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We are moving forward with our planned events for May. Please visit our website www.nvnurses.org for more information or to register for the Women's Health Conference. Some sites are filling up rapidly, so I hope you will consider registering soon.
I have included some sites with information about the disaster in Japan. I'm not aware that Japan is requesting medical or nursing personnel at this time.
The IFNN Awards Dinner/ Dance in Las Vegas is growing. NONL and NNEPA are now officially partnering with NNA on this event. Watch for more information. If you are interested in sponsoring a table or placing an ad in the program, please contact Elizabeth Fildes at
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Registration is going well for the May 10 NNA Women's Health Promotion conference. We now have 12 sites around the state, and we hope you can join us at one of them for this free CEU event, offered by NNA as a Nurses Week gift to nurses.
For more information or to register, please visit our website at www.nvnurses.org.
We have a limited budget for advertising this conference, and we need your help to let people know about it. Please help us to spread the word. We will also be sending out a flyer soon that you can print and post in your workplace. Thank you! |
| NIOSH Healthcare Personnel Survey | |
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) invites healthcare personnel to participate voluntarily in an online survey about health and safety practices in working with hazardous chemicals on the job. The survey is open until March 26, 2011.
The voluntary survey can be accessed at www.niosh-healthcare-survey.org
You will be asked for an organization key which is: HCWS
Individual responses will be kept confidential, and no personal identifiers will be recorded. The survey will take about 30 minutes to complete.
Results of the survey will help NIOSH better understand the extent to which healthcare personnel may be exposed to chemical agents such as antineoplastic agents, anesthetic gases, surgical smoke, high level disinfectants, chemical sterilants, and aerosolized medications, and the circumstances of potential exposures. Results will also help NIOSH to better learn and understand current practices for reducing potential exposures, to identify gaps in current knowledge about those practices, and to design further research in collaboration with our partners for addressing those gaps. |
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Educational Opportunities |
The second in the series of Nevada Health Care Association (NVHCA) Quality First Educational Series will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in Las Vegas at Brady Industries, 7055 Lindell Road, and Thursday, March 17, in Carson City at the Carson City Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 801 S. Carson St. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with legislators on issues important to the long-term care industry during the Carson City event.
For more information on Nevada Health Care Association or the Quality First Educational Series can call 866-307-0942 or visit www.nvhca.org.
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The Northwest Rural Nurse Residency is offering Rural Crisis Assessment and Measurement Simulation Workshop May 19 and 20
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Mountain Time).
Rural experts bring current crisis assessment and management strategies to your facility using the latest web-based technologies.
For more information, please contact:
Idaho State University School of Nursing, Office of Professional Development, 921 S. 8th Avenue, Stop 8101, Pocatello, ID 83201-8101
Email: nurseopd@isu.edu
Phone: (208) 282-3820
Fax: (208) 282-4476
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Educare, Wound & Skin Care Education will present a comprehensive wound management program including A&P of the skin, normal wound healing, factors affecting wound closure, developing a comprehensive prevention program, assessment & documentation, managing bioburden in wounds and topical dressing selection.
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ANCC will present the first Pathways to Excellence Conference in Austin, TX July 14-15. For more information, visit http://www.nursecredentialing.org/pathwayconference |
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Please let me know if you have comments, suggestions, or information you want included in the next News You Can Use.
Sincerely,
Margaret
Margaret Curley, RN, BSN
Nevada Nurses Association
775-747-2333
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Upcoming Events |
April 1 NvAHQ's "Patient Centered Care", Las Vegas and Reno, www.nvahq.org
April 30 DEA National Drug Disposal Day
May 10 NNA Conference "Collaborating to Promote Women's Health: Tools and Strategies that Work"
May 13 NNA 1st Annual Initiative on the Future of Nursing in Nevada Champions Awards, Las Vegas & Nurses of Achievement Awards, Northern Nevada
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Job Opportunities
For more information on jobs, visit our website at http://www.nvnurses.org/Main-Menu-Category/Resources/Jobs.aspx
If you are job hunting and want to receive job notices as soon as they come in, sign up for our Job Seekers mailing list by sending an email to nvnursesassn@mvqn.net |
| Japan Earthquake/Tsunami | |
CDC has provided guidelines for clinicians with patients returning from the earthquake/tsunami region.
USAID is the lead federal agency in responding to international disasters. Visit their website for updates.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stands ready to provide public health and medical support to the government of Japan, although none has been requested at this time.
ASPR, FDA, and CDC are coordinating with the Dept of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and West Coast states on public messaging to address concerns about any release of radiation from damaged nuclear power plants in Japan reaching the United States. Although no public health risks are expected in the U.S., Washington State and Oregon are monitoring air and water as a precaution.
For a review of decontamination procedures, see Medscape's
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