Thursday, May 5, 2011

Study: Few Americans accurately monitor calories - USATODAY.com

Only 9% of people in the USA can accurately estimate the number of calories they should eat in a day, and 9% keep track of their calories every day.

People have plenty of excuses for not tracking: They say it's extremely difficult, and they lack the interest, knowledge and focus. Some say they're not convinced that it matters all that much.

These are among the findings of a nationally representative online survey of 1,000 people, conducted for the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation.

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Career Alternatives For Nurses, NursingEntrepreneurs.com

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Tracy McClelland, RN, MSN, Ycarte Health Career Center, Georgia Nursing Entrepreneurs:"Opening doors to the Nursing Profession is our primary concern. We are a nursing tutorial facility designed to assist our community by training healthcare professions with the most updated nursing information and training equipment. We focus on assisting individuals who want to advance in the healthcare profession, or begin with an entry level into healthcare. Our goal is to bring education to you in a comfortable non-threatening environment that allows for learning. Whether you are new to healthcare or desire to advance in this profession, we can provide you with the training you need."
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Career Planning for Nurses (Amazon.com) by Bette, Ph.D. Case, Betty S. Case:"Healthcare reform creates a new climate of career opportunities for registered nurses. The shifting paradigm in healthcare impacts the practice & career expectations of every nurse. Nurses need to know how these changes will affect their present jobs, what new opportunities will develop & how to make career choices which will prove personally & professionally satisfying. Nurses can access many defined roles & career opportunities. They can develop in response to the paradigm shift."

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Spreading Your Wings: Career Alternatives for Nurses! by: Donna Cardillo, RN, BS:"My 20-year nursing career has been an incredible journey - a personal journey of discovering who I am and what I am capable of doing, and a professional journey through the healthcare system that revealed how many different ways and places there are to use my skills and talents as a nurse."
http://www.dcardillo.com/articles/spreading.html

Donna Cardillo, RN, New Jersey:"Donna Wilk Cardillo has been speaking and entertaining for over a decade. Her sense of humor and animated style bring her presentations to life. She has a passion for speaking and compassion for her audiences. Donna presents in a down to earth style that hits the mark with any audience. Donna's speaking style is consistently described as inspirational and dynamic. She has been characterized as motivational, down to earth, funny, approachable, upbeat, knowledgeable, professional, and a good role model."
Cardillo & Associates •
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Career Alternatives, from The Nursing Spectrum:"The field of Nursing is far from a "cookie-cutter" type of career. There are many different types of positions and specialties that one may pursue. Even still, there are several other roads one may take including: Entrepreneur/Consultant Flight Nurse Forensic Nurse Holistic Nurse Medical Editor/Writer Military Nursing Nursing Informatics Parish Nurse Pharm/Med Sales Research Nurse Supplemental Nurse Travel Nurse "
http://www.nursingspectrum.com/CareersInNursing/CareerAlternatives/index.htm

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NursePractitionerBusinessOwner.com, Barbara Phillips, NP:"The NPBO is a private, members-only, resource website that gives you direct, searchable access to a wealth of information about exploring, starting, or growing your own practice or business. As a member, you'll receive 365 days of uninterrupted, 24-hour access to the Member-Only Area of our site."
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Switch careers, NurseWeek/HealthWeek:"You only have one career. But you may have more options about what to do with it than you think. In rising numbers, nurses are putting their talents and skills to use in nontraditional settings. As they expand their horizons, nurses are becoming as indispensable to businesses and congregations as they have been to hospitals and clinics."
http://www.nurseweek.com/features/98-8/980824/switch.html

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Guides for Specific Careers:"These sites are packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not?"
http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.php#Nursing

Nursingentrepreneurs.com is a networking and resource directory for Nurse-Owned businesses and nurses looking for an alternative to working at the bedside.

If you explore the site a bit, you'll find profiles of hundreds of nurse entrepreneurs around the country. We encourage you to browse around, find a business category you are interested in, then contact the nurse directly. We're available for questions as well. This website is Owned-Operated by Andrew Lopez, RN a Medical/Surgical/Telemetry nurse.

