New! Jennifer A. Grisso, RN BSN LNC, GrissoMedLegal:"Experienced RN with recent experience in most areas including: Telemetry, Cardiac, CCU, Stepdown, MedSurg, ER, ICU, Ambulatory, Telephonic Triage, Telephonic Disease Management. We bridge the legal and medical world. We are involved in any type of litigation that involves injury or illness, to save you time and money on the medical record, research, chronology. Also we help you prepare for depositions, mediation, or trial, all at a lower cost than other medical professionals."
Jennifer A. Grisso, RN BSN LNC
GrissoMedLegal
8640 Springfield
Skokie, IL, 60076
Phone: 847-204-2084
Email: Jennifer@grissoinc.com
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferagrisso
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Grissomedlegal
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CCRNs Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurses Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nurses A Shift in the Life — The Ongoing Story of a Critical Care Nurse "The Dead Horse" -- Part 1 — by Matthew Nathan Castens, RN, Coolnurse.com:"One of my least favorite jobs in nursing is working as charge nurse. As charge nurse for the shift, I have to know quite a bit about each patient as I act as a resource for all of the staff. This is the part I like. The part I don't like is working with the staffing office and supervisor to arrange for any admissions and finding the nurses to staff the next shift. Unfortunately, this is most of the job of charge nurse."
http://www.coolnurse.com/icu2.htmThis Link is located on our A Typical Nurses Day On The Floors section http://www.nursefriendly.com/typical/
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Critical-Care Nurse, Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow:"Critical-care nursing is that specialty within nursing that deals specifically with human responses to life-threatening problems. A critical-care nurse is a licensed professional nurse who is responsible for ensuring that all critically ill patients and their families receive optimal care. Although very sick and complex patients have always existed, the concept of critical care is relatively modern. As advances have been made in medicine and technology, patient care has become much more complex. To provide appropriate care, nurses needed specialized knowledge and skills, while care delivery mechanisms also needed to evolve to support patients’ needs for continuous monitoring and treatment. The first intensive care units emerged in the 1950s as a means to provide care to very sick patients who needed one-to-one care from a nurse. It was from this environment that the specialty of critical-care nursing emerged."
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow/STTI
Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International
550 West North Street Indianapolis, IN 46202
bennison@stti.iupui.edu
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Louise Cardillo, R.N. B.S., Cardillo Consultants:"Legal Nurse Consulting firm for ten years. I am a strong liason between attorney's, clients and experts. The strength of all cases is in meticulous attention to detail of medical records and choosing the appropriate expert. This aspect of consulting will bring your cases to closure with damages often above expectation. Experience in this field is critical to the success of working with a Legal Nurse Consultant. In addition, the nurse must have a strong clinical foundation and education.
1190 Honeoye Falls 5 Points Rd.
Honeoye Falls, New York 14472
E-Mail: louLNC@frontiernet.net
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Chris Cavanaugh, Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI), Florida, Advanced Practice Nurses, Nursing Entrepreneur, Critical Care, , Home care, Home Infusion, Intravenous Therapy, Legal Nurse Consulting, Nursing Consultants
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/cavanaugh/******************************************************
Kathy Christopherson, RN, President and CEO, Critical Consults, Inc.:"Kathy Christopherson, RN, President and CEO, has been a practicing Registered Nurse for over 26 years and a Legal Nurse Consultant for over 13 years. Her clinical experience includes critical care/intensive care, emergency department, cardiac rehabilitation and nursing education. She remains active in teaching nurses and patient care technicians in the hospital setting and participates in orientation of new staff, credentialing and is an Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (CPR) instructor. As a Legal Nurse Consultant, Kathy has been both an independent consultant and an in-house consultant, working for both plaintiff and defense attorneys throughout the southeast. She has been an expert witness on nursing issues as well as a fact witness for the medical record. She provides services to assist the attorney See List of Consulting Services. Kathy also provides valuable medical library and online literature research."
