Monthly Archives: October 2014
Karen Higgins Offers Powerful, Honest Testimony at State House Oversight Hearing on the Commonwealth’s “Readiness” to Respond an Ebola Outbreak
Testimony is met with applause from RNs in audience
The Massachusetts Nurses Association represents over 23,000 registered nurses and health care professionals…
Administration Signals Doubts About Calculator Permitting Plans Without Hospital Benefits
The Obama administration may reverse course on an online spreadsheet that lets large employers comply with the health law by offering what consumer advocates call substandard insurance.
Diagnose Ebola vs Flu vs Other: Is it Ebola or Flu?
How do you tell if it’s Ebola or Flu? Is there a rapid test to Diagnose Ebola? There is a rapid test that can rule out or diagnosis the FLU. For Enterovirus D68, the CDC states “EV-D68 can only be diagnosed by doing specific lab tests on specimens from a person’s nose and throat. Many hospitals […]
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Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Some Texas Abortion Clinics Remain Closed
Texas abortion providers were surprised by the legal reprieve from the high court this week that allows them to reopen at least until December. But the legal battle has permanently changed the landscape for abortion clinics in the state.
Travel Nurse: The ‘Referral’ Bonus
“The referral is a key piece of efforts to source new candidates for open positions. Thus the referral bonus comes from the marketing budget, not the RNs pay package. A nurse’s pay shouldn’t suffer because he or she wants to help the company they work for.” Rich Smith Vice President & co-founder at atlas MedStaff As a […]
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Even With Insurance, Language Barriers Could Undermine Asian Americans’ Access To Care
If people who face English language challenges don’t understand their coverage, maneuvering the health care system could prove unwieldy.
#SupportTheScrubs
#SupportTheScrubs is the trending hashtag to show support for all of our fellow nurses and healthcare workers that are dealing with the #Ebola virus. On October 12th Amy Dorsey, R.N. at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas posted what she thought was an innocuous vent on her feelings regarding the media response to her co-worker that was diagnosed with […]
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HHS advances development of third Ebola vaccine
HHS advances development of third Ebola vaccine
Ebola Fear
There is a ton of Ebola fear and controversy in the media. Blame is being placed on the CDC, the Hospitals, the Nurses. When HIV/AIDS broke out in the 80′s we as a society experienced many of the same things that we’re seeing today with Ebola. Fear, Panic, Media sensationalism. The NY Times has a run-down […]
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