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Baxa Corporation Launches Campaign to Recognize IV Nurse Day and Introduce the New PadLock® Set Saver

New Baxa eCampaign targets IV Nurses to introduce the PadLock Set Saver and honors nurses for their dedication to patients. The PadLock Set Saver device is designed to promote best practice for aseptic IV administration set storage, preventing contamination of the administration set when disconnected from the patient. The Set Saver also eliminates the use of IV administration set caps, which are a known choking hazard – especially in pediatric applications. - January 25, 2008 - Baxa Corporation

Melissa Anne Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN, FAAN Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Melissa Anne Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN, FAAN Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Melissa is a highly educated professional. She attended The University of Pennsylvania where she studied nursing and received a Masters Degree of Science. Melissa is currently... - November 21, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Laura Webb Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Laura Webb has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Laura obtained her Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of North Carolina and is currently a Registered Nurse. As a nurse, Laura works with newborns testing their vital signs as well as assisting the... - October 22, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Georgie J. Cusack, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare

Georgie J. Cusack, a clinical nurse specialist, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored member in Healthcare. Georgie works for the National Institute of Health and received a Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland. As a clinical nurse specialist, Georgie works with the nursing... - October 18, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Princeton Premier Selects Teresa Angela McCann for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Princeton Premier selects Teresa Angela McCann for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Teresa is a cardiac telemetry nurse and is certified by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). She holds a Bachelors Degree in Music from Hope Bible College as well as a Nursing Degree from... - October 11, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Donna J. Gideon, a Nurse Manager, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Donna J. Gideon, a nurse manager, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. As a nurse manager at Concord Blood Specialists of Northern Virginia, Donna reviews labs, oversees nurse staff and administers chemotherapy as a member of the Oncology and Hematology... - October 03, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Birtha Cambell Shaw, an Assistant Director of Inpatient Oncology for First Health of the Carolinas, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare

Birtha Cambell Shaw, an assistant director of inpatient oncology for First Health of the Carolinas, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare. As assistant director, Birtha manages forty nine nurses as well as twenty three bed sides and participates in budgetary issues and... - September 16, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Princeton Premier Selects Diana L. Karius as Its Honored Member in Healthcare

Princeton Premier selects Diana L. Karius as its Honored Member in Healthcare. Diana is a clinical nurse specialist at Cleveland Clinic. As a clinical nurse specialist, Diana educates and orientates new nurses as well as handling difficult patients. Diana's specialty is patient care and nurse... - September 06, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Vonita R. Richardson Has Been Selected for Inclusion Into the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Vonita R. Richardson has been selected for inclusion into the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Vonita is the owner of Medical Legal Systems and holds a BSN from the University of Texas. As the owner, Vonita provides information regarding wrongful death suits and malpractice cases and is... - August 15, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Princeton Premier Welcomes Shellie Reynolds Into Their Exclusive 2007-2008 Registry

Shellie Reynolds has been selected for inclusion into the exclusive Princeton Premier Registry. As a staff nurse at Intelistaf, Shellie contracts with different hospitals primarily treating labor patients by providing medical assistance. Shellie is an experienced obstetric nurse with over seventeen... - July 26, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Seniors Write a Book and Donate a Portion of Proceeds to Alzheimer's Disease and Breast Cancer Research

A group of seniors have co-written a novelette as a fund-raising project for their day support program and a portion of the profits from each book will be given to support Alszheimer's Research and Breast Cancer Research. - July 03, 2007 - CareWell Recreation Programs for Seniors

Travel Nurse Leader Nurse-Recruiter Gives Away "Escape for Two" Free Vacation Package

All nurses hired by a Nurse-Recruiter employer June 25 - August 31 will enjoy the best of fun and relaxation in Las Vegas, Orlando, Reno, or Anaheim. N-R pays round-trip airfare and 2 nights of hotel accommodations for two. - June 27, 2007 - Nurse-Recruiter

Appendant's RecruitCard Celebrates Its First Birthday

Appendant Marketing Group, a nationally-focused recruitment marketing company, is proud to announce the one year birthday of its flagship product, RecruitCard. RecruitCard is a nextgen direct mail recruiting tool which unites web-based response tracking, customized design, personalized job sites,... - June 22, 2007 - Appendant Marketing Group

