McHenry County prepares for looming nursing shortage

CRYSTAL LAKE – With about half of their nurses approaching age 50, ... The 2014 Illinois Registered Nurse Survey from the Illinois Department of ...

Simon has passion for being a voice for newborns, young children

Simon, a registered nurse, recently won the Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award at the St. Catherine Hospital nurses reception, held in conjunction ...

Illinois faces Registered Nurse shortage

BLOOMINGTON – Illinois may soon face a shortage of Registered Nurses (RN) as an aging workforce plans to retire. The 2014 Illinois Registered ...

Electronic smoking devices on agenda

E-cigarettes could be banned soon from county public spaces, such as county buildings, parks, parking lots and public outdoor spaces in ...

St. Louis nurses as detectives help bring justice as well as treatment

She was one of a growing number of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, ... In 1992, 72 registered nurses formed the International Association of ...

Health care community looks to create new type of worker

Advanced home health care aides would receive some extra training and could, under the direction of a registered nurse, perform a few tasks currently ...

Up in e-smoke

For many youth across the U.S, e-cigarettes are becoming the new fad. A study conducted by the U.S Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...

Tyler Gordon, CU-Boulder grad, dies in Yosemite climbing accident

Tyler Gordon climbs The Diamond in Rocky Mountain National Park. Gordon died Wednesday in a climbing accident on El Capitan in Yosemite.

South Tulsa Community House celebrates new location

Amy Ray (right), a registered nurse with St. John Health System, gives a tour of the facility to Mikell Worthan, who lives nearby and is taking GED ...

Fit@50+: Mountain-Climbing Motivational Speaker Shares Her Best Fitness Tips

Susan Ershler is not your typical go-getter. She climbed the highest mountain in the world — Mount Everest — in her mid-40s, only the 12th American ...

Nurse-Family Partnership aims to help first-time moms

Nurses conduct home visits every few weeks to answer questions on having ... Goodwill is currently recruiting 16 registered nurses to participate in the ...

Brantford General Hospital School of Nursing marks 100th anniversary

It is one of the few nursing alumni in Canada that still meets annually. In 1958, The .... In 1947, a first year registered nurse received 75 cents an hour.

Meet Martin Mazinga, a Nursing Student from Africa

Martin Mazinga is a student in the nursing program at Angelo State University and he was ... Martin's ambition is to become a Registered Nurse, or RN.

Gilla to Present at LD Micro Invitational

... "Company") (OTCQB:GLLA), a designer, marketer and distributor of electronic cigarettes, vaporizers, e-liquids and related accessories, is pleased to ...

Anesthesia bill puts patient safety at risk

Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists are those highly trained professionals. Today, in addition to more than 7,800 ...

Researchers Study Ways to Help People Quit Smoking

It could be cigarettes, small cigars, smokeless tobacco. And teens who smoke are likely to use electronic cigarettes, which also deliver nicotine.

Program offers care, safety for victims of sexual abuse

Caroline Fisher, registered nurse and director of the Center of Hope at Franciscan St. Francis Health, helped found the center in 1997 to help victims of ...

Climbing for Carleen

Mountain climbing is just one part of that, but at the end of the day, what is our goal? It's to encourage people. It's to get up out of ourselves and try to ...

Hospital's cost-saving plan risky for patients, Assoc. says

Health Sciences North says new staff mixes in some units – replacing registered nurses with personal support workers and registered practical nurses ...

Celebrate National Trails Day with American Hiking Society and Maryland State Parks

  SILVER SPRING, MD – May 2015 – American Hiking Society, in conjunction with the Maryland Park Service, is hosting a hiking and biking adventure at one of Maryland’s most scenic wild places, Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, on American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day®, June 6, 2015. As the largest annual celebration of trails in the […]

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Global E-cigarette Market 2015 Vendors, Driver, Challenge, Trends

Global E-cigarette Market 2014-2018 with a CAGR of 30.56 percent for the period 2013-2018. Several driving factors and trends will contribute to this ...

Children's trauma team at Parkland now ready to respond to the scene

The response teams, which includes two registered pediatric nurses and a paramedic, have undergone an additional 100 hours of training to prepare ...

We Need More Nurses

In April, National Nurses United filed a grievance against the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, which it said is 100 registered nurses short ...

NC House committee favors tougher rules on e-cig liquids

Legislation mandating child-resistant packaging and warning labels on liquids used with electronic-cigarette vaporizers moved forward in the N.C. ...

Proposals: Scrap Hospital Regulatory Process, Give Some Nurses More Power to Prescribe Drugs

Cary Pigman, R-Avon Park, filed a bill (HB 27A) on Wednesday that would expand the drug-prescribing powers of advanced-registered nurse ...

E-cigarette bill signed by Gov. Brown

The bill, which passed overwhelmingly in both the House and Senate, bans the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and applies the Indoor Clean Air ...

Traveler Nurse Who Worked in NH, Maine Suspended

Kerry Bridges, a nurse who worked in both states, has had her privilege to practice as a registered nurse suspended, “on an emergency basis,” ...

Nurse suspended following hospital complaint, awaits hearing

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a registered nurse following a hospital complaint that she ...

Robbie Phillips tackles Eiger climbing challenge

He added: “The Eiger is a very famous mountain and I've always wanted to ... Robbie started climbing when he was 15 through George Watson's ...

Sacred Heart University Adds New College Of Nursing

Sacred Heart University Nursing Professor Constance Glenn looks on as Family Nurse Practitioner student Ed Wirkowski looks into fellow classmate ...

The 6 Most Scientifically Proven Methods To Help You Quit Smoking

Still, he admits that he started smoking as a teen and turned to e-cigarettes as a way to quit smoking regular cigarettes. Distract your self with one thing ...

Solano companies team up to provide nursing scholarships

The alliance aims to advance the clinical expertise and economic security of registered nurses living and working in Solano County, the companies ...

