Center for American Nurses

Newsletter

November, 2009

This Month at the Center

Free Webinars on Investing for Retirement

The Busy Nurses Guide to Preparing for Retirement
Friday, November 6 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time

A recent Center for American Nurses survey revealed that 60% of nurses aged 45-60 have done no retirement planning.   If you are among that number, or if you want to determine if you are on track, this is the webinar to attend.  There is no hidden agenda here.  Education and action are the only goals.   Register Now!

The Busy Nurses Guide to Making Savings Last as Long as You Do
Friday, November 13, 2:00 PM Eastern Time     Find Out More...

Nursing Law and Practice

Webinar:  Conflict Management: 
Past, Present and Future
Wednesday, November 18, 7:00 - 8:15 PM  Eastern Time                               
1.25 Contact Hours                 Find out More...

Presenter: Debra Gerardi, RN MPH, JD        
Ms Gerardi provides mediation and facilitation services, conflict assessment systems design, and conflict management training programs for healthcare organizations internationally.  She has provided training to more than 5,000 professionals and over 80 leading healthcare organizations. She is the primary contributor to the Joint Commission's Sentinel Alert #40 which addresses the effect of conflict in healthcare environments.  Ms. Gerardi is a licensed registered nurse with over 25 years clinical and administrative experience, ane practices law in the state of California.

   New E-Booklet

  Negligence to Malpractice:  
  The Professional Practice of Nursing is Evolving
This monograph aims to help nurses understand evolving legal risks, responsibilities, and liabilities involved with the practice of nursing in healthcare organizations.   Read More... 

News Desk

Personal Health

HHS Releases Update of "Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for Women"
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the HHS National Institute of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) has released its updated booklet in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for Women. The guide addresses the concerns of women who notice a breast change or get an abnormal mammogram finding. It explains important next steps in testing, diagnosis, and treatment when breast changes are found.   Read more...

Professional Practice

HHS Awards $17 Million in a New National Initiative to Fight Health Care-Associated Infections
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the award of $17 million to fund projects to fight costly and dangerous health care-associated infections, or HAIs.  Of the $17 million, $8 million will fund a national expansion of    Read more...