About 1.9 million people aged 20 years or older were newly • diagnosed with diabetes in 2010 in the United States. Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDTSTRS/default.aspx
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If your blood test showed you have prediabetes you should also have your blood glucose (blood sugar) levels checked again in 6 months to 1 year. Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDTSTRS/default.aspx
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Among U.S. residents aged 65 years and older, 10.9 million, or 26.9%, • had diabetes in 2010. Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDTSTRS/default.aspx
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I try to learn something new every day by reading nursing journals, websites, or at work. You can never know enough information, don’t ever think you know it all. Learning is a lifetime ongoing process.
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Great things are happening in the Travel Nursing Community. In an effort to promote travel nurse socialization and support, The Gypsy Nurse Ambassador Program was born. As a part of the Gypsy Nurse Ambassador Program, we have organized events happening all over the country. The Gypsy Nurse Ambassadors work hard to bring you exciting and fun events as frequently as possible. In addition to meeting other Gypsy Nurses and having a Great time, you can earn your Gypsy Bracelet and Charm by attending an Ambassador sponsored event! Vermont Gypsy Oktoberfest WINDSOR, VT This event was organized by your Gypsy Ambassador Cheryl We all met up at the Oktoberfest, We had some Delicious food and a German beer or two, We listened to music and chatted about our positions, families etc. We had 11 ppl and 2 dogs in Attendance. Was a great time! Your Ambassadors Want to know what the Gypsy Nurse Ambassadors are planning? Check the Calendar for upcoming events near you!! If you have an Ambassador in your area, get in touch with them and suggest an event!
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Here are your weekly Vital Signs for week ending 10/24/13 Compiled and written by: Teresa Posthumus, RN FDA Recalls Every wonder what drugs, foods, animal health products, and many other items that are on the recall list? The list is a lot longer than you think and just might affect your life. Check out the web site below. FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recall and Alerts and A to Z Index FDA NEWS RELEASE Many patients use inhalers that contain CFC will no longer be able to get these from their local Pharmacy. How will this affect our patients? Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA En Español FDA to complete phase-out of chlorofluorocarbon inhalers Stress Relieving Ideas As nurses we have a highly stressful job. We can all use reminders to remember to slow down long enough to take care of ourselves. Check out some good ideas – passionflowers, massages ect …… 10 Ways To Relieve Stress Naturally October is Breast Cancer Month Everyone knows someone who has had breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer month. Even if you can get involved with a walk marathon you can still help. Here is the website where you can go to donate to the American Cancer Society. That sums up this weeks Nursing Vital Signs, covering the topics that have been prevalent in the Nursing and Healthcare news streams for the past week. Please visit us again next Monday for more Weekly Nursing Vital Signs.
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Here is your weekend report. This is a round-up and overview of this weeks Travel Nurse happenings with all of the weekly posts in one place for easy navigation. Don’t forget, if you have questions or comments or material that you would like to see covered on Gypsy Nurse, let me know in the comments below. I hope you have enjoyed the content this week. Don’t forget to follow me via Facebook or Twitter (or both) to get the most recent content as it’s posted. Have a great weekend and I’ll be back on Monday. Travel Nurse Inspiration in Photos: Avenue of the Giants, California Weekly Vital Signs: News/Info Specialty Spotlight: ER Ask A Travel Nurse: Choosing a Travel Nurse Agency Travel Nurses Are Leaving the Spouse at Home Aya Healthcare: The Healthcare Staffing Company Behind MTV’s “Scrubbing In” What to Do When all the Traveling Catches Up to You Check out the Staffing Agency Submissions in the Directory Have you worked for any of the companies listed? If so, please fill out a review! If you would like to see your company listed in the directory, send them the submission link. I hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks edition of Travel Nursing Happenings. Stay tuned next week for additional great content! Have a great weekend.
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This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series MTV’s Scrubbing In Last week Aya Healthcare announced that they are the Staffing Agency behind the cast members of the new MTV Reality Series “Scrubbing In”. Aya healthcare had the distinction of providing the nurses on contract for the show and The Gypsy Nurse recently had the opportunity to interview CEO Alan Braynin of Aya Healthcare regarding their participation in the MTV reality TV show “Scrubbing In”. One of the first questions was that of credentialing and interviewing. Aya explained the interview process for the cast of the show was very similar to a standard interview process. The nurses were looking for travel assignments and went through standard Aya Healthcare screening. MTV was looking to profile some of Aya’s travel nurses and they let MTV know about the travel nurses who were interested. Aya Healthcare states that they did for the cast of “Scrubbing In” what they do for all their nurses who contract with them. For example, they met the travel nurses at the airport and drove them to the Nursing Board to help get their California license. Alan stated that “We offer this service to every Aya Healthcare travel nurse interested in coming to California and we at Aya also sent pizza to nurses working on their birthday. As we do any Aya contracted nurse on their birthday”. I asked Alan “Where are the cast working now that the series has finished filming?” According to Alan, “The majority of the […]
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The Following is a Guest Post by: Tara Heath Are you feeling the burn of your “gypsy” lifestyle? Has all of that traveling finally taken its toll on you? If so, take a deep breath and get ready to relax your stresses and tensions away. Here are some tips and tricks for soothing your weary bones when the Traveling catches up to you. The life of a traveling nurse is certainly rewarding. Helping others in need around the globe, traveling to new and exotic destinations, and seeing the amazing sights and attractions is very fulfilling; however, all of that traveling is bound to catch up with you sooner or later. When you’re tired and run down, you aren’t much good to yourself – or anyone else. In order to be the best nurse and caretaker that you can possibly be, you need to be well-rested. Take some time off. One of the best ways that you can get the much-needed rest and relaxation you need is to take some time off. Yes, there are so many people to help and yes, you want to be able to do all that you can for them, but if you don’t take a few days off for yourself, you aren’t going to be able to effectively help anyone. So, take a look at your schedule and arrange for a few days off. During your time of rest, kick back and relax. Spend some time at home and get reacquainted with yourself, your family, and […]
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