Ontario bans sale of flavoured tobacco, puts limits on e-cigarettes

Ontario has passed legislation that will ban the sale of flavoured tobacco, put new limits on e-cigarettes and require restaurant and convenience store ...

Flavoured tobacco ban kicks in Saturday

Amendments to the Tobacco Act last fall mean the smoking of water pipes, hookahs or electronic cigarettes in public places will be against the law ...

Survey: Looming statewide nursing shortage as baby boomers ready to retire

Nearly 53,000 registered nurses, or about 31 percent of the state's RN population, were surveyed by the Illinois Department of Financial and ...

Hazy trend

Not those blue smoking cessation pills her doctor prescribed. Then she tried those electronic cigarettes that produce a steamy vapor instead of smoke.

Haunted by Mt Taranaki climbing tragedy

Marie Mallett has broken her 60-year silence about a day spent climbing Taranaki's mountain that ended in tragedy with six people dead. Mallet, nee ...

$5000 granted to five winners of Undergraduate Research Scholar Awards

Camila E. Bermúdez Timberlake Wertenbaker's The Love of the ... With the increased popularity of electronic cigarettes and subsequent health ...

2nd Memorial Tito Traversa at Ivrea

... Eporedia Active Days, an event that includes various outdoor sports such as mountain biking, kayaking, slacklining, parkour running and climbing.

High-speed Internet, other tech advances lead to growth in out-of-office workforce

Day, a registered nurse, works for SimplyWell, which manages wellness programs for employers and provides over-the-phone health consultation and ...

Where there's vapor ... Electronic cigarette use causes concern among doctors

While e-cigarettes do not produce a combustible “smoke” like traditionally burned cigarettes, nor do they contain tar, a by-product of burning tobacco, ...

Nurse's Notes: Patients, families can help with safety

Nurse's Notes: Patients, families can help with safety ... Shannon Frederick is a registered nurse who works in the Orthopedic-Neurological Unit at ...

Manawatu man with multiple sclerosis set to climb two Himalayan mountains

The 30 year old was diagnosed with the auto-immune disorder five years ago and his childhood mountain-climbing dreams were seemingly dashed ...

Nurse struck by vehicle on picket line

Earlier, the striking nurses, registered practical nurses and administrative staff had set up a picket line directly in front of the CCAC office. They have ...

Retired CRNA honored as Top Nurse in Marion

Tony De La Rosa of Marion served as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in the U.S. Army Active Duty deployed to Iraq in 2008 for Operation ...

Climbing Kilimanjaro for girls' freedom

Penny Lebyane, e.tv's Sunrise co-host, will be climbing Africa's highest mountain as part of the Trek4Mandela: Caring 4 Girls project – a campaign ...

Wanted: 739 Filipino nurses in UK, Ireland

“This is a worthy career opportunity for our Filipino nurses who want to seek ... A registered nurse in the UK receives an annual salary ranging from ...

Ruth Ann Irons dies at 68; nurse manager battled lung cancer for 11 years

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ruth Ann Irons, 68, of Westerleigh, an R.N., hospital administrator, nurse manager and volunteer patient navigator who was ...

Nursing homes need nurses: losing them would undermine residents' care

Any loss of registered nurses in aged care would undermine residents' access to palliative care, management of acute incidents and episodes as well ...

Brentwood women to tackle Ben Nevis to help four-year-old Brentwood boy walk for the first time

Tracy is climbing the mountain with Tracey Alexandrou, Fiona Watson, Karen McIvor, Pia Norman, Sally Whittaker, Sara Randall, Kerry Mullins, Mandy ...

Push for e-cigarettes to be sold only by pharmacies

The Government has been urged to consider restricting sales of nicotine electronic cigarettes to pharmacies, in a blog to be published today by public ...

E-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes, research claims

A new report, based on the results of recent research, has claimed that e-cigarettes are unquestionably much safer than ordinary cigarettes. However ...

Local musician honors OES climbing tragedy

The day of the climb, a storm hit the mountain, burying his friends and classmates in snow. Out of the 18 people on the climb, 9 died. 7 were students ...

Golf Tournament Raises Thousands for Local Nurse

LYNN HAVEN -- Some locals started their Memorial Day weekend on the links to support a friend. More than 75 golfers participated in a golf ...

E-Cigarettes Popularity Steadily Increasing in United States

One of the main reasons for the rise is an increase in the number of ex-smokers using electronic cigarettes. The campaign group said that the figure ...

E-Cigarette Use Continues To Rise

Actually, according to the Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) approximately 2.1 million people started smoking tobacco using electronic cigarette ...

'We live always knowing we're going to die, but we don't think about it'

But counselling sessions at the Cancer Support Centre, a wonderful partner in Bernie, and the mountain climbing have all done wonders for energy ...

JRMC honors nurses

Submitted photo The Jamestown Regional Medical Center recently observed National Nurses Week. JRMC registered nurse Lili Ruby, holding plaque ...

Contending the E-Cigarette Stance

The e-puff is undoubtedly a lot safer than an ordinary cigarette though a large number of people have a misconception that e-cigarettes are equally ...

E-Cigarette is Way Healthier Than an Ordinary Cigarette

Health authorities are worried about the widely believed misconception regarding e-cigarettes. A large number of people think that e-cigarettes are as ...

Smokers who quit are 'wired' for success, says study

“The number of ex-smokers who are staying off tobacco by using electronic cigarettes is growing, showing just what value they can have,” stated ...

Editorial: City's tobacco crackdown leaves e-cig sellers, er, short of breath

The Sonoma City Council dug its heel into the glowing embers of underage smoking this week – and deliquified the selling of electronic cigarettes in ...

Registered Nurse Admin Supervisor/Assistant Director of Nursing

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm. Salary range: $68,424 - $ 101,519 annually. Comprehensive State of MN employee benefit package includes:.

Tribal elections welcome new faces With a total 86 votes

With a Registered Nurse (RN) licensure from Minnesota West Technical College, most recently she served as Community Health Nurse and ...

E-Cigarettes the go to choice for Half a Million Smokers who want to stop.

