News > Past News > September 2004
Looking for a Way to Reach Nurses with Your Goods and Services?
9/30/04
The ANA Media Planner can help. Here is where you'll find information on placing an ad in The American Nurse, official publication of the American Nurses Association. You'll also find information on placing a classified ad on Monster.com and sponsoring an ANA event. Go to the Media Planner
Yale School of Nursing Awarded $2.5 Million Grant for Health Research
9/29/04
The Yale School of Nursing was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant in order to study the effects of a variety of diseases on individuals and their families in at-risk, diverse populations. More...
New Online CE Course Targets Rural Nursing Issues
9/28/04
According to recent reports from the U.S. Bureau of Census, about 54 million people live in areas defined as "rural". Provision of health care especially in regions defined as Health Personnel (professional) Shortage Areas (HPSAs) has been characterized by an insufficient numbers of all types of health care providers and which has become a national priority in the past decade. The Independent Study Module Rural Nursing: Practice and Issues will enable nurses to describe the economic, social and cultural factors that impact rural life style and influence the health of rural residents and their health care seeking behaviors and will focus on the opportunities and challenges of nursing practice in more remote and sparsely populated geographical regions of the U.S. FREE for only a short time. Go to the CE catalog.
HHS Enhances Medicare Drug Card Program to Help Seniors Choose Lower-Cost, Similar Drugs
9/27/04
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced new measures to help seniors get the lowest price possible for their medicines by allowing them to compare prices for similar drugs used to treat common diseases such as high cholesterol or blood pressure. Secretary Thompson said the enhancements to the Medicare-endorsed drug discount program give seniors another tool to save even more money on their prescription drugs and will create more incentives for drug companies to lower their prices as they compete for consumers. Read complete press release at www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040915a.html
Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
9/24/04
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a planning guide designed to help state, county, and local officials meet Federal requirements to prepare for a public health emergency. Developed by researchers at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and
New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the guide complements a Strategic National Stockpile guidebook prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which includes a chapter on dispensing medications and vaccines. To view guide, go to
www.ahrq.gov/research/cbmprophyl/cbmpro.htm.
ANA Endorses "Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety: Understand the Connection, Discover Solutions, Produce Results"
9/23/04 For complete registration information, please call the JCAHO Customer Service Center at 877-223-6866, or visit online at http://www.jcrinc.com/education.asp?durki=6476&site=5&return=5933.
Register three or more senior executives from the same organization and save 15% ($95 per person) from the full registration fee.
The quality and importance of this conference is also endorsed by the following organizations: American Association of Colleges of Nursing - American Association of Community Colleges - American Association of Critical Care Nurses - American College of Healthcare Executives - American College of Physicians - American College of Surgeons - American Dental Association - American Nurses Association - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses - Institute for Healthcare Improvement - National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors - National Council of State Boards of Nursing
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is pleased to announce that the American Nurses Association has endorsed the Critical Linkages: Patient Safety, Nurse Staffing, and Leadership Solutions for Tomorrow conference. September 27-28, 2004 - Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, DC
'Nursing On The Move': ANA Relocates To Brand-New, State-Of-The-Art Silver Spring, MD, Facility
9/22/04
It's official: the American Nurses Association (ANA) has completed its long-anticipated move into a newly constructed headquarters at 8515 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, MD. More...
Standardizing Home Health Care Performance Measures
9/22/04
Please provide your comments electronically by 5:00pm EDT on Friday, October 1, 2004 to Senior Policy Fellow Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN,C (RGallagher@ANA.org) so that they may be included in ANA's response.
At the request of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, The National Quality Forum (NQF) embarked on the 'Standardizing Home Health Care Performance Measures' project in December 2003 to identify a set of performance measures for evaluating the quality of home health care. The draft report for this effort can be found at www.qualityforum.org/txHHreportFINALWEB.pdf.
University Sets Up Community Clinic for Nurse Practice in Homeless Center
9/21/04
Read complete article at www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/
The University of Central Florida (UCF) has expanded its basic nursing program by setting up a community clinic at a homeless center in Daytona Beach to give nursing students hands-on training. Students will have the opportunity to give children immunizations, run a health fair for the elderly, and offer classes in nutrition and parenting skills. Eventually, students will provide more complex medical care at the new homeless center clinic.
News/Local/03AreaEAST02092104.
