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| Balancing Act |
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| In the coldest terms and
in many ways, what the federal Patients' Bill of
Rights is all about is patient care vs. dollars.
And smack dab in the middle of that equation are
RNs who, as utilization review staff, help managed
care providers determine appropriate interventions
and judicious use of health plan resources. Read |
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| A Look Ahead |
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| Every time Kathleen Sanford,
RN, heard people talk about the nursing shortage,
the same old problems and solutions seemed to come
up: recruitment bonuses, shift differentials, talk
of restructuring the workplace, day care for nurses
with children. Read |
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| Do Your Homework |
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| Combining a vacation to
an exotic location with learning a language sounds
great. But before you book a flight, be sure that
study abroad is right for you, said Jennifer Lewis,
product manager at studyabroad.com. Read |
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Behind the Walls |
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| Patty Daugherty, RN, is on the inside
looking out across the grounds of the Edna Mahan
Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, N.J.
She sees herself in graduate school, possibly in
the fall, working to become a nurse practitioner
specializing in adult care. Read |
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| B is For Attitude |
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| In Houston's first celebration of
National Black Nurses Day on Feb. 1, Mary Holt Ashley,
Ph.D., RN, encouraged her audience of more than
200 African-American nurses to adopt "Ashley's
B-Attitudes." Read |
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| Yesterday's Gone |
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| For three years now, Ola Arije, RN,
has ensured the physical and emotional well-being
of 30 long-term care residents. Arije's patients,
whom she regards as her second family, are Alzheimer's
disease patients. Read |
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| Prime-Time Perceptions |
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| One of the topics at this year's
American Medical Association's Leadership Conference,
"It Must Be True, I Saw it on TV," addressed
the health care community's concern over how patients
are affected by what they see as "good medicine"
on television. Read |
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| Rough Road Ahead |
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| The path to the chief executive officer's
suite is far from smooth for many nurses, women
in particular. Many of them spent years, if not
decades, juggling the responsibilities of frontline
health care jobs and raising families before establishing
a clear career path to the top. Read |
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| Open-Door Policy |
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| Some hospitals allow families to
be present in almost all instances, including rounds
and shift changes. Some encourage families, with
the patient’s permission, to sit in on discussions
about charts and care plans. Read
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| Nurse entrepreneurs strike out
on their own to find rich rewards, challenges |
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| It was Saturday and Karon White Gibson,
RN, and Joy Smith Catterson, RN, were making visits
to several patients in their new home care business.
They were also on their way to a wedding, so they
were dressed more sophisticated than usual for a
home visit. Read
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| When Opportunity Knocks |
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| Nurses traverse many roads when starting
their own business with differing motivating factors
and approaches that precede their transition. Read
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