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Controlling Your Asthma Patient Education Guide

March 17th, 2010 by admin | 0

Asthma is a chronic (long-term) disease of the airways in the lungs. It can’t be spread to others, and it has nothing to do with how you were raised or your relationships. Asthma is often hereditary, meaning it is passed through families. Sometimes, more than one person in the same family has asthma.
When asthma is [...]

ASTHMA, ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY HOSPITAL REFERRAL & MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES

March 17th, 2010 by admin | 0

The Alfred Hospital Referral & Management Guidelines Issue Date: December 2006 Page 2 Latest Update: 20 February, 2008 THE ALFRED SPECIALIST CONSULTING CLINICS APPOINTMENT PRIORITY GUIDE Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology New Appointment Priority Definitions: Immediate -phone Allergy/Respiratory registrar on call on 9076 2000 and/or send to The Alfred Emergency & Trauma Centre 1. Urgent [...]

How to Use ASTHMA IQ

March 15th, 2010 by admin | 0

ASTHMA IQ is divided into 2 sections: Patient Management and Practice Management. You can switch between Patient Management and Practice Management by clicking the buttons at the top of the ASTHMA IQ screen. This document describes how to use the features of both the Patient Management and Practice Management sections.
Patient Management
The main functions of Patient [...]

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma

March 15th, 2010 by admin | 0

More than 22 million Americans have asthma, and it is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, affecting an estimated 6 million children. The burden of asthma affects the patients, their families, and society in terms of lost work and school, lessened quality of life, and avoidable emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and [...]

Registered Nurse Department: Wassaja Memorial Health Center

March 12th, 2010 by admin | 0

Definition/Purpose:
Provide direct patient care to patients of the Wassaja Memorial Health Center.
Essential Functions:
Essential functions may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics.
This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.
Tasks:
Assesses patients requesting medical service; determines nature of illness/need; provides information [...]

Tackling Nurse Shortages in OECD Countries

March 12th, 2010 by admin | 0

There are reports of current nurse shortages in all but a few OECD countries. With further increases in demand for nurses expected and nurse workforce ageing predicted to reduce the supply of nurses, shortages are likely to persist or even increase in the future, unless action is taken to increase flows into and reduce flows [...]

The GENESIS Summer Nursing Program – EnAct

March 11th, 2010 by admin | 0

Two week tuition-free summer residential internship at the University of Michigan School of Nursing
Attend mock nursing classes
Interactive sessions and workshops w/ nurse speakers
Opportunity to work with a faculty researcher and mentor on projects related to nursing
Learn strategic college preparatory skills
Applicants should:
Be students entering grades 9-12 considered economically or educationally disadvantaged or racially underrepresented within the [...]

Being a Registered Nurse

March 10th, 2010 by admin | 0

Being a Registered Nurse. Significant Points: Registered nurses constitute the largest health care occupation, with 2.4 million … The three major educational paths to registered nursing are a bachelor’s degree,. an associate degree, and a diploma from an approved nursing program. … replace experienced nurses who leave the occupation, especially as the median age of. [...]

Mid-level and nurse practitioners in the Pacific: Models and issues

March 10th, 2010 by admin | 0

Throughout the Pacific most generalist mid-level practitioners have the same function—the provision of clinical primary care in community-based health facilities. However, mid-level practitioner education programmes vary considerably, as do the seriousness and complexity of the health problems midlevel practitioners can manage.
Graduates of mid-level practitioner training programmes have been given various titles, including physician assistant, medex, [...]

ACTIONS for the School Nurse

March 9th, 2010 by admin | 0

When a school nurse is assigned to the school (or school district), that person is the key school staff member who coordinates provision of health care services for a student with diabetes at school and at school-related activities. When notified that a student with diabetes is enrolled in the school, annually or more often as [...]