Has your Nurse-owned business been written up in the news? Do you send out a newsletter or regular press releases? We'd like to hear about it!

Our Newest article is from an Arizona Nurse Entrepreneur:

Should You Incorporate Your Registry Business? By Joseph Caracci, RN:"The short answer is yes! When starting a new nurse registry business, you are entering into a legal business environment that requires you to take steps to protect your personal assets, such as your home, your savings, and your retirement. With this in mind, you need to determine which legal form you are going to take for your new registry. Some of the common choices are a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a limited liability partnership (LLP), a limited liability company (LLC), and a corporation."
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/incorporate

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The #1 question, we've been receiving lately is about Starting A Nursing Agency, resource sites & manuals

Please choose from the following:

Interesting Reading For Nurse Entrepreneurs, Actual or Soon To Be:

Nurse Entrepreneurs: Tales of Nurses in Business:"This book is vey inspiring! Learn how 50 different nurses brought their vision to reality! Learn some great tips on starting your own business. Nurses don't have to just work at the bedside. Read this book and you will be thinking of how you can make your dream a reality!"

Own Your Own Corporation: Why the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone Else Works for Them:"Rich Dad's-"Own your Own Corporation" is a must read for anyone comtemplating a new business-or someone who already owns their own business. Garrett's direct yet simplistic explanations of the different business entities,the proper and best suited entity for your business-is followed by real-life scenarios which helps drive home the importance of corporate ownership in today's business world. Use Garrett's legal expertise to establish a successful, legally responsible and fiscally protected business...And understand the why's and how's of that ownership."

21 Success Secrets, Success Secret #4- "Do What You Love to Do." Get your FREE CD and find out the other 20 secrets of self-made millionaires.:"Order your FREE CD ($4.95 S&H) from Brian Tracy's acclaimed 21 Success Secrets series. Start with 21 Success Secrets of $elf-Made Millionaires - full of techniques practiced by all men and women who go from rags to riches in one generation. Brian Tracy is a noted success expert. He's trained over 2 million people in 23 countries how to achieve their financial goals faster than ever before."

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    A Nurse Is More, by Richard G. Shuster, Nursing Poems, Inspirational Stories

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    A Nurse Is More, Why?
    Though nobody, can say why, for sure,
    Nurse's desire, for service, is pure.
    Not for themselves, it has to be for others.
    A life dedicated, to their sisters and their brothers.

    A Nurse Is More, How?
    Through reserves, of strength, care and love,
    Nurses take their lead, from the power above.
    Above and beyond, their duty comes first.
    Their patient's needs paramount, before even hunger and thirst.

    A Nurse Is More, When?
    When we need them the most, at our times of ill,
    Nurses come through, with their care and goodwill.
    When we feel we can't go on, and wish, to give up the ghost.
    That's when our Nurses, give it their most.

    A Nurse Is More, Where?
    In the hospital, the battlefield, the clinic and hospice,
    Nurses are there, in the ER, the OR, the workplace, and medical office.
    Where we are, to go for our care, thankfully, we find Nurses there.
    Aging, sick, fearful, weary, we turn to Nurses, and know they care.

    A Nurse Is More,
    A Nurse Is More, much more than all we've said, or all we can say,
    other than, to acknowledge the Nurses, who so brighten our day.
    In gratitude, we thank Nurses, their willingness to serve, we find so
    appealing,bringing to us, their comfort, wisdom, compassion and healing.

    Richard G. Shuster
    05/10/99

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    For those requesting permission for reprint use, of the poem "A Nurse Is More", the following is a brief mini-bio, of the author.

    Richard G. Shuster, is a Quality Assurance professional, in the bio-medical research industry. He lives in the Reno, NV area, with his spouse, Jeannine E. Shuster, R.N., employed by the VAMC-Reno.

    Email: rgsjesshuster@sierra.net or rshuster@sierrabiomedical.com

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    Darleen Norton, RN, CLNC, Verum Dictum, Inc., Michigan Legal Nurse Consultants, Legal Nursing Consultants, Medical/Legal Consulting

    The Shortcut URL To This Section Is: http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/norton

    Name: Darleen Norton

    Degrees/ Licenses: RN, CLNC

    Business Name: Verum Dictum, Inc.

