In a ruling that could set a legal precedent for nursing home care, the Arkansas Supreme Court determined that a one-person nursing home board wasn't ultimately responsible for a patient's neglect. "Duty...(recognizes) that relations between individu
Long after college graduation and past the nursing board exams, my friends and I have gone separate ways to work and it has really been hard to schedule group dates with all 6 of us present. It should be easy if we were working in the same hospital b
At 7 AM, when RN Michelle Flacco took over the care of 66-year-old Lester Scanlon, who had dementia and type 1 diabetes, she was notified that his blood glucose level was significantly elevated, at greater than 550 mg/dL. Ms. Flacco performed blood g
I am happy for my niece who is recently graduated from her short course with honors in Canada. Sorry I forgot the name of her course but it is related to Medical field. Last March 2011, she was graduated from nursing here in the Philippines. After
Warning: Since this is a series. expect it to be a long post. "Dyowel!" ang masayang salubong sa kanya ng tiyuhin sabay lapit sa kanya. Kabababa lang niya ng taksi. Matapos bayaran ang driver, tinulungan siya ng tiyuhing magbaba ng kanyang mga bagah
Beckley, West Virginia - As Mountain State University drifts towards oblivion after the Higher Learning Commission withdrew its accreditation last month, the lawsuits against it are piling up. Following the example of a number of other students, 58 m
Out of the 60,895 examination takers of the 2012 June-July Nursing Licensure PRC Board Examination (June-July 2012 Nursing PRC Board Exam Results), 27,823 made it to pass the board exams. That's merely 45% of examination takers, not bad as compared t
Few weeks ago, some of my friends who took the nursing licensure examination last June were absolutely ecstatic while posting on Facebook that they passed the board exam. There were lots of "thank yous", "OMG thank you Lord" and "finally, I'm a nurse
Successor issues complicate acquisitions Do you work in HR for a company that is looking at an acquisition of an existing business that operates under a union contract? You may find this recent ruling by the NLRB to be of interest. Successor issues
I woke up in the middle of the night and I saw my sister in front of our computer. She happily informed me that she passed her Mechanical Engineer board exam. In fact, she showed it to me and her name is listed there among with other board passers.
The founders of DreamWorks, LLC are donating $90 million to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a Hollywood charity that supports a nursing home for retired entertainment industry workers which has teetered on the verge of closure, reports the
This month's Legal Clinic installment in AJN is called "Common Misconceptions About Nurse Licensure." Author Edie Brous, a nurse and attorney, lists these misconceptions:1. Nursing boards are nursing advocates. Not so, says Brous; they're there to
HealthBridge Management LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for five of its Connecticut nursing home facilities, citing employee pension and benefit costs threaten future operations. As a result of recorded losses in the past, the Chap
I have a very sensitive skin that is why I always try to avoid applying make ups or any astringent that is not suitable for my skin. When I was in college, I remembered I suffered acne problem. I was on my teens and I was really conscious on how I lo
Update: This deal has expired.Target's Daily Deals page is offering up this Gilligan & O'Malley Women's Nursing Tank in Assorted Colors for 40% off at $12.00. Also today, there are several different Daily Deal clothing items:Mossimo Supply Co. Ju
The schedule of Nursing Examinations( NLE) for 2013 has been reset by the Professional Regulations Commission as announced on February 25, 2013.The Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing announces that the Nursing LicensureExams (NLE) originally sc
If you want to be a nurse, you must go through four painstaking years in college to gain a Bachelor's Degree. If you want to be a licensed registered nurse, you have to pass the strenuous professional regulatory nursing board examination. However, if
As noted earlier this month, the National Labor Relations Board announced that it, in consultation with the Department of Justice, intends to file a petition of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in Noel Canning v. NLRB rather than seek
By Maureen Shawn Kennedy, AJN editor-in-chiefIt has been a hectic few weeks, as I've been traveling to the early spring nursing meetings (with still more to come).With John Gransbach at NSNA meetingFirst I went to Charlotte, North Carolina, to atten
How to make a Vision Board for Mother's Day with special instructions for nursing and retirement homes plus free 20 page excerpt THE VISION BOARD book by Joyce Schwarz, bestseller