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January 20, 2006
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1. Academic Leaders Form New Global Alliance on Nursing Education.
2. No Nursing Shortage at UCLA.
3. Nurses in Demand at Hospitals in West Central Ohio.
4. Dialing Up for New Nursing Careers: HealthEast Care Systems Hosts RN Career Telethon.
5. Workforce Experts to Discuss Global Shortage of Health Professionals.
6. Nursing Outlook Seeks Manuscripts.
7. JCAHO Seeks Input on Proposed Staff Influenza Immunization Standard--Deadline Extended.
8. New Toolkit on Hospital Redesign Strategies Is Available.
9. Report Examines Medication Errors in Radiological Services.
10. Council Recommends Updating Language Standard for Foreign-Educated Nurses.
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1. ACADEMIC LEADERS FORM NEW GLOBAL ALLIANCE ON NURSING EDUCATION. Four of the world's leading nursing education organizations have established a new alliance to improve patient care through nursing education and ensure a robust global supply of highly educated nurses. Formed in December 2005, the Global Alliance on Nursing Education (GANE) includes representatives from Australia & New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States who are committed to enhancing the educational preparation of registered nurses (RNs), expanding opportunities for nursing education, and addressing student enrollment concerns, including the growing shortage of nurse faculty. GANE members include the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN), the Council of Deans and Heads of United Kingdom University Faculties and Health Professions (CoD), and the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) (CDNM(ANZ)). (SOURCE: American Association of Colleges of Nursing)
2. NO NURSING SHORTAGE AT UCLA. The U.S. nursing shortage may be less a shortage of nurses and more a shortage of good hospital managers, if the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center is any indication. According to an article published this week in United Press International, the UCLA Medical Center has a nursing vacancy rate between 2 and 5 percent, while some U.S. hospitals deal with a rate of 20 percent. The article points to a number of reasons why nurses not only want to work at the Los Angeles hospital, but decide to stay as well: Flexibility in scheduling; paid education time to be used for conferences, online education, outside courses; and subsidized weekend retreats for nurses who need a break. Although the hospital doesn't currently have a shortage of nurses, they are preparing for the fact that many nurses are expected to retire within the next five years. In November, the University of California Board of Regents voted to approve a 2006-07 budget proposal that adds $5.2 million for new bachelor's and entry-level master's degree programs at the UCLA School of Nursing. Pending state approval, this change would increase the total number of nursing students at UCLA from 300 to 624 for 2010.
3. NURSES IN DEMAND AT HOSPITALS IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO. The nursing shortage at Dayton, Ohio-area hospitals is worse than the rest of the state or nation, according to a study of the region's nurse supply. The study, conducted by the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, showed fewer Dayton-area nurses choose to work in hospitals than the national average. The institute, based at Wright State University, is a regional effort to recruit and retain nurses. The data showed that about 55 percent of the region's RNs work in hospitals. The latest national study in 2002 shows 59 percent of the nation's nurses work in hospitals. In 2010, the national average is expected to decline to 55 percent, as hospitals are compete for nurses with doctor's offices, nursing care facilities and home health care services. (SOURCE: Dayton Business Journal, January 19, 2006)
4. DIALING UP FOR NEW NURSING CAREERS. Nurses looking for new career opportunities don't have to go far. They can just pick up their phone and learn what's available to them from the comfort of their home by calling into the first of its kind nurse recruitment telethon. HealthEast Care System, the largest health care organization in the Twin Cities East Metro, is hosting "RN Career Telethon" on Sunday, January 29th. To participate in the "RN Career Telethon," call 651/326-JOBS (5627) or toll-free at 1-866-326-JOBS (5627). The phone lines will be open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, January 29th.
5. WORKFORCE EXPERTS TO DISCUSS GLOBAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS & STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY. Join leading health workforce experts, employers and policymakers for an in-depth look at the causes, consequences, and possible U.S. policy responses to the global shortage of health professionals at AcademyHealth's 2006 Health in Foreign Policy Forum, February 8, in Washington D.C. This one-day event will bring together representatives of medical and nurse associations -- including the AHA, academic institutions, hospitals, recruiters, states, HRSA, the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, the State Department, and the World Bank to discuss possible short-term and long-term strategies for strengthening health workforce capacity in this country and abroad. The registration deadline is January 23, 2006. For details, go to: www.academyhealth.org/nhpc/foreignpolicy/register.htm
6. NURSING OUTLOOK SEEKS MANUSCRIPTS. Nursing Outlook, the journal of the American Academy of Nursing, is seeking manuscripts for publication in a special issue of the journal focused on education-service partnerships. Special editors for this issue are: Catherine Gilliss, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Dean and Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs, Duke University School of Nursing and Mary Ann Fuchs, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Duke University Health System. All manuscripts are subject to blind review, overseen by Nursing Outlook. Final selection of manuscripts for inclusion will also be handled by the journal. Deadline for submission is May 15, 2006. For detailed information please refer to the journal at http://ees.elsevier.com/ymno/.