Electronic cigarettes have become to go-to option for tobacco smokers in Britain who want to turn a new leaf. Vapers, or e-cigarette users, have risen ...

Half A Million Smokers Switch To E-Cigarettes

Nearly half a million tobacco smokers in Britain have switched to electronic cigarettes in the last year as they try to kick the habit, according to research ...

Mountain Climb For Erie's Future Fund

Dr. Joyce Miller of the Keystone Research Corporation will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to ... Miller will be climbing the mountain on June 9th.

Marijuana Stocks Buzz - Earth Science (ETST), ALTIUS MINERALS (ATUSF), CannaVEST (CANV ...

Electronic Cigarettes Intl Group Ltd (OTCMKTS:ECIG) released fiscal results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.Total revenue was $11.1 ...

It's a “Brave New Wild” at Star Hall

Unlike aristocratic mountaineers of the past, who climbed mountains with caution and for national honor, rock climbing grew into an American ...

E-cigarettes don't promote smoking

As a director for Fontem Ventures, an e-cigarette manufacturer, I agree with Dr McBride that stopping children from smoking is a "public health priority".

Englewood nurses approve three-year contract

As part of "ongoing assessment of staffing'' needs, the hospital added nearly 20 full-time positions May 15, including seven registered nurse positions, ...

Roger Dean appeals against 11 life sentences after starting Quakers Hill nursing home fire

Former Sydney nurse Roger Dean is appealing against his 11 life ... An inquest later heard he was an unsupervised registered nurse in charge of a ...

Sexual assault nurse examiners team coming to Sydney

The new group announced Wednesday at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital will include registered nurses with specialized training to provide ...

Climbing Film Grounded in the Human Experience

While overview shots of the mountain were created with larger cameras, the climbing footage was created with the smaller cameras. Still time was ...

Merseyside trust announces £1m nurse recruitment drive

Merseyside trust announces £1m nurse recruitment drive ... Trust is planning to invest £1m in recruiting registered nurses over the next 12 months.

State Senate unanimously approves limits on e-cigarettes

It would be a $50 fine to sell electronic cigarettes to minors under a bill that cleared the state Senate on Wednesday. Critics say the misdemeanor and ...

Okanagan Nursing Student Gains Experience in Africa

A Kelowna nurse completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at ... Both programs are recognized by the College of Registered Nurses of BC.

Naperville council bans e-cigarette sales to kids

Naperville officials have agreed to enact two local laws governing electronic cigarettes, and most of them want to take the restrictions farther.

Michigan Senate bans e-cigarette sale to minors, powdered alcohol, after teen overdose

Wednesday afternoon, the Michigan Senate voted on this growing concern, and what they believe to be two major problems: e-cigarettes and ...

Smoking is the top cause of home fire deaths in the US

Twenty-five separate incidents of explosion and fire involving an e-cigarette were reported in the United States media between 2009 and August 2014.

Record-Breaking Mountaineer Speaks at Campbell

... as an oncology nurse to fund her climbing expeditions until climbing the Nanga Parbat in 2003 and finally deciding to mountain climb professionally.

Nicotine Addiction is Different from Smoking, Might Have Benefits

As electronic cigarettes grow in popularity, the nicotine debate has become increasingly controversial. These devices are tobacco-free that produce ...

Ethan Pringle repeats Jumbo Love 9b at Clark Mountain

On Sunday 17 May Ethan Pringle made the first repeat of Jumbo Love, the 9b sports climb freed by Chris Sharma at Clark Mountain, USA. American ...

E-cigs added to Maury Co. smoking policy

The Maury County Commission amended its smoking policy to include e-cigarettes at its Monday meeting in Columbia. It will be effective June 1.

Former teacher navigates expanding industry as The Vapor Girl

The e-cigarettes industry success' took federal regulators by surprise as the market rocketed from $100 million in 2010 to nearly $2 billion in 2013.

Nurse battling license revocation after '08 patient death

MACHIAS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A registered nurse from downeast Maine continues to fight in the courts to overturn a ruling by a state board to ...

Victorino Chua was drug addict and fantasist who tricked his way into the UK

For Victorino 'Vic' Chua a nursing career in England was a ticket out of poverty. .... Officials accepted him as a registered nurse after Chua presented ...

Hills woman survives Nepal earthquakes while mountain climbing

FARMINGTON HILLS — Katharine Atto is counting her blessings after surviving a magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal that killed more than 8,000 ...

Beebe nurse practitioner Rader receives 2015 State Award for Excellence

Rader is an advanced practice registered nurse in Beebe Healthcare's Population Health CAREs program. CARE stands for Care Coordination, ...

Hemp Hookahzz Releases Two New Flavours

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Hemp Hookahzz LLC is a company that sells electronic vapor-emitting products, and disposable cigarettes of ...

Mass Poisoning Sparks Foreign Nurses Checks

He concluded that he "could have no confidence that (the nurse's) ... process thoroughly, properly and was employed as a registered nurse.".

Climbing expert Nick Carter will work to improve students' safety on winter hills

An expert climber has been appointed to ensure Scotland's students stay safe on the winter mountains. Nick Carter will join university mountaineering ...

Frenchman injured by exploding e-cigarette

A young Frenchman was left with burns to his right hand and complained he could have been left disfigured after his electronic cigarette exploded in ...

Registered Nurse - Haematology/Oncology

If you are a Registered Nurse with previous Oncology/ Haematology experience or a desire to work in this field of nursing, we have a great opportunity ...

MU faculty member's research published

"Attrition is a serious issue nationwide, with some nursing programs' ... Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses" and has been published in the ...

Grant will allow local climber to scale South American peaks

“I was introduced to climbing through my ski coach,” she said. “He was also a mountain guide and took us climbing. He took us on glacier trail tours.

Business as usual – RDNS

CLIENT services formally provided by nurses at the former Royal District ... “This will see about 24 full time Grade 3 registered nurses moved to the ...