Greater Atlanta Area
http://www.criticalconsults.com/Kathy Christopherson, RN, Bryan M. Pulliam, LLC:"Ms. Christopherson has over 23 years of nursing and hospital experience. She has worked in the areas of critical care, rehabilitation and nursing education. Ms. Christopherson has been doing legal consulting for lawyers–both plaintiff and defense–for more than 10 years. Ms. Christopherson has also served as an expert witness for both plaintiff and defense lawyers. Ms. Christopherson is also a member of The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants."
http://lawpulliam.com/nurse.phpKathy Christopherson, RN, Linked-In Profile
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Collazo, Stephanie, ADN BSN MNSc CCRN, Illinois
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Lisa Edwards, RN, CLNC, Full Disclosure Medical Legal Consulting, Texas Legal Nurse Consultants:"Medical legal nurse consultant serving attorney-clients (plaintiff or defendant) in medical case review, education in all aspects of the medical case, identification of the deviations or adherences to the medical and nursing standards of care, assist in preparation of production or interrogatories, assist in preparation of demonstrative evidence."
Business Categories: Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, Legal Nurse Consulting, Medical Legal Consulting, Research, Medical Expert, Expert Witness, Nurse Entrepreneurs, Nurse Paralegal
Clinical Categories: Critical Care, Emergency Department
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Debra L. Fore, RN, MSN, Vista HealthCare Consulting:"Legal Nurse Consultant, primarily Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury, Social Security Claimants' Representative."
Specialty areas: Adult Critical Care, Disability, Legal Nurse Consultant, Medical Malpractice, Oncology, Personal Injury, Renal Dialysis, Social Security Claims Telemetry-Step Down
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Victoria Dillon & Anna Oskam, Florida Nurses on: The Nursefriendly
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Lesli Hannah RN, BSN, First Nurse Incorporated:"First Nurse Inc. is a nurse owned and operated temporary medical staffing company. Our goal is to provide quality nursing care to ensure the continuum of care in long term care facilities in Maryland. We also provide nurses to area hospitals. We believe in the value of excellent nursing care & reward our nurses with monetary rewards as well as dignity and respect."
8132 Artie Kemp Road
Frederick, Maryland, 21701
Phone number: 301-865-7120, Fax number: 301-865-7129
E-Mail: lehan@direcway.com
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/firstnurseinc******************************************************
Helen Heiskell, MSN, RN, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Entrepreneur
Clinical Experience: Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, Staff Development, Utilization Review, Workers' Comp Case Management, Home Health
Services: Expert Witness Location, Life Care Planning, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Professional Medical Record Review, Worker's Compensation,
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/heiskell/******************************************************
James Huffman, RN;"Consultant in health care and nursing issues. I provide advice and consultation for nurses on career issues, and write in the field as well. (Author of 'Dare to Be Free: How to Get Control of Your Time, Your Life, and Your Nursing Career,' published in November, 2000. Can be previewed on-line at www.networkfornurses.com) Also provide medical/legal consultations to attorneys, and consult with private individuals and attorneys on life planning and end of life issues."
North Carolina Nurse Consultants, Nursing Entrepreneurs
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/huffman/******************************************************
Helen Lakeru, RN, Good Health Connection, Colorado, Psychiatric Nurses, Operating Room (OR) Nurses, Critical Care Nurses, (Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, CCU, CVCU), Post Anesthesia Recovery (PACU, Recovery Room), Home Health
http://www.nursefriendly.com/lakeru/
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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."
Tracy McClelland, RN, MSN, Ycarte Health Career Center
North Pointe Plaza
1214 North Peterson Ave. Suite P
Douglas, GA 31533
Phone: (912) 384-8680
Fax: (912) 384-4390
info@ycartehealth.org
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/mcclellandCategories: ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
Adult Critical Care Nursing
BLS (Basic Life Support)
Career Alternatives For Nurses
Certification for Nurse Aid Students
Certification Program for Nurses
Continuing Education Provider
Critical Care Nurses
EKG Technician (New Class)
ER
Georgia Nurse Entrepreneurs, Nurse Owned Businesses
Geriatrics Nurses
Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Masters Prepared Nurses
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Motivational speaker
Motivational Workshops
NCLEX-Reviews for RN's & LPNs
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurses
Nurse Aid Training Provider
Nursing Education
Nursing Entrepreneur
Nursing Educators
Nursing Educators
Nursing Workshops for CE hours
Operating Room (OR)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nursing
Pediatrics Nurses
Professional Nurse
Public Speaker
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Darlene Norton, RN, CLNC, Verum Dictum, Inc., Michigan Legal Nurse Consultants:"Legal Nurse Consulting in the areas of: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Toxic Tort and Environmental, Criminal, Products Liability and Class Action Suits."
964 Sugarbush Lane Beulah, Michigan 49617Contact person: Darleen Norton, President
Phone number: (231) 590-3123
E-mail Address: NurseNorton@hotmail.com
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Patty Olson, RN, BSN, MBA, Independent RN Services, Wisconsin Nurse Entrepreneurs:"Independent contracting to hospitals. Specializing in ER and ICU."