Richard Jennings Appointed CEO of Mediscan Staffing Services

Mediscan Staffing Services announced that Richard Jennings has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company. Jennings is a health care executive with 10 years of general management experience. Val and Emily Serebryany, the owners of Mediscan, will continue to be actively involved with the... - May 28, 2007 - Mediscan Staffing Services

Quality Care Nursing - A Vital Force in Nursing

Partnering healthcare facilities with experienced and exceptionally talented nursing personnel. A leading innovator, QCN has become a vital force in nurse staffing today. Their commitment to excellence and to continuous quality improvement has earned us the respect and trust of the industry. - April 29, 2007 - Quality Care Nursing

Launch of National Healthcare Permanent Placement Firm

With recent surveys illuminating the staffing problem that plagues the healthcare industry, one Central Florida based company is taking on the challenge nationally. Healthcare Scouts launched this month as a national permanent placement firm that specializes in connecting highly qualified, hard to... - April 10, 2007 - Healthcare Scouts

Margaret A. Winkler Named Metropolitan Who’s Who Honored Member in Healthcare

Margaret A. Winkler, Corporate Director of Nursing for Cathedral Rock, has been Named Metropolitan Who’s Who Honored Member in Healthcare. While inclusion in Metropolitan Who’s Who is an honor in itself, the Metropolitan Who’s Who selection committee hand picks these special... - April 08, 2007 - Cambridge Who's Who

Endometriosis Research Center Announces Nancy Petersen, RN Nursing Scholarship

Foundation Kicks off Endometriosis Awareness Month with National Honorary Award. - March 04, 2007 - Endometriosis Research Center

Home Care Continuing Education Now More Accessible

The Council of State Home Care Associations and National Educational Video (NEVCO) are making professional continuing education more accessible to member state associations and individual home care provider organizations. Though a unique national partnership program, the two organizations are... - February 07, 2007 - National Educational Video, Inc.

Accredited Home Health Services Named HomeCare Elite

Accredited Home Health Services today announced that it has been named to the 2006 HomeCare Elite, the inaugural compilation of the most successful home care providers in the country. This ground-breaking review names the Medicare-certified agencies whose performance measures in quality,... - December 22, 2006 - Accredited Nursing Care

Accredited Nursing Teams with Lifeline Emergency Response Systems

Accredited Nursing Care, a leading provider of home care services throughout Southern California, has added the Lifeline emergency response system to its service offerings. Founded in 1974, Lifeline services over 350,000 individuals and fields more than 20,000 calls per day. Accredited recognizes... - December 22, 2006 - Accredited Nursing Care

NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists Announces All-time Highs in Membership

Membership Growth Mirrors Growth in CRNA Supply in NC - December 13, 2006 - NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists

President of North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists to Attend AANA Fall Assembly of States

Julie Lowery Participates in National Leadership Conference for Nurse Anesthetists - November 04, 2006 - NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Nurse Continuing Education Company Receives Accreditiations

CEU Professor, an internet-based nursing continuing education company, has received two major accreditations. The California Board of Registered Nursing and the Florida Board of Nursing have granted provider approval status to CEU Professor, allowing CEU Professor's courses to be accepted by the nursing boards of all 50 states. - October 14, 2006 - CEU Professor

An Oasis of Hope and Inspiration for Nurses Everywhere. A Gift that Perpetuates Excellence.

21 Peaceful Nurses: Essays on a Spiritually Guided Practice is an anthology written by today’s nursing leaders. It is meant to be a source of hope and inspiration, a way of honoring the spiritual paths of nurses practicing peace in the workplace. These stories are affirming and real. - October 08, 2006 - Outskirts Press, Inc.

North Carolina Association Of Nurse Anesthetists Announces New President

Julie Lowery Named President To NC Nursing Association - October 02, 2006 - NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists

North Carolina Residents Collectively Against Legislation To License Anesthesia Assistants

Survey Finds Senior Citizens and Women as Most Likely to Oppose - September 26, 2006 - NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Concurro Releases Careconnect Version 1.5

Community Management System for Assisted Living Facilities. First Totally Web-based & Fully-Integrated Modular Application in the Industry Provides Unprecedented Connectivity & Communication to Executive Directors, Staff, Families – Greatly Improving Residents’ Quality of Life. - September 22, 2006 - Concurro, Inc.