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HUP nurses find oasis across the street from Philadelphia hospital
Before the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, created its Center for Nursing Renewal, Kathleen Cassidy, RN, BSN, CCRN, would grip the steering wheel tightly on her drive home after each shift. Read more »
Local facilities earn Top Hospitals recognition for emergency care
Eight healthcare facilities in the Philadelphia Tri-State region have been named Top Hospitals for Emergency Medicine by HealthGrades. Read more »
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center achieves Magnet recognition
Nurses at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, learned last month that the facility has achieved Magnet status – the highest honor awarded for nursing excellence – from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Read more »


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Bayhealth nurse elected to ACHE Council of Regents
Louisa Phillips, RN, FACHE, BSN, MS, MBA, administrative director of operations for the cardiovascular service line at Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, Del. Read more »
Americans again proclaim nursing is most honest, ethical profession
When asked which profession they think is the most honest and ethical, Americans regularly rank nursing No. 1. Nursing has topped Gallup’s annual poll consistently, since the profession was first included in 1999. Read more »
Botox of only modest benefit for chronic migraines
Botulinum toxin A injections have a small to modest benefit for patients with chronic migraine headaches and chronic daily headaches, and no greater benefit than placebo for preventing episodic migraine or chronic tension-type headaches, according... Read more »
Several preemie outcomes better at Magnet hospitals
In a study that included more than 72,000 very low-birth-weight infants, those born in hospitals with Magnet recognition had significantly lower rates of hospital infection, death at seven days and severe intraventricular hemorrhage than those born... Read more »


Text message reminder boosts flu vaccination rates
A text messaging intervention with education-related messages sent to parents increased influenza vaccination coverage compared with usual care in a traditionally hard-to-reach population of low-income, urban, minority children and adolescents,... Read more »
Nursing Economic$ Foundation accepting scholarship applications
The Board of Trustees of the Nursing Economic$ Foundation in Pitman, N.J., will award up to four $5,000 scholarships to RNs in master’s or doctoral nursing programs who submit applications before June 15. Read more »
Bayada Home Health Care acquires Nursefinders Home Care
Bayada Home Health Care, a provider of home healthcare services to all ages, recently announced it acquired Nursefinders Home Care, an AMN Healthcare Company. As part of the acquisition, 16 Nursefinders Home Care offices will transition to Bayada. Read more »
Philadelphia Tri-State nurses celebrate nursing achievements
Patty Houston, RN, MPH, M.Ed, gave a presentation on IV access for bariatric surgery patients at the recent Infusion Nurses Society's Fall National Academy of Infusion Therapy and One-Day Program in Los Angeles. Read more »


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