A Special Thanksgiving Wishes
November 26th, 2008My friends,
Just a brief note to wish you All a very Happy Thanksgiving.  Thank you for your unselfish giving to the patients you care for. Best wishes to you and your family!
Sagent HealthstaffŠ
Welcome to the revival of the Sagent Blog
November 14th, 2008With the economy down and the unemployment rate on the rise, Americans are justifiably scared during this time of tremendous uncertainty. Â
Luckily, for you - the traveler - hospitals are still in high demand of your services! While many of your friends and family members may find themselves jobless, you may rest assured that Sagent Healthstaff will match you with your desired travel assignment. Act now!
Sagent Healthstaff unveils a new look to our website which promotes a “featured jobs” section covering some of our hottest jobs. In addition to the featured jobs section, you may search through a database which displays many of our offered positions. As always, Sagent Healthstaff’s dedicated team of recruiters hold the most up-to-date information on our openings. Don’t hesitate to call 877-447-3376 to learn about any opportunities.Â
Built on the philosophy of “providing you with more,” Sagent Healthstaff recently polled our nurses and found that many of you like to vacation in the following hot spots:  The Caribbean, Mexico, and The Bahamas. As such, we’re offering a fantastic promotion to our travelers with the Grand Prize being an all-inclusive 4-5 night getaway for two to a destination of your choosing! To see more information on the contest - visit:
“Why do we nurses feel indispensable?”
March 3rd, 2007“Why do we nurses feel indispensable? Why is calling in sick such an enormous undertaking fraught with misgiving and anxiety? What is it that makes it seem that the world will stop turning if we don’t show up?”
An honest meditation by an insider…
What Is an Online Associates Degree in Nursing Worth ?
February 27th, 2007An Online Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) prepares you for further studies while you are still working. The associate’s degree in nursing and the clinical experience that you acquire stand you in good stead when you decide to appear for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX).
The ADN is a two year course that allows you to become a registered nurse (RN) without having to acquire a bachelor’s degree. It is not possible for everyone to devote time exclusively to studies and acquire a bachelor’s degree. Hence an online ADN is a great way to traverse the RN-BSN path.
New Fund in Canada Aims to Create Jobs for Nursing Graduates
February 27th, 2007The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), the union representing 53,000 registered nurses, hopes that the multi-million-dollar fund announced by Canadian Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will help create permanent jobs for new nursing graduates.
“This is a good thing for Ontario’s nursing graduates,” says Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN, ONA President. “We need to bring more registered nurses into our health-care system, and while these are not permanent, full-time positions being created, the announcement does allow new graduates six months of experience on the front lines, which will be invaluable experience for them.”
For further information: Ontario Nurses’ Association, Sheree Bond, (416) 964-8833, ext. 2430.
Falling in love with the nursing profession
February 26th, 2007Friday, February 23, 2007
If you happen to see Garrison Levey reading a thick tome on his lunch hour and you assume it is simply the latest best seller he could not put down, you would be wrong.
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The book, “Fundamentals of Psychiatric Mental Health in Nursing” is one of a mountain of 15 texts that mean more to Levey right now than any novel could.
“Friends told me they thought I would make a good nurse,” Levey said.
He was skeptical, but his wife, Adrianna, signed him up for nursing assistant classes.
“I told him, try it, if you don’t like it, drop out,” she said.
“I fell in love with it,” Levey said.
A good school nurse is getting harder to find
February 26th, 20074 Things a Nurse Cannot Do Without…
February 25th, 2007I like this personal meditation about what the four things in life that a nurse thinks she cannot do without…
“Knowing that there is something bigger outside of myself helps me get through a bad shift. A cornerstone of my life is the belief in a higher power, and that everything happens for a reason. I stop and ask myself what the universe is trying to teach me each time the shift is falling apart around me. Sometimes I think that I’m being taught patience, and other times tolerance, but sometimes I think the universe is pulling a prank on me, and it makes me laugh.”
Southern Nursing Research Society - Keynote Presentation
February 25th, 2007New Digital Tablets for Nurses – Practical Idea?
February 25th, 2007Perhaps this is a good productivity idea for those nurses in administrative roles. But for clinical nurses I have no idea when they’ll have the chance to handle both their patients, doctors and these tablets?
Check out this assessment:
http://kanban.blogspot.com/2007/02/intel-motion-develop-tablet-pc-for.html
This PBS program made it clear that doctors were not that enthusiastic about these new electronic gadgets either:
Mendocino College nursing program receives donations
February 19th, 2007The Mendocino College Nursing Program has recently received two donations from the local medical community.
In January, Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits donated $3500 to the Mendocino College Licensed Vocational Nurse to Registered Nurse Bridge program.
This donation will be used to purchase educational equipment for the nursing lab on the Mendocino College Ukiah Campus.
The nursing lab has five patient simulation areas where students learn their nursing skills prior to work in the hospital.
Illinois Getting Ready to Change its Nursing law
February 16th, 2007The two most important changes are:
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Only nurses would be allowed to give out medications to patients.
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Advanced Practice Nurses, such as nurse practitioners, will be allowed to work without the direct supervision of a doctor.
To read more about these important changes that will affect all current and prospective nurses working in Illinois please click this
Happy Valentine’s!
February 14th, 2007
Maryland’s First CRNA and CNL Master’s Students Graduate from UMB Program
February 13th, 2007According to a 2003 survey of Maryland Hospital Association, there is 16.6% vacancy rate for CRNAs in the state. Fifteen of the 17 graduates were immediately offered CRNA positions in the Baltimore area.
“We are extremely proud of our nurse anesthesia graduates, who completed this rigorous 28-month, full-time program that included an 18-month, full-time clinical rotation,” said Lou Heindel, DNP, CRNA, assistant professor and director of the School of Nursing’s nurse anesthesia program.
RN Dr. Newhouse wins $100K Grant
February 11th, 2007Robin P. Newhouse, PhD, RN has been awarded a two-year $100,000 grant by the Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund Grant at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions to conduct four studies related to smoking cessation interventions and counseling efforts by nurses in Maryland hospitals.