'Nurse Keith' Wins Blogger Scholarship Congratulations to
Nurse Keith and his RN blog
"Digital Doorway" for winning our first-ever national RN blogger scholarship. Beginning this month, Keith will author blog posts on a number of critical nursing issues—from short-staffing and mandatory overtime, to the debate over healthcare reform this Presidential campaign season. We're excited to feature Keith's blog on our site, and will keep you posted on his work throughout the summer and fall.
Check out Nurse Keith's blog
Nursing Stories That Inspire
All nurses know what it's like to have a difficult day or week. Our work is rife with challenging situations. But we're also experts in lifting one another up, in finding inspiration in the most unlikely of places. This year, for Nurses Week (May 6 -12), we wanted to celebrate the experiences that keep us going.
Submit your own story of inspiration
Read a selection of Value Care RN stories
Pennsylvania RNs Mobilize For Patients
Hundreds of healthcare workers rallied in Harrisburg, PA, in early 2008. Nurses and others are urging state legislators to protect patient care by passing a ban on mandatory overtime. Recently, Rhode Island RNs succeeded in winning a new law for patients that will prohibit hospitals from requiring RNs to work more than 12 consecutive hours.
Read an op-ed by Kathy Magaro, RNC, MPA (02/08/08)
SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania Check out video of the Pennsylvania rally
Cathy Glasson, RN in Business Week
The writers at Business Week are attempting to crack the case of the U.S. nursing shortage. They've been piecing together the crisis, looking at everything from stagnant wages and lack of training to increasingly difficult working conditions for RNs. (Read the articles "A Critical Shortage of Nurses" and "Are Nursing Shortages Causing Deaths?" )
Post a comment on staffing
Sen. Clinton Visits Michelle Estrada, RN
This summer, Sen. Hillary Clinton joined Las Vegas nurseMichelle Estrada on her nightly rounds at St. Rose Hospital.
Hundreds of Value Care nurses visited USA Today.com to post a comment on their coverage of the visit. They used the media's attention on Estrada to educate thepublic on the need for safe staffing standards as a key part ofhealthcare reform.
Visit the USA Today story and read RN comments on why it's important we enact safe-staffing nationwide.