no nurses

What will happen if there are no nurses in the world?

No care? no nursing career? will we be happy? what do you think??? comments pls..

Bar on compulsory overtime for nurses 'could be implemented'

A bill proposing a ban on current rules that state nurses must work overtime in the US may be put into place, a Philadelphia governor has said. Governor Ed Rendell said on Wednesday that he intends...

IRS Tax Debt - The IRS Knows How to Give Nurses Headaches Too

Busy, Busy, Busy: Always tired. Nurses are known for working very long hours. With so little free time, it's very hard for nurses to get all their bills paid on time. It's no surprise then, that...

Chronic Disease: The Financial Crux Of The Healthcare Crisis

A guest post by Val Jones, MD.On the eve of our second presidential debate, I had the chance to interview Dr. Ken Thorpe, Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), about...

Outrageous!... California Nurses Union Airs "Dead McCain" Ad! ...Update: Sick Ad Distorts the Facts!

Talk about outrageous!Could you even imagine if a conservative group were to run dead Obama ad?Could you even imagine?The liberal California Nurses Union is running an ad showing John McCain's...

Rethinking who should be considered 'essential' during a pandemic flu outbreak

Not only are doctors, nurses, and firefighters essential during a severe pandemic influenza outbreak. So, too, are truck drivers, communications personnel, and utility workers. That's the conclusion...

Minnesota 'has significant shortage of school nurses'

There are not enough school nurses available for students in Minnesota, new research has revealed.The School Nurse Organization undertook research that found eight out of ten school nurses believe...

Norton Healthcare: We will help nurses repay student loans

Employees of company Norton Healthcare may receive assistance in paying off their student loans, it has emerged.The healthcare firm has announced that it is to launch the Best in Care Nursing Loan...

Grand Rounds 5:1 - In Your Own Words

I'm honored to co-guest-host this week's Grand Rounds. Without further ado, here's Dr. Val Jones.Welcome to the historic, 5th year anniversary of Grand Rounds, the weekly summary of the best of the...

Edwin Leap: For God so loved the drunks

The following is a reader take by Edwin Leap.I often joke that I’m not only an emergency medicine specialist; I’m an ‘alcoholologist.’ It took quite a while for me to develop that expertise. See, I...

BENEATH THE MUSKEG

With all the news about recession in the UK, here's an interesting piece in my local paper about how the economy is doing in Alberta. Fort McMurray is a town about five hours drive north of Edmonton...