Bettendorf to stick with contracted nurses

“When I get a new nurse, I don't leave Maggie alone with that nurse until ... Ingham's plan called for hiring two new registered nurses and increasing ...

MCC awards pins to 41 registered nursing students

Parker was one of 41 registered nursing students who were awarded a pin by Mohave Community College to signify their completion of the program.

Registered Nurses at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Plan Strike

Registered nurses at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) will hold a one-day strike beginning May 27 to protest management's insistence on ...

Nurse practitioner earns state achievement

It may sound burdensome to some, but for local nurse practitioner Amy ... an advanced practice registered nurse at the Paducah Neurosurgical Center.

Agnesian HealthCare nurse wins Nightingale honor

Vicki Goeden Hoch, a St. Agnes Hospital Emergency Department registered nurse, was among five individuals recently presented with Nightingale ...

Smokers-rights group loses lawsuit over e-cigarette ban

A Manhattan judge extinguished a bid brought by a smokers-rights group to overturn the city's ban on electronic cigarettes in public places. New York ...

License suspended for Whatcom County nurse after elderly patient's death

BELLINGHAM — The state Department of Health has suspended the license of a Whatcom County registered nurse for causing the death of a patient ...

Guelph MPP Sandals angry at misinformation circling new sex education curriculum

Education Minister Liz Sandals shadowed registered nurse Tabitha Kellendonk at St. Joseph's Health Centre on Friday for 'take your MPP to work day ...

Connecticut moves closer to restricting vapor cigarettes

HARTFORD — Connecticut smokers of electronic cigarettes and other vapor products may soon face the same restrictions as tobacco smokers.

Opinion: 3 Predictions for the E-Cig Industry

MIAMI -- The electronic-cigarette industry will bring in a whopping $3.5 billion in total retail sales by the end of the year, according to Wells Fargo ...

Nurse restricted

At a follow up meeting, Ms Callagan has now been given 10 restrictions to work by for six months, including to not work as a registered nurse in a ...

Lorillard, Inc Price Target Update

Lorillard, Inc. (Lorillard), through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. The Company has two ...

Kimbro encourages young people to lead at Greater New Haven NAACP fundraiser

Williams, a registered nurse, emigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica in 1992 and currently serves as the Vice President/Associate Chief Nursing Officer for ...

Heart attack survivor thanks hero nurse and her defibrillator

Fortunately, Janice Meredith, a registered nurse who graduated exactly one year ago, was exercising next to Scott and a defibrillator was nearby.

Evansville business owners raising money for earthquake help in Nepal

Apart from mostly subsistence farming and the tourism generated by mountain climbing, there is little economic opportunity. Adhikari said he worked ...

Penn-Trafford students offered nursing assistant internships

After their training, students will be required pass a test to be recognized as state-registered nurse aides. Students then would be eligible to work in a ...

People on The Move in Kalamazoo -- May 14, 2015

Ciaramella worked as a registered nurse in cardiac care at Metro Health in Detroit for nearly three years. She has a bachelor's degree in nursing from ...

Climbing wrong mountain in Wallowas (almost): Memorable moments in 7 Wonders of Oregon

Finding the ancient limber pine in the Wallowa Mountains was the objective, but we also wanted to climb the peak where it lived. That tree may be ...

Nurse's friend needs help

A local nurse with strong ties to Nepal is hoping the community can help rebuild the home of a dear friend. Cara Christiansen is a registered nurse at ...

Toronto East General Hospital nurse Sharon Lawlor wins Nightingale Award

For the first time, a nurse from Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH) has received the prestigious Nightingale Award, which recognizes registered ...

Delivery dilemma

Welcoming newborn Weston was Dena Moes, a certified nurse-midwife (or CNM). Like Edmondson, Moes is a registered nurse. That RN designation ...

New Rochelle Library President Backs E-Cigarette Smoking Ban In Work Places

The county Board of Legislators is considering adding e-cigarettes to the ban on smoking in work places. Photo Credit: File ...

Editorial: Basic restrictions needed for e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes are relatively new on the smoking scene. They've been available in this country for less than 10 years, and the research on their safety so ...

Ferris yearbook editor, singer adds Lilac Queen to resume

Long drew on her love of the outdoors, writing her coronation speech on mountain climbing. Every year she goes on a mountain climbing trip to British ...

Indoor e-cigarette ban gathers steam

Albany. Some state lawmakers want e-cigarette use in places like offices and restaurants to disappear in a puff of smoke. A bill before the state Senate ...

Health officials admit failure to prosecute over potentially lethal e-cigarettes

NSW health officials have failed to nab a single retailer for selling illicit electronic cigarettes, despite the department's own testing revealing 70 per cent ...

Mitchell celebrates new nursing graduates

The college held its annual Holbrook-Huskins Associate Degree Nursing .... THE ROAD AHEAD: The journey to being a registered nurse is not quite ...

Amgen Tour coming to local mountains

Saturday's stage between Ontario and Mount Baldy is an 80-mile race that features 11,600 feet of climbing and a mountain finish. The stage is ...

Community news: Bicentennial torchbearers sought

Barb Peterson, a 40-year Cardiac Unit registered nurse who has been with ... As an observance of National Nurses Week in May, the hospital's ...

Why climb? Because northwest B.C. was built for it

In Terrace, rock climbing's popularity has only increased over the years. A boom in the '80s established a few routes on Copper Mountain, which in ...

Flavoured e-cigarettes being sold alongside lollies aimed at children, Cancer Council warns

E-cigarettes with appealing fruity flavours are being sold next to cash shop registers alongside lollies aimed at children, the Cancer Council has ...

