobby, said it would not spend money to push for repeal of last year's sweeping health care law, Chamber President Tom Donohue said ...

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Chamber President Backs Health Care Repeal Vote
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 10 months after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's preeminent business lobby, said it would not spend money to push for repeal of last year's sweeping health care law, Chamber President Tom Donohue said ...

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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I'm a nursing mama | EV Moms
There's no doubt where I disappear to every two to four hours when I'm at the office. I grab my big black bag, my smart phone and I hide behind a locked.

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I'm a nursing mama | EV Moms
There's no doubt where I disappear to every two to four hours when I'm at the office. I grab my big black bag, my smart phone and I hide behind a locked.

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Bob Kerrey: The health-care bill was one of the reasons Loughner ...
I know Ed mentioned it earlier but I think it deserves its own post. So random and haphazard is this that I can't even tell if Kerrey means Loughner was angry about the original health-care bill that passed in March (i.e. the %26ldquo;rabid tea ...

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Bob Kerrey: The health-care bill was one of the reasons Loughner ...
I know Ed mentioned it earlier but I think it deserves its own post. So random and haphazard is this that I can't even tell if Kerrey means Loughner was angry about the original health-care bill that passed in March (i.e. the %26ldquo;rabid tea ...

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nursing home needs hidden : Views and News from Norway
It's far more difficult than it should be to secure a nursing home room in Oslo, claim would-be residents, their families and bureaucrats alike. That's not what Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg or city officials want to hear. ...

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Monday, January 10, 2011

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nursing home closures concentrated in poorest areas | Science Codex
While wealthier people have chosen alternatives to urban nursing homes, the urban poor still depend on them for long-term care. A new study led by researchers at Brown University finds that option is nevertheless slipping away.

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The Health Care Blog: A Bipartisan Agreement on Health Care Was ...
Readers of this blog have often heard me say that a bipartisan agreement on a health care bill was possible in 2009--driven from the Senate Finance Committee. I have continually made the point that the two sides were much closer than is ...

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A culture of fear worsens the nursing shortage and medical errors
Medical errors and the growing nursing shortage are putting our healthcare in danger.

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The Health Care Blog: healthcare Insurance Future: Brokers ...
One of the main drives of healthcare reform%26mdash;and of other changes in the private market%26mdash;is to collapse the information gap. The Exchanges are only one method of doing that. Other methods include online brokers, ...

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

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The Health Care Blog: Why Christians Should Support Health Care ...
Attempting to escape health care rationing has exactly the same chance of happening as we have of escaping the finite nature of our resources and, indeed, of our very being. None. Sadly, the effort that many Christians are leading ...

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YOUNG ADULTS MOVING INTO nursing HOMES | Weekly World News
It's no longer unusual to find a nursing home resident who is decades younger than his neighbor: About one in seven people now living in such facilities in the U.S. is a young adult in their early 20s. This growing phenomenon has ...

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House Suspends Vote On Health Care Repeal Due To Arizona Shooting
WASHINGTON �%26rdquo; The House of Representatives is postponing a vote on repealing the recently enacted health care law because of the shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz. that killed a federal judge and wounded Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle ...

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Saturday, January 8, 2011

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An Interview With A Director Of nursing - Better Health
After working in the OR as a circulator nurse, she started out as a charge nurse in her current building, which entailed pushing a med cart and taking care of 20 patients. After nine months, she was promoted to Risk Manager and three ...

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An Interview With A Director Of nursing - Better Health
After working in the OR as a circulator nurse, she started out as a charge nurse in her current building, which entailed pushing a med cart and taking care of 20 patients. After nine months, she was promoted to Risk Manager and three ...

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Newsweek's Evan Thomas: 'The health care bill is a disaster' | The ...
Thomas, grandson of six-time Socialist candidate for president Norman Thomas, says that Republicans are right and Obamacare has 'failed'

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More young people are winding up in nursing homes | Home >> Other ...
Adam Martin doesn't fit in here. No one else in this nursing home wears Air Jordans. No one else has stacks of music videos by 2Pac and Jay-Z. No one else is just 26.

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Friday, January 7, 2011

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House Moves Toward Vote on Health Care Repeal - NYTimes.com
House Republicans pushed toward a symbolic vote next week on repealing the new health care law.

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nursing Homes: Younger People Growing Old in nursing Homes ...
nursing homes are traditionally considered a place where elderly people end up. However, they are becoming the final destination of younger people also in need of care.

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Obama threatens to veto healthcare repeal - TheHill.com
Thursday morning to argue repeal would be too costly. landmark healthcare law.

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More young people are winding up in nursing homes | Washington ...
13, 2010, quadriplegic Adam Martin, right, works with physical therapist Wes Bower at the Sarasota Health and Rehabilitation Center, the nursing home where he lives. It's no longer unusual to find a nursing home resident who is decades ...

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Obama threatens to veto healthcare repeal - TheHill.com
Thursday morning to argue repeal would be too costly. landmark healthcare law.

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

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The Placenta, The nursing Student and the Teachable Moment � Those ...
%26ldquo;We will not tolerate such insensitivity on the part of our nursing students. We also must protect the reputations of our business partners in health care. We provide students with real-life patient care opportunities, and we take our ...

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Speaker Boehner Dismisses CBO's Report Health Care Repeal ...
Speaker of the House John Boehner dismissed a report by the Congressional Budget Office that found that repealing the health care law would increase the federal deficit and warned that the %26ldquo;best health care system in the world is going ...

