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May
2, 2006
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National
Nurses Week
Celebrate
your profession May 6-12.
"Nurses:
Strength, Commitment, Compassion" is the theme for the
2006 National Nurses Week.
 National
Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th,
Florence Nightingale's birthday. Many consider Nightingale
the founder of modern nursing. The history of Nurses Week
began in 1953 when Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department
of Health, Education and Welfare sent the proposal to President
Eisenhower. In 1974, President Nixon proclaimed a “National
Nurse Week.”
There
are nearly 2.4 million registered nurses, 531,000 licensed
practical and licensed vocational nurses and 1.8 million nursing,
psychiatric and home health aides in the United States. It
is expected that registered nurses will experience the largest
job growth of any occupation in the next decade. In fact,
according to the US Census Bureau, between 2002 and 2012,
the projected growth in the number of registered nurses is
623,000.
In
honor of National Nurses Week, we at Favorite thank you for
the contributions you make every shift, every day in the lives
of both patients and families. Your dedication, compassion
and professionalism are greatly appreciated. Thanks for being
our "Favorite".
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Nursing
in Days Gone By
By
Favorite Healthcare Staffing VP, Brenda Andrascik, RN
Initially
the premise for this article was to compare nursing now to
nursing 100 years ago, but then something hit me like a lightening
bolt. That something was that I don’t have to go back
100 years to see changes…I just need to think back to
those things that have changed in my “nursing lifetime”.
One thing I know for sure - the only constant thing in health
care now is change - and that has to be a good thing for our
patients.
Do any
of the following bring back fond memories?
- Patients
being admitted to the hospital the night before their elective
surgery for "pre-op work up"
- Counting
IV drips
- “clinic”
shoes
- Chest
tube bottles that sat in a box on the floor at the side
of the bed and getting on your knees to read the draining
output every hour or shift (if you worked in a pediatric
ICU you laid on your belly). Hooray for pleurevacs!
- Thermometers
you had to shake down
- Croup
tents
- Manometers
for CVP readings
- SOAP
notes
- Nursing
Caps and capping ceremonies
- The
picture of the nurse doing the “quiet” sign
to remind us to be quiet in every hospital lobby
- Swan
Ganz caths for anyone in the ICU, some thought if you weren't
sick enough for a Swan then you didn't need to be in ICU
- Gowning
up from head to toe in isolation for MRSA!
- Feeding
geriatric residents PO with a 60 cc syringe!
- Moving
from the labor room to delivery room then to recovery and
finally to postpartum
- Paper
requisitions sent to the lab or pharmacy for meds or lab
tests (Some hospitals even had pneumatic tube systems)
- Putting
rolled washcloths in stroke patients’ contracted hands
- Patient
wards of 4-12 beds
These
are just the start of many changes I have seen in my 30 year
career. I am sure some of you have even more to add to the
list. We would love to hear from you. Send your list to newsletter@favoritestaffing.com.
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Don't
Delay Your Summer Pay
Access
your pay while on vacation by enrolling in direct deposit
or the payroll card.
Have
you ever been vacationing in another town and run short on
cash? If you've ever had to call home to have a friend or
family member drop your check in the bank for you, then you
need Direct Deposit or the Payroll Card!
When
you enroll in either of these services, you receive:
- Pay
that arrives in your account on the day you're scheduled
to be paid - whether you're in town or not
- Funds
that are immediately available for withdrawal from ATMs
across the country
Don't
have a checking or savings account? No problem. The Payroll
Card is designed just for you! The Payroll Card allows you
to access your pay through ATMs. A small fee applies to deposits
and withdrawals, but you'll never have to wait by the mailbox
or rush your check to the bank again.
To
sign up for either of these services and get your money when
you need it, contact your local
branch office or visit our
website for enrollment forms.
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Ah(Choo!),
Springtime!
Even
allergy sufferers can delight in the arrival of spring.
This is
the time of year where we should feel free to fling open our
windows and enjoy the wonderful, warmer spring air. Unfortunately
for many of us, it becomes the time to lock the window, crank
the AC and pray the pollen stays outside.
One in
four Americans suffers from hayfever. The result is a miserable
combination of sneezing, loose mucus and itchy eyes, nose
and throat. In an especially cruel twist, lethargy and drowsiness
is often coupled with insomnia.
Unlike the severe response experienced by people with strong
allergies to foods or insect bites, pollen allergies are very
rarely life-threatening. However, asthmatics and other people
with compromised respiratory systems are warned to take precautions
when pollen counts are high.
Over-the-counter
remedies provide adequate relief for many sufferers. Most
prescribed antihistamines will provide the same degree of
effectiveness as OTCs, but for longer duration and without
the side effects (e.g., drowsiness, dry mouth).
The American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology offers the following
tips on how people with allergies can ease their symptoms:
- Do
a thorough cleaning inside your home. Through the winter,
windows, bookshelves, and air conditioning vents can collect
dust and mold that can trigger allergy symptoms.
- Close
the windows in your home when pollen counts are high. Avoid
using window fans that may draw pollen inside.
- Minimize
outdoor activity when pollen counts are high. Peak pollen
times are usually between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. You can get
up-to-date pollen information for your area by going to
the National Allergy Bureau's website at www.aaaai.org/nab.
- Take
allergy medications at least 30 minutes before you go outside.
- Wash
bedding weekly in hot water. Dry laundry indoors. Sheets
hung on outside lines can collect pollen.
- Shower
and wash your hair before bed in order to wash off pollen
that's collected on your skin and hair.
- Keep
pets off furniture and out of the bedroom. Pollen can cling
to dogs and cats who've been outside.
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