American Hiking Seeking Summer Interns

American Hiking is currently seeking two summer interns with positions available immediately. Trail Programs Intern: American Hiking Society is seeking an analytical and organized, self-starter to assist with the organization’s signature trail event, National Trails Day®. The ideal candidate will be a college student or recent graduate who is seeking an internship that will provide excellent […]

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Trail Programs Internship

Do you have a passion for outdoor recreation and want to make a positive impact on our nation’s trails?  American Hiking Society is seeking an analytical and organized, self-starter to assist with the organization’s signature trail event, National Trails Day®. The ideal candidate will be a college student or recent graduate who is seeking an […]

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Jennifer Pharr Davis

Jennifer Pharr Davis, Author, American Hiking Society Ambassador   Biography Jennifer Pharr Davis is a hiker, author, adventure speaker, and 2012 National Geographic  Adventurer of the Year. She is the founder and owner of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, an Asheville, NC-based guiding service that strives “to make the wilderness accessible and enjoyable” for hikers of all ages, […]

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Devastation in Nepal 'hard to comprehend'

He is a guide for International Mountain Guides and The International Mountain Climbing School in North Conway, N.H. He is a member of the ...

Nurses applaud multi-phased approach to improving home and community care in Ontario

The professional association representing the province's registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and nursing students applauds today's Ministry of ...

Kara Richardson Whitely

Kara Richardson Whitely, Author, American Hiking Society Ambassador Biography Kara Richardson Whitely is an author and motivational speaker, has written for SELF, Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine, and Runner’s World. She was recently featured on Oprah’s Lifeclass, and was one of Outside Magazine’s “127 Defining Moments” finalists. Kara has been featured in Redbook, Backpacker and American Hiker magazines. […]

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Crowd masses for solidarity walk at Rapid City Regional Hospital

More than 150 people massed for a solidarity march Tuesday at Rapid City Regional Hospital, a day after a registered nurse was fired for spouting ...

Huddersfield Town appoints TRUVAPE as newest commercial partner

Huddersfield Town announced today that TRUVAPE, a Wigan based e-cigarette brand, is the football club's newest commercial partner. TRUVAPE ...

Hill-Climbing Staffer Reflects on Nepal Earthquake

Mueller said the Sherpas, the native mountain dwellers skilled in climbing, helped make the 13-day trek to base camp possible, as certain types of ...

U of A Adds Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration to Nursing Doctorate

Students in the University of Arkansas Doctor of Nursing Practice program take ... "With this certification, the advanced practice registered nurse will be ...

Some businesses struggle to regulate e-cigarettes

It's not just restaurants having to develop its own e-cigarette policies. ... At First Tennessee Park, e-cigs are treated like real cigarettes and they're only ...

Allegheny County Judge Compels Discovery of Nurse's Incident Report

Registered nurse Jennifer Largent was the charge nurse during the incident, Wettick said. He further noted that a charge nurse oversees the floor, ...

Alison Hargreaves: The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest unaided

Although it is the second tallest mountain, it is generally regarded by the climbing community as a significantly more difficult and dangerous climb than ...

Registered Nurse - Nursing Resource Unit

We are looking for experienced Registered Nurses with exemplary general nursing skills and who have the ability to adapt to any Ward situation to ...

GINNY SUGIMOTO | Products fuel nicotine addiction

As bad as cigarettes are for your health, the newest health danger comes from the use of so-called “alternative” nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, ...

Nova Scotia nursing strategy to speed up training in school, on the job

... of licensed practical nurses so that they only need to take about two years of extra courses in order to become a registered nurse in Nova Scotia.

Kennedy Health recognizes nursing department staff with 'Power of One' Award

VOORHEES — Nine Kennedy Health Nursing Department associates — including registered nurses, advance practice nurses, and patient care ...

UE becomes tobacco free in August

The campuswide tobacco-free policy bans the use of all tobacco products including smoked, smokeless and electronic cigarettes anywhere on ...

School Board Contract to Place Health Techs in Bay District Schools

Funding will be split between the two groups, with the district picking up the cost of the health techs and the FDOH picking up the registered nurses, ...

Patient-nurse bond important to breast cancer treatment

Helga Rigby met Susan Irwin, a registered nurse and “breast health navigator” at Athens Regional Medical Breast Health Center, in January when she ...

Legislature tackles increased use, hidden dangers of e-cigarettes

E-cigarette use is on the rise and becoming as big of a health risk as traditional cigarette smoking, according to an article in The New York Times on ...

NHS Wales: AMs back plan for law on nurse staff levels

A Welsh government spokesperson said: "Since 2012, the principle of one registered nurse to every seven patients during the day on adult medical ...

Twin Tiers Trauma Center: First Responders

Matthew DeLong, a Registered Nurse who works in the ambulance said, "When there is a paramedic on board it is considered a MICU- Mobile ...

Allow nurse practitioners greater freedom

We are registered nurses with advanced educational preparation, typically master's degrees and, increasingly, doctoral degrees, who function in many ...

Milpitas planners to review vape shop's permit

The council's approval prohibited use of electronic smoking devices -- typically known as e-cigarettes or vaporizer cigarettes that are battery-operated, ...

State health department announces discipline actions

The nursing commission suspended the credential of registered nurse Leigh A. Bromley. She allegedly didn't comply with a substance abuse ...

Bill proposed by Mont. AG banning sale of e-cigarettes to minors signed into law

HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - It is now illegal to sell electronic cigarettes to minors in Montana after Gov. Steve Bullock signed the bill into law last ...

Ontario Providing Faster Access to Medical Specialist Services

Now, the nurse practitioner can refer directly to the specialist, which will ... to fill a vacant nurse practitioner position by sponsoring a registered nurse to ...

E-cigarettes and health: the jury is still out »

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes for short) are battery-operated devices that give off a vapor that contains nicotine. They look like cigarettes, and offer ...

Fond du Lac area business briefs

St. Agnes RN receives Nightingale Award — Vicki Goeden Hoch, ADN, RN, a St. Agnes Hospital emergency department registered nurse, was among ...

Climbing Permit Disputes Discourage Climbers to Pursue Nepalese Route to Mt. Everest

Disputes in the extensions of climbing permits are discouraging amateur ... Climbers are known to spend $11,000 for a permit to climb the mountain, ...

