Mary Naylor named to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, has been appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. MedPAC…
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Mary Naylor named to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, has been appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory…
How to increase developmental opportunities for frontline nurse leaders
Over the decades, the role of the frontline nurse manager has evolved from head nurse to nurse leader. With this evolution, the…
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Washing your hands with soap and water instead of alcohol-based rubs is more effective for removing Clostridium difficile spores from the hands…
AMERICAN NURSE TODAY WINS TWO ASHPE AWARDS
American Nurse Today, the official journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA), today announced that its June 2009 cover, Autism Today, has…
Genetic/Genomic Competency Center
The Genetic/Genomic Competency Center (G2C2, http://www.g-2-c-2.org/) is a new free online resource created to help educators teach the next generation of nurses…
IOM calls for reduced sodium intake in U.S.
Access “Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States,” a report from the Institute of Medicine at “http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/Strategies-to-Reduce-Sodium-Intake-in-the-United-States.aspx”. It’s estimated that…
Ozone-depleting inhalers to be phased out
On April 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that seven metered-dose inhalers used for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
New boxed warning for propylthiouracil
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FDA orders recall of Baxter infusion pumps
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