    Business Organization? Corporation - Subchapter S, Reg. in the State of Michigan

    Why did you choose this type of organization? I chose Inc. with Sub S for the tax advantages and the increased protection from potential liabilities.

    Please describe business/services you provide:

      Legal Nurse Consulting in the areas of:

      Medical Malpractice

      • Screen the case for merit
      • Identify applicable standards of care, to include adherences and deviations
      • Analyze and interpret operational issues affecting the performance of the healthcare organization, such as staffing issues
      • Assist in determining competencies of licensed healthcare providers
      Personal Injury
      • Identify causation and mechanism of injury (or claimed injury)
      • Identify and assess all damages associated with the injury
      • Attend IME’s
      Toxic Tort and environmental
      • Develop a framework within which to analyze multiple toxic tort cases
      • Research specific toxins, chemicals or other environmental issues including “sick building syndrome”
      • Locate applicable material safety data sheets (MSDS’s)
      • Assist the attorney in understanding and interpreting the data
      Criminal
      • Review police reports, photographs and diagrams
      • Review physical evidence
      • Analyze and compare witness statements to the facts
      • Critically review medical records of victims of excessive use of force by police
      • Review and analyze medical records or autopsy reports to assess injuries and causation
      Products Liability
      • Develop a framework within which to analyze damages resulting from a medical or nonmedical device or a defective product
      • Prove liability – defective design, defective manufacture and failure to warn
      • Research literature on a specific device or product, including warranties.
      Class Action Suits
      • Develop a framework within which to analyze multiple class action cases
      • Research specific issues resulting in a class action
      • Participate in interview sessions with the attorney’s potential clients.
      Street Address: 964 Sugarbush Lane

      City: Beulah

      State/Province: Michigan

      Zip Code: 49617

      E-mail Address: NurseNorton@hotmail.com

      Homepage Address: http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/norton

      Type of business categories you would like to be listed:

      Legal nurse consultants

      Keywords, Phrases that describe your business, experience, services: Certified legal nurse consultant, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Consultant, Legal Nurse, CLNC, LNC, Medical Research, Expert Witness Location, Demonstrative Evidence, Medical Bill Review, Nursing Standards of Care, Attend Independent Medical Exams, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Tort, Criminal, Class Action, nursing law

      Contact person: Darleen Norton, President

      Phone number: (231) 590-3123

      Date business started: 4/2006

      What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? The field of nursing attracted me in many ways. I found nursing to be a multi-faceted profession. I thoroughly enjoyed the mutual benefit of the patient/ nurse relationship. I am continually challenged to grow in my knowledge of medicine. I appreciated the financial security, schedule flexibility and diversity in areas of practice.

      What is your experience and background in Nursing? Critical Care Cardiac/Telemetry, Cardiothoracic, Medical-Surgical, Home Care

      How did you hear about the Nursefriendly, NursingEntrepreneurs.com?: Search Engine

      The year were you first licensed as a nurse? 2002

      How many years have you/did you practice as a nurse: Clinical – 3 years; licensed – 4 years

      Professional organizations you belong to: National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants

      What made you decide to start your own business? I was in a bad car accident last year. I am no longer able to provide hands-on care to patients. However, I was left with my mind and my determination to use it to the best of my ability. I have always loved law and saw this as the perfect opportunity.

      How many times have you changed employers in your career? I have only been a nurse for a few years. During that entire time I was employed for the same organization. Prior to that, I did office management.

      What specific qualities and traits do you feel make nurses especially qualified to operate a business? All of them – time management, organization, prioritization, communication, and compassion with a twist of fairness

      Do you currently practice as a nurse? If yes, in what type of setting? No – N/A

      Your most pressing concerns with the profession and healthcare: In many cases, the short staffing issues result in a lack of adequate care provided to the patients due to the extreme over-extension of the nurses and other healthcare providers.

      Other areas of interest and expertise: Management, criminal law, forensics

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    Clinical Trial Deaths And Compensation In India // Pharmalot

    An investigation by India’s health ministry has found that drugmakers running clinical trials in the country have not compensated survivors of most volunteers who died during their studies. Of 671 deaths that were reported last year, there is evidence that compensation was given in just three cases, The Business Standard writes.

