People with diabetes must take responsibility for their day-to-day care, and keep blood glucose levels from going too low or too high. Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDTSTRS/default.aspx
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Here are your weekly Vital Signs for week ending 11/8/13 By: Teresa Posthumus November 18, 2013 What new is happening in the medical community? Below is a few of this week’s medical headlines. The Medical community is continuously changing we live in an exciting time. Check out what’s new or this week’s flu report; see what may affect how you provide care to your patients. Have a good week Gypsies. 3D Optical Projection Tomography Imaging Detects Lung Cancer with High Sensitivity, Specificity MNT (Medical News Today) New cognitive model ‘could detect early-stage dementia’ New information out on the care of alzheimer’s at an earlier stage and new discoveries. MNT (Medical News Today) Anti-parasite drugs may treat cancer, immune diseases US researchers have discovered that by modifying a long-standing drug used to treat serious parasitic diseases like malaria, they could get it to affect human proteins in a way that looks promising for the treatment of cancer and immune-related diseases. CDC Public Health Grand Rounds Watch CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds, “Combating Resistance: Getting Smart About Antibiotics,” Learn additional knowledge about antibiotics the pro’s and con’s that go along with these medications. Live: November 19, at 1 p.m. (EST) at www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds. Weekly FLU Update: 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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Announcement!! The Gypsy Nurse Ambassador Program has been a huge success! I would like to thank all of our current Ambassadors for their time and dedication to helping the community stay strong and grow. Due to our community growth, we are initiating a new Ambassador In Training Program! The Gypsy Nurse Ambassador’s are charged with promoting and fostering Meet & Greets, Events, Caravan Trips, Support and other gypsy nurse activities throughout the US. The Ambassador’s in Training will pair with one of our current Ambassadors and continue to provide exciting events and activities for the Gypsy Nurse Community. Meet Your New Gypsy Nurse Ambassadors in Training! Lori Mercer, RN Lori has been a RN for 10+ years. She has always worked in Emergency Department. She reports that “I have a wonderful husband Jesse and 2 wonderful kids Clayton 17 and Samantha 14, who stay at home in Ohio while I travel.” Lori is very active with spending time with her kids doing there extracurricular activities and with the local Boy Scout Program in Ohio. She is on her second assignment as a travel RN and cannot imagine going back to a staff nurse. When asked why she wanted to be a Gypsy Nurse Ambassador, Lori states that “I hope to encourage other nurses and to make an impression on dreamers that you can travel with or without your family. I have a lot of enthusiasm and look forward to working a great bunch of Ambassadors. I love to do things, meet new […]
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It’s time for another contest. Travel Nurses – How do you celebrate the Holidays? Please submit your photo below and show us how you celebrate the holidays when working away from home as a Travel Nurse I will randomly draw a name from the submissions and the winner will receive this (or similar) bag from 31 Products (prize provided by Stacy Allender**). If you would like to be included in the contest (winner will be chosen in a random drawing), please submit a photo of your Holiday away from home. It could be a photo of your Christmas Tree, you volunteering, a sight-seeing activity, a gathering, etc. Just show us what you do when on contract to celebrate. Submissions will be accepted until December 1st and the winner will be announced on December 7th. SUBMIT A Photo of your ‘Gypsy Christmas’ NOW! ** If you are interested in purchasing 31 Products, please contact Stacy Allender
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Healthy eating, physical activity, and blood glucose testing are the basic therapies for type 2 diabetes. In addition, many people with type 2 diabetes require oral medication, insulin, or both to control their blood glucose levels. Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDTSTRS/default.aspx
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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! Rockstar Party Bus – Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV This event was organized by your Gypsy Ambassador Carla Ten members of the Gypsy Nurse Caravan got together and went on the Rock Star Party Bus Tour. We had a fabulous time. We enjoyed some of Las Vegas’ most exclusive clubs. I think the favorite one was the Chatea; on the roof of Paris Paris. 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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By Teresa Posthumus The Thanksgiving Holiday is quickly approaching ….What to do? What to do? What are the Best places to spend Thanksgiving when your away from home? As travelers we are usually away from family and friends, so find another traveler or a core staff member who has no one to do anything with. Go explore your area! Have a Traveling Gypsy Nurse Thanksgiving Dinner and invite others who would also be alone. Or check out the websites below and do something different this year. Pepto-Bismol and Sperling’s BestPlaces Uncover the Top 10 Best Places for Thanksgiving Celebrations America’s Best Thanksgiving Day Parades Fodor’s Travel Top 10 Thanksgiving Destinations for 2013 If your spending Thanksgiving alone this year, check out the Gypsy Nurse calendar and see if there is a Holiday Event near you and join in!
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For a large part of my travel nurse career, I have wished for a centralized place for Travel Nurses to gather for information, support and networking. I guess you could say that I am an activity planner of sort and always have been. See the history of this endeavor HERE. 2013 THE Gypsy Nurse CARAVAN GROUP I would like to say a huge Thank You to Carla Moore, for her idea regarding building The Gypsy Nurse Caravan Group via Facebook. I hadn’t even considered the potential of facebook groups for building a supportive network for travel nurses. A second Thank You goes out to all of the ‘Gypsy’s’ that have joined the Caravan. Your interaction, support to others and involvement has made the Caravan a huge success. With only 2 months in existence and just over 300 members, I have already witnessed some new relationships develop and strangers meet. The vision of a nationwide network of Travel nurses is in the making. It’s very exciting for me to be a part of this. If you are not a part of The Gypsy Nurse Caravan, I would strongly suggest that you join. Via the Caravan group you will find: A supportive network of Travel Nurses. Information on Staffing Agencies from those working for them. Assistance and advice on Locations, Contracts, Activities. A centralized location to promote activities, events, meet-up’s for Travel Nurses ….much more! Look how we’ve grown in only 7 months!! Spreading the word of these resources in order to […]
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Healthy eating, physical activity, and insulin injections are the basic therapies for type 1 diabetes. The amount of insulin taken must be balanced with food intake and daily activities. Blood glucose levels must be closely monitored through frequent blood glucose testing. Source: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DDTSTRS/default.aspx
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