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 World Hepatitis Day 2014 Get Involved and Think-Again! Today we reflect on the nurses role in the prevention of Hepatitis in the society, our communities and our Nations in  general. A nurse can be an advocate of Hepatitis prevention and create a group to work solely on the prevention of the spread of the virus, correct misconception, Health Educate people on the possible signs and symptoms as well as the availability of treatment. Nurses as the most populated Health care professionals around the world an the most closely patient relating Health agents can be a driving force in the prevention of Hepatitis and the cure as well owing the nature of a nurse as a counselor, the nurse is in the better position to take all awareness not only Hepatitis to the larger society sequel to this, it is paramount that nurses Get Involved and Think Again! on the possible means to drive this campaign because it could be you! As Nurses, We Read It in School, We Know it to ...

Nurse Entrepreneur Jos de Blok was the founder of Bu urtzorg Nederlands a Non-For Profit Home care Venture and the leading Home care in the Nederlands. in an interview with Nurses Round revealed how passionate he is being a nurse and meaning a lot to patients. " It feels good being a nurse, meaning a lot for patients" he said while answering how he feels to being a male nurse. He also said his motivation came from the fact that nurses are had bad working conditions and amongst other issues. He has won many awards as a result of his innovation on Home Care and also recognized in may areas of care. Most recent is the establishment of his Branch in the USA to show it is workable in all environment as well as sustainable.  He also assured Nurses Round that he is willing and ready to Mentor the up coming nurses and advised that they should be more focused within themselves rather than being much concerned with what is happening in other fields. What a Holistic Nurse and a s...

                                   Nurse wins Orange Regional’s Star of the Year honor In honor of National Hospital Week, May 11–17, Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, N.Y., has announced its Star of the Year, Jayne O’Malley, RN. O’Malley also earned the honor in 2005. O’Malley is Orange Regional’s lung and head & neck cancer patient navigator, She was chosen as Star of the Year for her diligence and hard work in providing excellent care to patients with lung, oral, head and neck cancers, according to to a news release. “Jayne’s dedication to her patients and to Orange Regional is evident in all she does,” Orange Regional President and CEO Scott Batulis said in the release. “She is most deserving of this award.” As nurse navigator, O’Malley provides education, support and resources to patients dia...

The Peruvian nurses have taken to the streets to express their  ill feelings about the unfavourable conditions they are subjected to. In all ramifications they feel they are being exploited by their government and are subjected to all sorts of human right deprivation. They have lamented the low wedges and salaries they receive and discrimination from Leadership table in the country, hence they are now more that ready to face their demons head-on. Full details: In the absence of nursing staff in critical areas of hospitals Essalud , the First Provincial Prosecutor's Office Crime Prevention decided to open a criminal investigation against the National Union of Nurses Social Health Insurance ( SINESSS ) . The complaint is justified that absenteeism has seriously jeopardized the right to life and health of patients . This was verified in the last week by representatives of the Public Ministry . For example , on a visit to the hospital on T...

                                              Non-For Profit Home Care in USA  Michele Kimball, the co-founder of Non For Profit Home Care US speaking to Nurses Round through email says that the major reason for opening a free Home care is to allow individuals to stay in their Home as long as they could through reducing the costs of access to health as well as reducing the barrier between the medical care and the community health care services. "We believe strongly that health care is a right, not a privilege.  Implementing the Dutch model in the US is an effort to break down the silos between medical care and community services, and by doing so, improve quality and reduce costs, allowing individuals to stay in their homes and communities longer, and hopefully avoid more costly institutional care.  Any earnings a...

                                     In Nigeria and some other African Countries today, nursing services comes in three basic shifts: Morning shift, Afternoon shift and Night shift. Theses shift are timed from commencement to Change of duty. During each shift, specific nursing procedures are performed for patients who are in admission and those who are visiting the Hospital. Procedures include Bed Bathing, Wound dressing, Injection Rounds, Medication Rounds, Turning, lifting, oral care, ear syringing, treatment of pressure areas, checking of vital signs etc and summarized with a huge report writing to be handed over to the next shift nurses. Comparing the services Nurses render in the Hospitals to other health care professionals engagement, taking the medical world into consideration surgery has it pr...

Role of Gender Disproportion in Nursing Dear Nurses Round Readers, Today we look at the role gender disproportion play in our profession worldwide. Nursing as many may see, is the adequate care of a sick patient irrespective of gender, religion, age, sexuality and status. Owing to the delicate nature of the job we do, it is seemed that the major people to have assumed the role of a nurse are the ones who are “called” as we often say that nursing is a calling. However, rate of noticeable imbalanced figures in terms of gender in the profession seems to be a worldwide concern. Nurses Round took to many International Nursing organization memberships, Leadership positions in many nursing agencies, the equivalent female to male nurses in Hospitals both private and general and several appointments in some governments nursing positions into account before submitting this article. The resultant interviews with employers, points that most of them prefer the female nurse to the male nu...

                                                Global Nurse Finder  A  new development in the nursing profession through the Global Nursing Caucus has emerged, this time they are trying to buil a robust interactive channel for all the nurse members who will be willing to join. Owing the long awaited database for nurses worldwide. this may be a lead towards achieving that. Read the full details and how to join after the break

                                                       Free Webinar For Nurses A co-sponsored webinar by the International Society for Tele-Medicine and eHhaelth (ISfTeH) and International Council of Nurses(ICN) is to be held on the 23rd July 2014. This is a part of the effort of these International bodies to get nurses and nursing profession involved in the new trend of Health care called Tele-Medicine with the nursing branch called Tele-nursing. This webinar if free of charged. Read the full press release after the break.