| First Planning Teleconference Held for New Nurse Special Practice Group |
The first planning teleconference for the NNA New Nurse Special Practice Group was held on August 5. The group discussed a variety of options to support nurses in the first five years of practice, including a discussion of a possible role for mentors.
If you are interested in becoming involved in this group as a New Nurse or as an experienced nurse supporter, please email Margaret at nvnursesassn@mvqn.net for meeting details. |
| Job Opportunities |
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno is looking for a full-time medical-surgical nurse educator. For more information, visit http://www.saintmarysreno.org/index.htm and click on the "Jobs" link. |
| Stories of Interest |
The public is invited to attend the Grand Opening of the Center for Molecular Medicine at UNR School of Medicine. The event will be held:
Saturday, August 21, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Center for Molecular Medicine
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada
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MedScape reports that at the International AIDS Conference, which just took place in Vienna, Austria, the CAPRISA (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa) study, researchers reported that the use of vaginal gel microbicide by women reduced the incidence of new HIV infection by about 40%. Additionally, they found that the incidence of newly acquired herpes simplex virus infections was also dramatically reduced. Read the full story at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/726159?src=mp&spon=42&uac=30113HN |