7. JCAHO SEEKS INPUT ON PROPOSED STAFF INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION STANDARDS--DEADLINE EXTENDED. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) seeks field advice on the proposed staff influenza immunization standards published by the CDC last summer. The Joint Commission is interested in learning your thoughts about whether influenza vaccination should be made mandatory among caregivers in various health care settings, what categories of individuals should be vaccinated, whether the option to decline vaccination for legitimate or other reasons should be provided, and whether and how organizations can track declination rates. The proposed standards are open for review until February 12, 2006. Click here to go to the Joint Commission website.
8. NEW TOOLKIT ON HOSPITAL REDESIGN STRATEGIES IS AVAILABLE. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is making a new toolkit available to hospitals that wish to redesign their processes of care to make them safer and more efficient. The toolkit, which was prepared for AHRQ by Denver Health, a partner in AHRQ's Integrated Delivery System Research Network, presents strategies for comprehensively redesigning and transforming processes of care in a hospital. It includes a discussion of the forces that lead health care systems to embark on system transformation; a series of steps to be taken in planning for such transformation; and strategies for translating information gathered into proposed projects for implementation. Many of the techniques included in the toolkit can be used to guide process improvements without embarking on comprehensive system transformation. Click here for details on the toolkit.
9. REPORT EXAMINES MEDICATION ERRORS IN RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES. A new report from United States Pharmacopeia examines medication errors occurring in radiological services that were voluntarily reported to the organization's MEDMARX database from 2000 to 2004. According to USP, 12 percent of the 2,032 reported errors resulted in harm, about seven times the rate for other types of medication errors tracked by the database. USP said breakdowns in communication between radiology staff and the physicians and nurses who provide a patient's care can lead to errors such as patients receiving the wrong drug or dose. The American College of Radiology called the report "incomplete" and "inaccurate," noting that more than 2.5 billion imaging procedures were conducted during the five-year USP study. "Americans are many times more likely to be struck by lightning than experience any of the errors cited in the USP report," said James Borgstede, M.D., chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors. (SOURCE: AHA News Now, January 18, 2006)
10. COUNCIL RECOMMENDS UPDATING LANGUAGE STANDARD FOR FOREIGN-EDUCATED NURSES. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, which represents the 60 state and territorial boards that regulate nurses in the U.S., recently recommended state and federal policymakers update the minimum score foreign-educated nurses must achieve on two federally recognized English language proficiency tests before they can work in the U.S. The Council recommended requiring overall scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language of 560 or higher for the written version of the test, 220 for the computer-based test, and 83 for the new Internet-based version. For the alternative International English Language Testing System test, the Council recommended minimum scores of at least 6.0 on all modules and 6.5 overall. The recommendations exceed the Department of Health and Human Services' current standards for the TOEFL written test (540) and computer-based test (207). Also, HHS currently does not designate a minimum score for each IELTS module. However, HHS requires minimum scores for spoken English that are not part of the NCSBN proposal. (SOURCE: AHA News Now, January 18, 2006)
NOW AVAILABLE: NPSF'S CURRENT AWARENESS LITERATURE ALERT. The National Patient Safety Foundation monitors the landscape of patient safety by identifying articles of interest to the patient safety community. This twice-monthly publication pinpoints items of interest from a wide array of publications. Click here to access the most recent issue.
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Visit AONE's Annual Meeting website! This complete guide provides everything you need to know--from information on the educational sessions to travel/lodging to the great things to see and do in Orlando, Florida. Be sure to bookmark the site and visit often to get the latest details on nursing leadership's premier event of the year!
