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After having her first child in the mid-1990s, Gina Shaughnessy, RN, a staff nurse who works part-time in preop and PACU for the Crozer-Keystone Surgery Center at Brinton Lake, said she felt out of shape and knew she needed to slim down and firm up Read more »
Sundown Program at Eastern Regional Medical Center provides assistance for night-shift RNs
As a nurse working the night shift, Lynette Peterson, RN, BS, said in her five years of providing care while many others are asleep, she has learned how it feels to be forgotten at times. Read more »
AtlantiCare RN develops smart phone app to help heart disease patients
Shannon Patel, RN, manager of the heart failure program at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, led a team at the hospital’s Heart Institute that developed a new smart phone app that helps patients manage heart disease and stay out of the hospital. Read more »
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Abramson Center for Jewish Life honors quality improvement at staff recognition event
Employees of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life in North Wales, Pa., were honored for outstanding quality improvement and performance at the center’s annual staff recognition ceremony on March 20. Read more »
Researcher from University of Pennsylvania speaks at Lewis University about unleashing the power of nursing
Linda H. Aiken, RN, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, the director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, gave a presentation April 11 at Lewis University’s Oak Brook campus. Read more »
Penn chief nurse executive receives AONE Prism Diversity Award
Victoria Rich, RN, PhD, FAAN, chief nurse executive at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, has received the Prism Diversity Award from the American Organization of Nurse Executives. Read more »
Philadelphia Tri-State hospitals make Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals list
Three local hospitals were selected to be on the Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals list. Read more »
Abington Health announces acquisition of the North Penn Visiting Nurse Association
After a period of due diligence, officials at Abington (Pa.) Health announced that the acquisition of the North Penn Visiting Nurse Association has been finalized, effective April 1, according to a news release. Read more »
New Philadelphia Tri-State ACOs join growing trend in healthcare industry
Five local organizations were selected in January among 106 new accountable care organizations in Medicare, according to a news release. Read more »
Thomas Jefferson promotes RN to vice president of perioperative services
Monica Young, RN, DNP, MBA, CNOR, has been promoted to the role of vice president of perioperative services at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. Read more »
Widener School of Nursing receives funding from Nurse for Tomorrow
Widener University School of Nursing recently was selected to receive grants of $70,490 and $6,392 through Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s Nurses for Tomorrow scholarship program. Read more »
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