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Several Baltimore stars are nursing injuries - KansasCity.com
BALTIMORE | While the Chiefs are dealing with a couple of illnesses, the Ravens have some troubles of their own. Baltimore safety Ed Reed was expected to miss Wednesday's practice, but joining him were defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, ...

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healthcare reform | BlueNC
For those who are for and those who are against the national health care reform, there is a website that very clearly and simply lays out the reforms and when they are implemented. Go to http://healthreform.kff.org/timeline.aspx ...

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

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Bill would require background checks for all nursing home ...
In July 2010, the Herald-Leader reported that Lexington's Country Place nursing home hired a maintenance worker after he had been arrested for sexual solicitation of a minor and kept him on after he was placed on the state's sex ...

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Recession slows healthcare spending in 2009 | News In Brief ...
This report is the gold standard for tracking all kinds of healthcare costs. It covers spending by private health insurers and the government, consumers' out-of-pocket costs, and health care providers' investments in new equipment. ...

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The Placenta, The nursing Student and the Teachable Moment � Those ...
%26ldquo;We will not tolerate such insensitivity on the part of our nursing students. We also must protect the reputations of our business partners in health care. We provide students with real-life patient care opportunities, and we take our ...

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States grapple with health care - Sarah Kliff - POLITICO.com
As House Republicans aim to repeal the law, governors continue to move to implement it.

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The Placenta, The nursing Student and the Teachable Moment � Those ...
%26ldquo;We will not tolerate such insensitivity on the part of our nursing students. We also must protect the reputations of our business partners in health care. We provide students with real-life patient care opportunities, and we take our ...

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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Health care at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention -- Call for ...
We're planning to build on our coverage of last year's topics as well as add some topics that got short shrift last year.

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nursing turf divisions affect patients in the hospital
I think it's sad that we're prone to assume that turf divisions between different nursing units are immutable facts of life.

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Rep. Eric Cantor submits a health care bill every member of ...
It's not on the calendar for consideration until January 12, but House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has drawn up a nice, short, easy-to-read bill that.

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Health Care Reform Repeal: House GOP Sending Message To Obama On ...
WASHINGTON %26mdash; Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul before he even shows up in their chamber to give his State of the Union ...

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Monday, January 3, 2011

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Dumb as a Blog: Facebook etiquette 101: nursing students shouldn't ...
Wouldn't you assume that nursing students have to be just a teeny-weeny bit smart? Such is not the case with four female students in Overland Park, KS who were wrapping up a lab course at Olathe Medical Center and thought...

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Health Care Reform Repeal: House GOP Sending Message To Obama On ...
WASHINGTON %26mdash; Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul before he even shows up in their chamber to give his State of the Union ...

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Health Care Reform Repeal: House GOP Sending Message To Obama On ...
WASHINGTON %26mdash; Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul before he even shows up in their chamber to give his State of the Union ...

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How To Be Arbitrarily Kicked Out of nursing School � Those ...
The shorter version of this story tells of a director of nursing named Jeanne Walsh arbitrarily booting a student named Doyle Byrnes (right) from the from the nursing program at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, ...

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How 2011 Will Unfold in healthcare | Xconomy
It's the beginning of the year---an opportune time to forecast how 2011 will unfold in healthcare. We are likely to see some surprises, such as the sharply.

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

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nursing home insurance
There are some ways to reduce your cost for a nursing home insurance policy.

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nursing home insurance
There are some ways to reduce your cost for a nursing home insurance policy.

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The Health Care Revolution, 2011 Edition | FrumForum
The new Congress will stage an early vote on outright repeal of the Democrats' healthcare reform. That vote will be noisy and exciting. After it fails though, the real work will have to begin.

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Requirements for Online nursing | Online nursing Degree Programs
nursing stands among the most flourishing professions in today's job market. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states a projected 22 percent job growth rate for nurses through 2018. This projection, along with the increasing ...

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Requirements for Online nursing | Online nursing Degree Programs
nursing stands among the most flourishing professions in today's job market. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states a projected 22 percent job growth rate for nurses through 2018. This projection, along with the increasing ...

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

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The Health Care Revolution, 2011 Edition | FrumForum
Kaiser Family Foundation offers a helpful timeline of the portions of the federal healthcare law that go into effect in 2011. Among them: Last year,

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Requirements for Online nursing | Online nursing Degree Programs
nursing stands among the most flourishing professions in today's job market. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states a projected 22 percent job growth rate for nurses through 2018. This projection, along with the increasing ...

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The Health Care Revolution, 2011 Edition | FrumForum
Kaiser Family Foundation offers a helpful timeline of the portions of the federal healthcare law that go into effect in 2011. Among them: Last year,

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The Health Care Blog: Year End Pondering
More consolidation is on its way in healthcare under Obamacare, which heightens the pressure to improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery. As part of this, more and more healthcare provider groups, even the small ones, ...

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Doyle Barnes, nursing Student, Expelled For Posting Placenta Photo ...
A nursing student at Johnson County Community College is stunned to find herself booted out of school just months before graduation. Her offense: Posting on Facebook a photograph of herself posing with a human placenta in class.

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Doyle Barnes, nursing Student, Expelled For Posting Placenta Photo ...
A nursing student at Johnson County Community College is stunned to find herself booted out of school just months before graduation. Her offense: Posting on Facebook a photograph of herself posing with a human placenta in class.

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