AONE EDUCATION CALENDAR
| Dates |
Event |
For More Information |
| January 22-26, 2006 |
Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders
14th Annual Midwestern Institute for Nursing Leadership
Evanston, IL |
www.ionl.org
(847) 251-1400, x0 |
| February 5-8, 2006 |
Association of California Nurse Leaders
Annual Conference
Los Angeles, CA |
www.acnl.org
(916) 552-7529 |
| February 8-9, 2006 |
Colorado Organization for Nurse Leaders
Annual Winter Symposium
Golden, CO |
robycm@aol.com |
| February 27-28, 2006 |
NICHE Leadership Conference
Nurses Improving Care to HealthSystem Elders
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU
New York, NY |
www.nicheprogram.org
(212) 998-5567 |
| March 8-9, 2006 |
Organization of Nurse Executives/New Jersey
Annual Meeting
Absecon, NJ |
www.njha.com
(609) 275-4011 |
| March 12-15, 2006 |
Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)
Washington Court Hotel, Washington, DC |
ahermann@AMRms.com
or (859) 514-9157 |
| April 5-6, 2006 |
Idaho Association of Leaders in Nursing
Spring Conference
Idaho Falls, ID |
www.nurseleaders.org
(208) 367-1171 |
| April 19-22, 2006 |
AONE 2006 Annual Meeting & Exposition
American Organization of Nurse Executives
Orlando, FL |
www.aone.org
(312) 422-2800 |
| April 26-28, 2006 |
Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Executives
Annual Convention
Wisconsin Dells, WI
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www.w-one.org
(608) 268-1806 |
| April 28, 2006 |
Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing
Spring Conference
Minneapolis, MN |
www.moln.org
(651) 633-6475 |
| May 11-12, 2006 |
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Leadership Conference
Ann Arbor, MI |
www.nursing.umich.edu
(734) 615-8752
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Here are this week's featured job opportunities:
Administrator, Cardiac and Vascular Services, Chico, CA
Administrative Director, Behavioral Health Services Ft Lauderdale, FL
Assistant Manager, Emergency Department, Farmington, NMNEW!
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Tallahassee, FL
CEO/Administrator Surgical Hospital/ASC, West Texas NEW!
Chief Clinical Officer, Houston, TX
Chief Nurse Executive, Coastal Maine
Chief Nursing Executive/VP Patient Care, Watertown, NY
Chief Nursing Officer, Fayetteville, AR
Chief Nursing Officer, Northern Arkansas
Chief Nursing Officer, Central/Southern California
Chief Nursing Officer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Chief Nursing Officer (Hospital), Southern Florida NEW!
Chief Nursing Officer, Opelousas, LA
Chief Nursing Officer, Central NH
Chief Nursing Officer, Littleton, NH
Chief Nursing Officer, Nashville, TN vicinity
Chief Nursing Officer, Dallas, TX
Chief Nursing Officer, Salt Lake City, UT
Chief Nursing Officer/VP, Patient Care Services, Plattsburgh, NY
Clinical Director Regulatory Compliance/Infection, Pittsburgh, PA
Critical Care Nurse Manager, Vincennes, IN NEW!
Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ann Arbor, MI
Director, Clinical Operations, Greensboro, NC
Director, Clinical Services, Newton, MA
Director, DuBois Health Center, DuBois, PA NEW!
Director, Emergency Department, Pittsburgh, PA
Director, Health Services, Seattle, WA
Director, Maternal and Child Health Services, Erie, PA
Director, Medical/Surgical Department, Central Valley, CA NEW!
Director, Nursing Practice and Education, Grand Junction, CO
Director, Orthopedics/Neurology/Rehab, Southern CA
Director Surgical Services, Voorhees (Camden County), NJ
Director, Professional Services, Brentwood, TN
Director of Education, Brownsville, TX NEW!
Director, Emergency Department/Trauma Center, Milwaukee, WI NEW!
Director of Emergency Services, Kansas City, KS
Director of Nursing, Gainsville, FL NEW!
Director of Nursing, Charlotte NC NEW!
Director of Nursing--Medical Surgical Product Line, Grand Junction, CO
Director of Nursing Operations, Salt Lake City, UT
Director of Nursing Practice and Education, Salt Lake City, UT
Director of Nursing Services, Northwest US
Director of Performance Improvement & Risk, Sharon, CT
Director of Professional Nursing Practice, Grand Rapids, MI
Director of Quality & Performance Improvement, Columbus, GA
Director of Surgical Services, Sharon, CT
Manager, Surgical Services/Operating Room, San Diego, CA NEW!
Nurse Executive--Cancer Care, San Francisco Bay Area NEW!
Nurse Manager Orthopedics, Cedar Rapids, IA
Nurse Managers - Outpatient Clinics, Chicago, IL
Nursing Director, Medical Surgical & Obstetrics, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Online Nursing Adjunct Position, anywhere (telecommuting)
Patient Care Administrator, Juneau, AK
Patient Care Dir - 3A/Psych, Northern Virginia / Suburban Washington DC
Patient Care Management Opportunity, Miami, FL
Patient Care Services Manager, Cardiology Services, Farmington, NM NEW!
Regional Director Health Services, Various Locations
Senior Vice President of Patient Services, Sierra Vista, AZ NEW!
Service Line Director, Critical Care, Washington state
Service Line Director, Women's Services, Eugene, OR
Vice President for Patient Care Services, MI NEW!
Vice President, Acute Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Central MO
Vice President, Nursing, Media PA
Vice President, Operations/CNO, WY NEW!
Vice President, Patient Care Services, Willimantic, CT NEW!
Vice President, Patient Care Services, Buffalo, NY
Vice President, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Executive, Daly City, CA NEW!
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