1514 Stacy Lane Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538
kpolson@compufort.com
608-449-4680
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Kevin M. Orlowski, RN, New York,
Legal Nurse Consulting, Legal Nurse Consultants:"WNY Legal Nurse Consulting can provide you with the competitive edge needed to prove your case. WNY Legal Nurse Consulting allows you to do your very best by letting us take on those piles of medical records freeing you to focus on issues of law and strategy. Our services are helping attorney’s every day to eliminate the potential of litigation failure by uncovering and interpreting critical medical issues. WNY Legal Nurse Consulting will review and "translate" the medical record, prepare and develop a concise chronological time-line that highlights critical events and deliver a professional report that includes medical research, definitions and a summary of the clients injuries, treatments and outcomes."
Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, ,Operating Room (OR)
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Pickering Cindy, RN CCRN, Florida
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Lynne Ploetz, R.N., C., B.S.N., CCM, Minnesota Nursing Entrepreneurs, Care Management, Nurse Consultants, Consulting, Patient Advocacy
Adult Critical Care, Community Health, Geriatricshttp://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/ploetz
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Donna M. Post, RN, BSN, MBA / HCM, CLNC, LNCP-C , Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc., California Nurse Entrepreneurs, Legal Nurse Consultants:"Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting has over 24 years of experience clinically and administratively, in cardiac, adult and pediatric critical care, and dialysis. Our experience extends to both the inpatient and outpatient settings. MVLNC provides effective identification of practice standards, regulatory standards, adherence and/or deviations to these standards. Our background provides our clients the added benefit of understanding healthcare infrastructure, budgets, and healthcare labor issues. This extensive experience allows for identification of medical and nursing issues in any case that involves health, illness and injury. The clients we serve are attorneys, insurance companies, healthcare facilities and others. At Mid-Valley Legal Nurse Consulting, our goal is to provide our clients with cost-effective, efficient, review and analysis – providing you with winning services while critically defending your bottom-line.
2491 Alluvial #7
Clovis, Ca 93611
Phone: 559-294-7580 or 877-532-5676
Email: midvalleylegalnurseconsulting@gmail.com
http://www.mvlnc.com
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/post/******************************************************
Maureen Richards, RN, MS, CCRN, CHPN, CLNC, Florida Legal Nurse Consultants:"Maureen Richards & Associates, Inc. offers Certified Legal Nurse Consulting services to organizations in need of medical records review, interpretation or analysis. We offer services for plaintiff as well as defense.
821 Overbrook Dr.
Fort Walton Beach
Florida 32547
Phone number: 850-863-9913, Fax number: 850-863-8413
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Liz Sake, BSN, RN: Liz Sake & Associates: As Legal Nurse Consultants, we determine the merits of a medical malpractice case, review and translate medical records, chronicalize events, determine; damages/injuries, future health needs, causation and standards of care. An information discovery program through research of medical literature and the latest on-line information. We prepare written summaries and reports of medical records, research findings, and expert witness information. We identify and obtain expert witnesses as needed. Basically, we are here to make the med/mal attorney's life easier by synthesizing, sorting, and condensing medical information to be used as exhibits and for MD expert review.
Categories: Blood BankingCase Management, Critical Care, Expert Witness Home Health, Legal Nurse Consultant, Managed Care, Oregon Legal Nurse Consultants, Rehabilitation http://www.nursingexperts.com/sake/
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P. K. Scheerle, RN, American Nursing Services:"American Nursing Services, Inc. (ANS), a nurse owned and operated supplemental staffing and home care agency, is a remarkable success story. Chartered in February of 1982 and headquartered in Metairie, a part of the greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, ANS is one of the most dynamic and progressive nursing service organizations. P.K. Scheerle, RN, a registered nurse with a clinical background in Pediatric Intensive Care, as well as nursing administration, founded ANS and is committed to quality and excellence. P.K.'s motivation is to serve the community with nurses who first and foremost love being nurses. ANS provides nurses, therapists and certified nursing assistants in the home and hospital with compassion and professionalism."