    And so, the health ministry has asked 44 drugmakers to explain why they have not provided compensation, which is mandatory under the current law. Among those queried were Eli Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Bayer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi-Aventis. For instance, data compiled by the ministry show there were 152 deaths reported during Sanofi trials and 138 took place in Bayer trials.

    A Novartis spokesperson tells the paper that its clinical trial investigator insisted any deaths were not caused by a medication, but instead due to the progression of underlying diseases. And compensation is not required in such cases. Other drugmakers offered a similar argument. Ministry officials also say that most deaths, which were attributed to cancer or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders, seemed to have occurred due to the advanced stage of illness among volunteers.

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    Children hospitalized longer when parents aren't fluent in English - FierceHealthcare

    Children hospitalized for infections were more likely to spend more time in the hospital and were less likely to receive home healthcare referrals if their parents or main caregivers had difficulty speaking English, a new study reports in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

    In a nine-year study (between 2000 and 2008), nearly 1,300 children whose parents or caregivers were determined to have limited English proficiency were found to have spent at least 60 percent more time in the hospital when compared to children whose parents/caregivers spoke fluently, said study author Michael Levas, MD, and and his colleagues from Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo.

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    Overall, most of the parents and caregivers observed by the researchers--nearly 97 percent--were proficient in English. The 3 percent who were not were more likely to be Latino and either uninsured or insured by Medicaid for both comparisons.

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    The Medical Quack: HealthGrades And Other MD Rating and Referral Sites List “Dead Doctors” on Their MD Information Pages And Even Include the Insurance Plans the “Dead Doctors” Honor

    This just goes to show you can’t really believe every thing you read on the web.  I came across this by accident when doing some searches relative to the Medical Quack.  I went to an obgyn doctor for many years and was very happy with her and would still be a patient today except for the fact that she unfortunately passed away from breast cancer. 

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    These sites are supposed to “rate and “help” people but I am not convinced how valuable they are when I see my former physician who has been dead for around 6 years still listed and according to the site, she takes HealthNet.  You can read on the site about the focus on helping hospitals with marketing and other software and management areas of business.  I guess they are too busy marketing to look for a little bit of accuracy here with the physicians they provide information for.  Marketing captures all today.  I did call her old phone number out of curiosity and it said it had been disconnected so goodness forbid that phone number being given out to anyone else here, they would kill the phone company with all the wrong numbers due to a listing as such.

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    How Twitter changed the life of this physician executive consultant

    by Kent Bottles, MD

    Every morning at 5:30 AM, I am at my computer scouring the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other news sources for articles about health care and wellness.

    These articles are then summarized in 140 characters with a link to the original article and tweeted. As of today there are 3700 followers of my informal aggregated health care news service, and I hear about it if I am late or slack off on the job. My Twitter community depends on me, and I depend on them.

    Twitter has transformed my professional life as an independent physician executive consultant-keynoter who advises health systems and medical groups. Twitter is the main tool I use to monitor the latest developments in the world of health care delivery, payment reform, and physician integration.

    I follow about 1,000 health care professionals on Twitter, and I often learn about developments in real-time long before they hit the newspapers and journal articles.

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    Extra Pounds at Midlife May Boost Dementia Risk Later: MedlinePlus

    Being overweight during middle age may increase your risk of developing dementia later on, a new Swedish study suggests.

    Several studies have already linked obesity in middle age to dementia in later life, but it was unclear whether merely carrying some extra pounds in midlife was a risk factor. The new research suggests that even being overweight -- defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30 -- is linked with a higher risk of dementia.

    "Being overweight at midlife increased the risk of dementia in late life by more than 70 percent," said lead study author Dr. Weili Xu, a postdoctoral researcher at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

    Being obese raised the risk even more, to nearly fourfold.

    "Although the effect of midlife overweight on dementia is not as substantial as that of obesity, its impact on public health is significant," Xu said, noting that 1.6 billion adults worldwide are obese or overweight, including 50 percent of adults in the United States and Europe.

    The study is published in the May 3 issue of Neurology.

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