Industry News

NLN Publishes First Comprehensive Guide to Simulations in Nursing Education In 2003, with a grant from Laerdal Medical Corporation, the NLN launched a study to examine simulation as a tool to supplement learning in classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings. The researchers' valuable insights and practical guidance have now been published in "Simulation in Nursing Education: From Conceptualization to Evaluation," (NLN, 2007), the first comprehensive guide of its kind for nurse educators. [3-4-2007]

Natus Medical Receives FDA Approval for the Olympic Cool-Cap The Cool-Cap system, which is the only FDA-approved device for the treatment of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in term newborns, provides selective head cooling to prevent or reduce the severity of neurologic injury associated with HIE. [3-4-2007]

NLN Establishes Academy of Nursing Education Fellow Program to Recognize Nurse Faculty and Others Who Have Made Enduring and Substantial Contributions to the Field [3-3-2007]

Maimonides Congestive Heart Failur Program Establishes New Standard of Care Individualized Treatment Plan Keeps Patients Out of the Hospital and Includes Support for Caregivers [3-2-2007]

The U.S. Green Building Council Final Report: PVC an Unhealthy Building Material The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the nation’s largest green building organization, has released its long-awaited assessment of the health and environmental impacts of polyvinyl chloride plastic (PVC) building materials. The report makes clear that PVC, also commonly known as vinyl, is not a healthy building material. [3-2-2007]

Nurse Advocates Denounce Proposed Cuts to Federal Advanced Nursing Education Funds The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) contends that cuts to nurse training programs proposed in the federal 2008 fiscal year budget would intensify the current shortage of nurses and nurse faculty. [3-2-2007]

HRSA Report Finds Nursing Workforce Expanded, Grew Older in 2004 Preliminary survey data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) finds that the number of Registered Nurses grew to 2.9 million nationwide in 2004, rising by 7.9 percent since 2000 and outpacing the workforce growth rate logged between 1996 and 2000. [3-2-2007]

Dermatology Nurses' Association Embraces the Future of the Specialty at Anniversary Convention During the convention, DNA celebrated its 25th Anniversary and recognized outstanding members. [3-2-2007]

Thousands of Health Care Workers, Patients and Providers to Rally at State Capitol Contingents From More Than 130 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Converge in Albany to Oppose Governor’s Proposed $1 Billion in Health Care Cuts [3-2-2007]

JCAHO to Test Nursing-Focused Care Quality Measures   [3-2-2007]

Winthrop Automates Patient Care Processes in Emergency Department and Hospital-based Physician Practices Winthrop-University Hospital to Implement Electronic Health Record and Emergency Department Information System for Over 150 Physicians [2-21-2007]

VersaMed Calls on State & Local Governments to Go Beyond the Ventilator: Mandate O2 Concentrators Brings Message of Smart Disaster Preparedness to National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Summit [2-21-2007]

The Joint Commission Seeks Examples of Hand Hygiene Measurement Methods The Joint Commission is seeking comprehensive, innovative and cost effective hand hygiene measurement methods that address adherence to hand hygiene guidelines to share with health care organizations throughout the world, as part of its Consensus Measurement in Hand Hygiene (CMHH) project. [2-18-2007]

Survey Reveals Nurses and Patients See Limitations of Commonly Used Method of Postoperative Pain Management Findings point to need for improved routes of administration for greater ease of use, comfort [2-13-2007]

North Shore-LIJ Had Nation’s Second-largest Number of Clinical Trial Participants Through their participation in a national study, patients being treated for a rare form of leukemia by doctors at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) and Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center have helped confirm that an arsenic compound, coupled with standard chemotherapy treatments, significantly increases long-term survival. [2-12-2007]

Bio-Optronics and Hand Held Products to Introduce Handheld Point of Care Solution AdministratOR is a cost-effective bar-coded point of care solution which ensures that mid-size hospitals and long-term care facilities can afford to comply with the “5 Rights of Patient Safety". [2-9-2007]

Innovation and Collaboration Add Up to Exceptional Care at the Maimonides Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence The Maimonides Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence with its three components is able to offer the newest medications, most sophisticated devices and latest in minimally invasive treatments. [2-9-2007]

Bush Budget Unacceptable In the Face of National Nurse and Nurse Educator Shortages The National League for Nursing reacted with grave concern to the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget presented by President Bush today. [2-5-2007]

Forest Hills Hospital’s Cultural Medicine Program Eases Many Patient Concerns Hospitals can be imposing places for people who understand the language. For people who don’t, the inability to explain what hurts or understand why a procedure is being performed places added stress on the patient, family and healthcare providers. By Linda Christiano [2-2-2007]