Coming Back to Pay it Forward

By: Mark Ray Fifteen years ago, the movie Pay It Forward popularized the idea that the best way to repay a favor is to do a favor for someone else—to pay the favor forward, in other words. But, as Scouting alumnus Peter Johnson demonstrated last fall, it’s actually possible to pay a favor back and […]

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Nurses running political ads this election season, for first time ever

For the first time in its history, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is ... In that same year, 26 per cent of registered nurses were 55 or older.

Trento Film Festival: the winners of the 63rd edition

A village in the snowy mountains of Lesotho in South Africa acts as the background to this touching story of friendship between two friends. "In front of ...

E-cigarettes: Doctors' View: E-cigarette, tobacco smoke enough alike to warrant regulation

What are e-cigarettes? Have you ever seen one? Do you know how they work? Are they as bad for your health as traditional cigarettes?

NZ E-Cigarette Industry Hits a New Milestone

Historically the advertising of electronic cigarettes by way of radio, TV and print has been very difficult for NZ providers, and in many cases completely ...

After Nepal disasters, more climbers eye Chinese route to top of world

The China Tibet Mountain Association, which issues climbing permits, then moved quickly to assist expeditions to descend after the quake, climbers ...

SCC graduation, nurse pinning ceremonies set

The associate degree nursing graduates will receive their pins and ... to sit for the national examination leading to licensure as a registered nurse.

Maternity wards know the true meaning of Mother's Day

The 47-year-old registered nurse began working there seven years ago, right after graduating from the nursing program at Humber College. There's ...

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Bans Public Indoor Smoking

The act also requires that cigarette smoke be kept at least 50 feet away from building entrances. Electronic cigarettes are also banned from these ...

Natural remedies

Registered nurse and essential oils educator Deleese Pryor, of Temple, taught the session, highlighting the chemistry behind oils, how they work, and ...

Nurses celebrated this week

Amanda Gaither, registered nurse and X-ray technician, programs an intravenous pump in the emergency heart catheterization laboratory at EASTAR ...

Hiking good for spinal health

When climbing down the mountain, the heavier items should be placed close to the back, and the upper body should lean forward to place the weight ...

Mountaineer returns from Everest

Mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa, who was attempting to set a record for climbing Mount Everest twice in one week, returned to New Delhi on Friday evening after being stranded on the mountain since the April 25 earthquake.

Next HCC LPN classes postponed

Students waiting to apply for the practical nursing program may choose to apply for the associate degree nursing (Registered Nurse) program instead.

Higher Education—A Father and Son Put Curiosity to Work in the Colorado Mountains

According to Arthur's father, Doug Harris, Arthur got an early start to climbing mountains. Beginning at the ripe age of two, Arthur accompanied Doug ...

The Rise of the LPN: Nurse practitioners and physicians team up to care for patients

The market for licensed practical nurses and clinical nursing specialists ... Davison started as a registered nurse at Franciscan Alliance before she ...

Quit Smoking! It's Easy Now

E-cigarettes or electronic cigarettes can be a good alternative to the tobacco cigarettes. They look like regular cigarettes but are less harmful to the ...

Tulsa World Editorial: Celebrate National Nurses Week

A registered nurse talks with a patient in an emergency room. Tuesday is the final day in National Nurses Week. RYAN SODERLIN/The World-Herald.

On a mountain when the earthquake hit Nepal

Nash says that's when he got on his satellite phone to check on his other climbing teams on nearby mountains. “I immediately text home to say, 'Hey ...

MPPs go to work with nurses for National Nursing Week (May 11-17)

Members of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) will host more than 54 MPPs from all parties as part of the association's annual ...

ZEP's How-To Mythbusters - Climbing Technical Terrain

When it comes to seated climbing on a mountain bike, the common technique we hear is 'tuck your elbows in and pull back on the bars.' Only last ...

Lake Oswego woman honored as 'extraordinary nurse'

Olinghouse, an RN who began her career with Kaiser Permanente 25 years ago in Hawaii, is one of only nine KP nurses nationwide to receive the ...

Nursing grads honored at pinning ceremony

All of us have worked so hard to get to this point and it truly is an amazing feeling to finally take the next step toward becoming registered nurses.

Calls to poison control centers for e-cigarette exposure in children significantly increased

Calls to U.S. poison centers regarding e-cigarette exposure in children increased from 2010 to 2014 before decreasing in late 2014, while exposure ...

Union Hospital nurse selected No. 1 in Salute to Nurses contest ...

So when the Union Hospital nurse found out she topped the list of the ... In her role as an operating-room nurse, Alleshouse is an Registered Nurse ...

Benbow named Nurse of the Year

Clarendon Memorial Hospital nursing staff and administrators voted Loretta Benbow as 2015 Nurse of the Year, according to Natalie S. Davis.

McLeod announces nurse of the year

Jessica Fowler, a Registered Nurse in the Heart and Vascular Unit, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, was named the Nurse of the Year for the ...

Honored for nursing school graduation – 70 years before

Back in 1942, in order to meet the high demand for registered nurses because of World War II, the Cabarrus County School of Nursing (known now as ...

#HikingMakesMe – Liz Thomas

American Hiking Society Ambassador, Liz Thomas, responds to our #HikingMakesMe interview.  My name is Liz Thomas, but my friends call me Snorkel because that is my trail name. When I go on a hike, I never leave home without my Altra shoes, Darn Tough socks, and Sawyer Mini filter. My favorite book(s) are the Harry […]

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Baker College of Allen Park adds master's degree in nursing program

The program offers an advanced-level, postgraduate degree that provides education for registered nurses who wish to be employed as nurse ...

Registered nurse is a life saver -- three times over

McCarthy, a registered nurse at the Daleview Care Center, received a plaque, some applause, and Benson's appreciation in a gathering at the ...

In Canada, Public Health Academics Worry About The Rise Of E-Cigarettes

Young people are just as likely to try electronic cigarettes - vaping - as cigarette smoking, according to a new report in Tobacco Use in Canada: ...

