Parents of a child sick during the night and adults wondering about recent health symptoms are among those who can get free medical guidance through a new service from Palomar Health.
RNs will ask callers questions about their symptoms to determine if their medical situation is best addressed by a trip to the emergency room, urgent care, during an appointment with a doctor, or at home.
LSU Health New Orleans has received a $3 million federal grant to create a new program to bolster the number of nurses in Louisiana and four other states.
The grant, which is one of 10 awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will allow LSU Health to create a Clinical Nurse Educator Academy for Region 6, which includes Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
The imminent closure of Atlanta Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center, has caused distress among Georgia's medical community.
Ashley Blackmon, MS, CHFN, CCRN, FNP-C, president of United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (UAPRN) of Georgia, has drafted a letter to state legislators and the community in general.