3012 26th Street Metairie, Louisiana 70002
504.833.3100 Fax 504.833.7635 800.444.6877, recruiter@american-nurse.com
http://www.american-nurse.com/
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Carolyn Strimike RN, MSN, CCRN, APNPC, APN-C, Heartstrong, LLC:"Heartstrong is an educational and consulting business specializing in cardiovascular disease and prevention. Our services include community and professional seminars, and educational products/publications. Seminar topics include: nutrition, weight loss, exercise/fitness, stress relief, risk factors, diagnosis and management of heart disease/stroke/heart failure in women, alternative therapy in the treatment and prevention of heart disease. We can discuss special requests on other health and wellness topics and will customize programs for individual groups. We Want to Help People Live a Longer Healthier Life!"
Heartstrong, LLC
6-05 Saddle River Rd #353
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Toll Free: 1-888-3HEART0 (Main)
1-888-343-2780 (Fax)
E-mail: info@heart-strong.com
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Pat Sullivan RN, CCRN, CLNC, Tennessee Nurse Entrepreneurs, Cardiac Nurses, Critical Care, Expert Witness Legal Nurse Consultants, Nursing Consultants
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Terranova, Christina RN LNC, New York, Medical Legal
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Michelle M.Thornton, RN, M-D & Associates, Legal Nurse Consulting Services:
Phone number: 5139212450
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Tricia West, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, LNC, P.J. West & Associates, California Legal Nurse Consultants:"PJWA has been doing medical legal consulting since 1980 in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, worker's compensation, product liability, Medicare Fraud, Insurance billing Fraud and Risk Management for both the defense and plaintiff. Our goal is to provide you with ethical, timely and exceptional support services. We can make your job easier by assisting with the evaluation of cases for merit, conduct extensive medical legal research, review medical records and provide expert testimony in all specialty areas of nursing."
29715 Windsong Lane
Agoura Hills, CA 91301-4019
(818) 707-0051
E-mail Address: Twest@PJWA.com
http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/west******************************************************
Linda J. Weyandt CRNA, Nursing Entrepreneur, Texas:"Providing medical legal research in multiple specialties."
Specialty Areas: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Critical Care, Med-Legal Research and Consulting, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Psychotherapy,
http://www.nursingexperts.com/weyandt/******************************************************
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International:
Duffy-Burgess Marietta, RN, New Zealand
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AACN News:"AACN NEWS is the only monthly source of current news and events about acute and critical care nursing. Concise and easy-to-read articles allow critical care nurses to quickly obtain the information they need. The timeliness of content ensures high readership and visibility for recruitment ads. More than 74,000 critical care nurses receive AACN NEWS. In addition, AACN NEWS features "The National Career Opportunity Guide" a dedicated section for recruitment advertising."
AACN News
Kristy Irwin
Slack, Inc
6900 Grove Road
Thorofare, NJ 08086
Phone: (800) 257-8290 ext. 399
Fax: (856) 848-6091
E-mail: kirwin@slackinc.com
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses:"The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) was established in 1969 as a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) association designed to help educate nurses working in newly developed intensive care units."
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-1491, 1-800-899-2226 or 949-362-2000, info@aacn.org
http://www.aacn.org/Central New Jersey Chapter AACN:"Formed in 1985 by local critical care nurses to promote education and professional growth for all nurses. Membership in our chapter is open to all RNs interested in critical care nursing who are also national members of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Chapter membership helps promote continuing education to area nurses and a means of collaboration with your peers right in your own back yard. Presently we are rotating our meetings between Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ All local hospitals are welcome to participate !! Programs are held bimonthly with CEU offerings and one all day seminar with CEU offerings has also been planned."
Central New Jersey Chapter- AACN
PMB 318
14 Easton Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-1918
cnjchapter@aol.com
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Jersey Shoreline Chapter Contact Information, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses:
Ryn Fernandez
PO Box 574
Neptune, NJ 07754-0574
(732) 462-6976
Fax: (732) 462-0132
jsc.info@aacn.org
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Nassau County (New York) Chapter of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses:"The Nassau County Chapter of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is dedicated to advancing the art and science of critical-care nursing and the promotion of environments that foster professional nursing practice."
P.O. Box 25 Mineola, New York 11501
(631) 266-1437,Debbie Royds dedeblar83@aol.com
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New York City Chapter American Association of Critical Care Nurses(NYC AACN):"The NYC Chapter AACN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of the National American Association of Critical Care Nurses. "Building on decades of clinical excellence, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) provides and inspires leadership to establish work and care environments that are respectful, healing and humane. The key to AACN's success is through its members. Therefore, AACN is committed to providing the highest quality resources to maximize nurses' contribution to caring and improving the healthcare of critically ill patients and their families." The NYC Chapter was founded in 1972 and is dedicated to creating a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and families where critical care nurses make their optimal contribution."
