State laws and an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling may come into play.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Court Suggests Narrow Application Of Birth Control Case, But Others See Broader Impact
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., writing for the majority, favors a tight definition for businesses that can be exempted from the health law’s contraceptive mandate. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggests the consequences may be farther reaching.
FAQ: High Court’s Hobby Lobby Ruling Cuts Into Contraceptive Mandate
The court says closely held corporations may be exempted from the health law’s mandate that employer health plans cover certain types of contraception at no cost to the employee.
Governor Signs Landmark Law to Protect Patients by Setting Safe Patient Limits for Nurses in all Intensive Care Units
CANTON, Mass. – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today signed a landmark law that will establish safe patient limits for registered nurses who work …
What The Hobby Lobby Decision Means For Employers
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and legal analyst Stuart Taylor discuss Monday’s ruling on the health law’s contraception mandate, examining what the decision could mean for future challenges to the law.
Supreme Court Limits Contraceptive Mandate For Certain Employers
Critics of the 5-4 decision argued it curbs women’s freedom to make appropriate contraceptive decisions.
ANA Calls for Women’s Health Care Protections
Retooling Hospitals, One Data Point At A Time
The University of Utah improved quality and reduced costs by tracking each patient’s care.
Ask a Travel Nurse: What’s the normal salary range for Travel Nurses?
Ask a Travel Nurse: What’s the normal salary range for Travel Nurses?
Ask a Travel Nurse Question:
I am a junior in high school and want to learn more about becoming a Travel Nurse. Can you tell me what the normal salary range would be? Thank you so much!
Ask a Travel Nurse Answer:
I’m sorry, but I am not able to give you a “normal” salary range because there are just too many variables.
Pay rates for nurses in general can vary drastically depending on your specialty, the area of the country in which you work, and even the demand at any given time. It can also depend on whether you work 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week) versus 8-hour shifts (40 hours/week).
As an example of this, the U.S. News and World Report website (http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/registered-nurse/salary) states that “the median salary for a registered nurse was $65,470 in 2012. The best-paid 10 percent of RNs made more than $94,720, while the bottom 10 percent earned less than $45,040.”
So as you can see, there is about a $50K difference between the highest and lowest paid nurses in the profession.
Medical Cannabis to State Senate Floor
The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), representing more than 215,000 registered nurses in Pennsylvania, applauds the passing of SB 1182, “Medical Marijuana,” from the Senate Law and Justice Committee to the State Senate floor. PSNA supports the establishment of efficient drug delivery, growing and dispensing systems as contained within SB 1182.
It is the position of PSNA that medical marijuana is worthy of further rigorous clinical testing. To truly weigh the risks and benefits of medical marijuana, there must be federal-level open discussions regarding the conversion of marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule II drug classification. Schedule II classification would allow testing of consistent grade medical marijuana in a randomized controlled fashion to ascertain the drug’s risk/benefit profile for a multitude of illnesses and symptoms.
“This bill ensures that medical cannabis is tightly controlled, strictly monitored and medically prescribed,” states PSNA Chief Executive Officer Betsy M. Snook, MEd, RN, BSN. “We thank the Senate Law and Justice Committee for their action on this legislation. We are committed to our patients, the public and to collaborating with other health professionals to promote efforts determined to meet health needs and to shape health policy. That’s exactly what this bill does.”