Electronic Cigarettes Intl Group LTD (OTCMKTS:ECIG)'s Tumble Continues

Watch the video to learn about the probability of Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. (ECIG) Chart Signal as of May 07, 2015 ...

Porter Health Kicks Off National Nursing Week On Florence Nightingale's Birthday

"If I had to describe the nurses here at Porter, I would first say they are ... "celebrate registered nurses accomplishments and efforts to improve our ...

Barry Honig, Michael Brauser Take a Position in Vapor Corp

According to the description posted on the company's investor relations site, Vapor Corp is a leading U.S. based electronic cigarette company, whose ...

Four Yuma nurses get $2K in scholarship funds

"I am very much motivated to pursue my education because of my family," said Obdulia Oliveros, a registered nurse and recipient of a $2,000 ...

SFSC nursing students start careers

South Florida State College's graduating nurses light a lamp to symbolize ... Transition-Licensed Practical Nursing to Registered Nursing program.

Nurses, hospital ink deal

BAR HARBOR — Registered nurses at Mount Desert Island Hospital will gain a five percent pay raise over the next three years, according to the terms ...

Tabling of the Act to bolster tobacco control - Is the Québec Government acting zealously in trying ...

The electronic cigarette should be regulated in a unique way and not as a tobacco product. MONTREAL, May 6, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - While the ...

E-cigarette use unregulated, on the rise among teens

Douglas County Health Education Program Manager Robin Stalcup displays various examples of liquid electronic cigarettes and flavored tobaccos in ...

One in Four MA Registered Nurses Report Patient Deaths That Are Directly Attributable to Unsafe ...

CANTON, Mass., May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the beginning of National Nurses Week, a new study of registered ...

Speed, records and alpinism. By Ivo Ferrari

I like competitions, those with friends, on pistes dressed in tartan or during those solo climbs in the mountains, against oneself and against those ...

Niccolò Ceria bouldering 60 days at Fontainebleau

As to the actual climbing, from a technical point of view it is one of the best places you can go, in absolute terms. Being good at pulling down on crimps ...

Alberta Election: Who are the province's new MLAs?

A registered nurse, Larivee is one of the rookie MLAs who helped the NDP break into Alberta's rural ridings, which was instrumental in securing the ...

Nurse's death called 'incomprehensible tragedy'

His daughter and only child, a pediatric nurse at McMaster Children's ... Alissa DeJong, a registered nurse at the hospital, called Kelsey "one of the ...

Who gets saved?

It is indeed quite likely that if any of them died awaiting rescue, Nepal's reputation as a mountain-climbing capital would be ruined for the future.

Students a step closer to reality with simulation lab

Until, Stanley Guillot, a registered nurse and physician's assistant, got ... was controlling Walter, a computerized mannequin, while new nurses at the ...

E-cigarettes targeted in South Australia as regulations considered

The popularity of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, will be targeted by the South Australian Government as it establishes whether legislative and ...

Roskelley's Annapurna climb transitions to Nepal relief effort

The men were in a safe location approaching the mountain when the earthquakes ... "We will continue to post updates as we transition from a climbing ...

Ethical practice, quality care form emphasis of National Nurses Week

For the past 13 years, nurses have held the top spot as the public's most ... Advocacy for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015 to ensure ...

It’s a funny thing about trails…

By : Sam Hodder, President & CEO, Save the Redwoods League It’s a funny thing about trails. They seem to carry a lot more significance than their linear simplicity would imply. For me, trails have always been complicated. Not just because I know firsthand what it takes to build them, but because through every phase […]

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Sam Hodder, President/CEO, Save the Redwoods League

It’s a funny thing about trails. They seem to carry a lot more significance than their linear simplicity would imply. For me, trails have always been complicated. Not just because I know firsthand what it takes to build them, but because through every phase of life and all the changes passing years bring, I have […]

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Floor Vote Next for Nurse Practitioner Bill

Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with additional training and education who often specialize in a specific area such as pediatrics or women's ...

WORKERS WANTED: IMPERIAL HEALTHCARE HIRING NURSES

Dearborn Heights, MI - Imperial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Dearborn Heights is hiring and needs to fill 30 openings for registered nurse, ...

Nurses Know: Sun Safety

April Bell, Registered Nurse at ETCH, reminds parents even one blistering burn can double a child's lifetime risk of melanoma, so it is even more ...

House set to vote on indoor ban on electronic cigarettes

The bill to be considered Tuesday adds electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes or digital cigarettes, to the existing prohibition on smoking in ...

Teens just as likely to try vaping as cigarettes

David Hammond, lead author on the report and a professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at Waterloo, said that e-cigarettes have ...

Pricey photo-ops

(http://pulse.ng/world/kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-goes-mountain-climbing-photos-id3681769.html). The major difference, of course, is that if you ...

Follow stories of nurses who work hard to heal America

“[The American Nurse] allows the community to see what a hard profession nursing is but also what a rewarding profession it is,” said registered nurse ...

Expanded options available at SNMH Family Birth Center

“As a registered nurse in the unit, I am thankful that we now offer epidurals and can provide pain management options that work best for each ...

View: School nurses face real challenges

Those of us who work in schools take our role as Registered Professional Nurses very seriously. We are grateful for our school staff, teachers, ...

Former Endoscopy Center CEO gets prison sentence

... Endoscopy Center by significantly overstating the amount of time certified registered nurse anesthetists spent with patients on a given procedure.

Will County nursing students head to national competition

“I'm so very honored to be working with this group of students,” said Karen Aldworth, a certified nursing assistant instructor and registered nurse.

Jury Out on e-Cigs for Smoking Cessation

There is still insufficient evidence to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation, experts say. In an updated ...

Domain Movers: Skills.com, Nurse.com, CarClub.com and More Domains

Skills.com was registered June 4, 1994 and is a platform that makes learning ... Nurse.com was likely the most valuable domain, but many others were ...

Great Smokies Association hosts Mother's Day event

Former Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranger Kim Delozier ... one of those cog-wheel affairs that are specially built for mountain climbing," ...