New Grant Addresses Minority Nurse Shortage
9/20/04
The Department of Nursing at Temple University's College of Health Professions recently secured funding from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help local students who want to become nursing professionals. More...
Call for Applications: 2005 Patient Safety Fellowship
9/17/04
The Health Forum Fellowship program has announced that applications are
being accepted for the 2005-2006 Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship.
Upon completion of the program, Fellows will return to their organizations
with tools, skills, models and leadership capabilities to create a culture
of safety and reduce harmful or hazardous conditions and patient harm
in their organizations.
Deadline for applications is January 10, 2005 and Fellows will be selected
in February. To download an application or to learn more, visit the Health
Forum Fellowships at www.healthforumfellowships.com.
ANA Move Update
9/10/04
The ANA offices
will be moving Saturday and Sunday, September 11-12 to its new headquarters
building.
The offices will be closed on Monday and Tuesday and the Association expects to be open for business 9 AM Wednesday, September 15.
Computers and phones will be disconnected at 5 PM on Friday, September 10. Phones will roll over or provide a voicemail but staff will not be accessing either computers or phones until Wednesday, September 15.
The new address and phone/fax are:
American Nurses Association
8515 Georgia Avenue
Suite 400
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3492
(301) 628-5000
(301) 628-5001 fax
CDC Report Highlights Key Women's Health Issues by State
9/9/04
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released "The Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook," a collection of the latest state data on key issues of relevance to women's health. The report ranks each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on 27 indicators such as major causes of death, health risk factors, preventive care and health insurance coverage. Read more at www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/statab/chartbook.htm.
MFP Holds First Summer Institute 2004 on Quantitative Research
9/8/04
The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association held its first MFP Summer Institute, August 11 - 15, at the Wolstein Research Building, School of Medicine, at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. This weeklong intensive Institute focused on Research Methods and Applied Statistics.
Read more at www.emfp.org/emfp/news/mfpinstitute.htm.
Woodrow Wilson-Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Health
9/7/04
The Woodrow Wilson -- Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Health encourage original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Students in doctoral programs such as nursing, public health, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, and social work, at graduate schools in the United States are eligible to apply.
Candidates must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements, including approval of the dissertation proposal and expect to complete their dissertations by the summer of 2006. All applications, proposals and other materials must be received by October 11, 2004. For more information, go to www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/health.
Census Bureau Releases New Figures on Uninsured Americans
9/3/04
The Census Bureau has announced that the number of uninsured Americans increased by more than 1.4 million in 2003. For the second consecutive year, there has been a substantial increase in the number of Americans living without health care coverage. The Census Bureau also reported that a decrease in employment-based health insurance coverage contributed to the increase in the number of uninsured.
For complete report and highlights, go to www.census.gov/hhes/hlthins/hlthin03/hlth03asc.html
Florida Seeks Nurses for Preparations and Aftermath of Hurricane Frances
9/2/04
The Florida Nurses Association has announced that Florida will likely need out-of-state licensed nurses to provide relief for the staff at the hospitals and long term facilities, especially in the coastal areas. The Florida Board of Nursing has an expedited process for issuing temporary licensure in Florida but nurses will have to apply through approved agencies only.
The state has a very comprehensive web site dedicated to disasters at www.disasterhelp.net/vflorida. This site will inform nurses on everything they need to know regarding how they can volunteer as well as information on licensure issues. Also, a toll-free hotline at 1-800-354-3571 has been established for health professionals.
Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online
9/2/04
The Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online is a free resource that provides quick access to these topics and others, totaling nearly 400 indicators covering state-level and U.S. data on health, health care, and health policy. Updated state data are also now available on smoking, obesity, and death rates for cancer, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, and firearms, based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Visit the web site at www.statehealthfacts.kff.org.
Three New OJIN Articles
9/1/04
Three new articles have just been posted on OJIN (Online Journal of Issues in Nursing)! An article on pain assessment and management in elderly adults by Hanks-Bell, Halvey, and Paice is an addition to the Health Care and the Aging Population topic.
A new article for the Telehealth topic, by Buckley, Tran, and Prandoni, describes research that studied factors that influenced the receptiveness, use, and acceptance of videophones by the family caregivers of stroke patients.
A third article, by Riba, Greenberger, and Reches, discusses state involvement in professional nursing development in Israel, and adds to the Nursing Around the World topic. We hope you will read and enjoy these latest postings.
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