A common clothing item for cancer patients is a port shirt, which allows for easy access to the patient's chest for chemotherapy treatment.
But they can cost over $100. So, nurse Whitney Carpenter of South Carolina's Levine Cancer Institute decided to make them herself to give to patients for free.
Year after year, states consider legislation that expands what nurse practitioners (NPs) are allowed to do in the nation’s exam rooms, clinics, emergency departments, and other settings without any physician involvement.
In a family medicine setting—which encompasses caring for pediatric, adult and geriatric patients—some states go as far as allowing nurse practitioners to diagnose, prescribe and manage treatment plans for patients without any physician involvement.
It’s been one year since a group of Essentia Health nurses announced their intent to unionize, now they are calling on their employer to come to the bargaining table. The Advanced Practice Providers (APP) with Essentia’s East Market voted to join the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) union this past July and became certified.
Allina Health is facing more than $83,000 in proposed fines related to nurses who were hurt by workplace violence at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis over the past year.
In its latest update, the U.S. government said the annual visa limits on EB-3 would reset with the fiscal year that began October 1.
That would allow embassies and consulates to resume taking applications for these visas. The number of visas issued in October is not available. In September, no EB-3 visas were issued.
More than 1,000 nurses throughout the sprawling UPMC network have signed an open letter to the health care giant’s executives calling for better staffing, pay raises to encourage experienced nurses to stay on the job and additional paid time off for nurses.
The petition comes as Pennsylvania is expected to see a shortfall of more than 20,000 nurses by 2026, according to SEIU Healthcare. The union, which is publicizing the letter campaign, said it has been signed by both unionized and non-unionized nurses.