Gazette opinion: Putting vaping off-limits for Montana kids

“Some retailers in Montana already do the right thing and won't sell e-cigarettes to minors, but in many communities they are still readily available to ...

Registered nurse (RN) (Instructor for Continuing Care Assistant Program)

Licensure as a Registered Nurse by the province/territory of work ... care and visiting care agency; Home for the aged; Nursing or convalescent home.

Electronic Cigarettes Intl Group Ltd (OTCMKTS:ECIG) Stumbles Before The Closing Bell

Watch the video to learn about the probability of Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. (ECIG) Chart Signal as of May 04, 2015 ...

With Mt Everest shut down by Nepal, climbers dejected

Nepal government's decision to shut down Mt Everest for climbing has left ... two climbers from Assam have now begun their descent from the mountain, she ... The 35-year-old holds the world record of climbing the Everest thrice.

McAlester Regional Health Center Registered Nurse Chrissy Underwood

The younger Underwood has worked as a nurse since 1999. She recently acquired her RN license in May. She works in the Intensive Care Unit at ...

Exercise restraint: Mountaineering veterans to co-enthusiasts

Mountaineers in this season's expeditions are keen to get back to climbing, say ... Eyewitnesses who were at the base camp when the avalanche hit the mountain have advised climbers to avoid any expedition to the peak at least for ...

Sandra Rosenfield

Sandra was a Registered Nurse. Her main professional interest was the hospice movement. She helped found one of the first hospice services in ...

Everest climbing season likely over in Nepal

The climbing season was cancelled last year after an avalanche in April that killed ... The government has not formally cancelled the season and climbing ... the summit from the north face of the mountain in Tibet have already packed ...

Ward: Selling of e-cigarettes to minors requires stricter regulations

I have always had a sort of disdain toward e-cigarettes. Maybe it's because I'm a paranoid asthmatic or simply due to the vapor they give off looks too ...

Thank a nurse this week

Dedication, compassion, intelligence, pride, tenacity, satisfaction, honor and love are a few of the qualities required of each registered nurse and ...

Fear of aftershocks, more quakes prompt companies to call off Everest expeditions

Top climbing firms said they had cancelled their plans even though the ... Some 800 climbers were on the mountain when the avalanche roared ...

Nurse shortage in Shellbrook

For the past 18 months, there have been “challenges for registered nurse staffing” at the centre, according to the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region ...

Wirelessly monitor your ecig habit with the Smokio vaporizer

The new fad is to switch from regular cigarettes to electronic cigarettes also know as ecigs. Our own Ian Lam wrote an article about his experience ...

Smoke 'em if you've got 'em

The jury's out. But one thing's for sure, there's money to be made in this niche industry. In Britain, the e-cigarette industry is forecast to be worth $23 ...

Climbing season begins on Denali

It's a long slog that doesn't have steep technical climbing sections, but it does ... They've given themselves a window of 24 days on the mountain.

RI ramps up efforts to locate remaining 5 citizens

The government has stepped up its efforts to locate five Indonesians still missing in Nepal, including three mountain-climbing enthusiasts from ...

Snapshots: St. James announces employee news

Clinical Nurse Leader, Danette Melvin, MR, RN-BC, CNL, was selected as a volunteer item reviewer for the National Council of State Boards of ...

Eleanor Y. Murray

During her career she worked as a registered nurse at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital for several years as a charge nurse, and later went to work for ...

Melloblocco - day 3, solar energy climbing

The sun's energy has heated up the third and penultimate day of Melloblocco that was marked by total climbing. 2400 climbers have registered, ...

California Nurses Association bullies, divides hospital staff: Guest commentary

Nurses are not a product or commodity and command respect. These are ... “Any RN (registered nurse) who crosses the picket line and betrays his/her ...

Health care's hiring juggernaut powers regional economy

She turned to nursing when she moved to the U.S. with her husband, .... "If you have an active CNA license, or you're an RN, especially if you have a ...

Hartlepool climber glad to be back on home soil after surviving Nepal earthquake

A MOUNTAIN climber whose second attempt at climbing Mount Everest was dashed following the deadly Nepal earthquake says he is delighted to be ...

Hopa Mountain youth summer program accepting applications

Hopa Mountain youth summer program accepting applications .... Nepal's deadly earthquake spared the mountain climbing school that famed climber ...

Mezzalama 2015 live streaming

Live streaming of the XX Mezzalama Trophy, the legendary ski mountaineering competition on the Monte Rosa massif. The XX Mezzalama Trophy got ...

Japan Tobacco to buy US e-cigarette maker Logic Technology Development

Japan Tobacco (JT) yesterday struck a deal to buy US e-cigarette maker Logic Technology Development, in a bid to become a dominant player in the ...

Letter: Nurses are proud to care for our nation's veterans

We join with our nation's 2.9 million registered nurses, almost 1 million licensed practical nurses and scores of nursing assistants who are trusted to ...

NC needs to restore tobacco-use prevention programs

From 2013 to 2014, the number of students who used electronic cigarettes at least once in the last month rose from 4.5 percent to 13.4 percent, from ...

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner speaking at UCSB

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner became interested in mountain climbing at an early age, and by the age of 13 she had conquered her first major climb.

Many Pregnant Women Report E-Cigarette Misconceptions

(HealthDay News) — More than 40% of pregnant women surveyed think electronic cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes, according to a ...

Sorden named director of nursing at Community Springs Healthcare Facility

While working at CSHCF, she continued her education as a registered nurse at Crowder College graduating in 2011. Sorden was promoted from a ...

Harold Mitchell: Help the nurses to keep us all alive

A registered nurse with a degree earns between $52,000 and $79,000 pa — and that's less than any executive's PA. Charlie has got an uncle who's ...

Nursing stays top of trusted jobs list

Wollongong Hospital registered nurse Daniel Graham says results of a poll of professions recognises the hard work nurses put into their line of work.