President, NYC, AACN, New York City Chapter American Association of Critical Care Nurses(NYC AACN)
P.O. Box S Gracie Station, New York, NY 10028
(212) 620-1900, info@nycaacn.org
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American Journal of Critical Care:"The American Journal of Critical Care is the premier source for evidence-based critical care practice. The American Journal of Critical Care's mission is to provide its readers with clinically relevant content in every issue and serve as a vehicle of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for achieving its mission of improving the care of critically patients and their families. Authors are invited to submit original manuscripts describing investigations, advances, or observations from all specialties related to the care of critically ill patients. American Journal of Critical Care publishes clinical studies, basic research studies, preliminary/short communications, case reports, reports on new apparatus and techniques, clinical/basic science reviews, guest editorials, and letters to the Editors. Papers promoting collaborative practice and research are encouraged."
The InnoVision Group
101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(800) 809-2273, (949) 362-2000
E-mail: ajcc@aacn.org
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Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses:"The CACCN is a non-profit, specialty organization dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the quality of patient and family centered care by meeting educational needs of critical care nurses. Engages and empowers nurses through education and networking to advocate for the critical care nurse. Develops current and evidence informed standards of critical care nursing practice. Identifies professional and political issues and provides a strong unified national voice through our partnerships. Facilitates learning opportunities to achieve Canadian Nurses Association's certification in critical care."
P.O. Box 25322
London, ON N6B 6B1
Phone: 1-519-649-5284
Toll Free: 1-866-477-9077
Fax: 1-519-649-1458
Email: caccn@caccn.ca
http://www.caccn.ca/Category: Canadian Nursing Associations, Critical Care Nurses, Healthcare Organizations, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurses
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CCRN - Certification for Adult, Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Nurses... In 1975, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses established a separate entity, the AACN Certification Corporation, to develop the CCRN Certification Program. The purpose of the program was ...
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CCRN-CEN-Central:"Offers review questions for the CEN exam and helpful links for the CCRN and CEN tests."
Contact_person(s): Fay
1055 Elaine St., Beaumont, TX 77706
409-866-9840, E-Mail: = faybigelow@yahoo.com
http://www.ccrn-cen-central.com
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Critical Care Nurse:"The mission of the journal CRITICAL CARE NURSE is to provide critical care and acute care nurses with accurate, relevant, and useful information concerning the bedside care of critically and acutely ill patients and to keep critical and acute care nurses informed on issues that affect their practice. By reading any issue of CRITICAL CARE NURSE, critical care and acute care nurses should benefit through increased knowledge concerning critical and acute care nursing practice and be able to use this knowledge to care for patients and their families in a more effective manner."
The InnoVision Group
101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(800) 809-2273, (949) 448-7370
E-mail: ccn@aacn.org
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Critical Care Nursing, Johns Hopkins Nursing:"As an integral part of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, critical care nurses care for the complex needs of their critically ill patients. From surgical to medical, pediatric to neurosciences, patients are afforded the latest innovation in technology and clinical practice.
Johns Hopkins University and Health System
720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
1-800-765-5447, careers@jhmi.edu
http://www.hopkinsnursing.org/specialties/critical_care.htm
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Critical challenge: Faced with job stress exacerbated by the shortage, specialty nurses–particulary critical care RNs–keep their focus, NurseWeek:"It's 6:30 p.m., half an hour shy of the end of a 12-hour ICU shift at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Ore. Three nurses pore over charts, scan reports, click a keyboard and scurry across the room to empty a urine bag, adjust a hose, raise a bedside rail. Chronic illness dominates today's caseload: lung disease, acute post-cardiac arrest, bleeding ulcers. The seven-bed unit in a 126-bed hospital serves a town of about 20,000. "In a small, rural hospital like this, the ICU nurses have to be very generalist," said Rebecca Lethlean, RN. "We take care of them all."
NurseWeek Publishing
1156-C Aster Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(800) 859-2091 Fax (408) 249-3756
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corp.:"AACN Certification Corporation has been accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation arm of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA). Created by NOCA in 1987, NCCA's mission is to help ensure the health, welfare and safety of the public through the accreditation of certification programs that assess professional competence. To receive accreditation, AACN Certification Corporation was required to meet the strict standards set by the NCCA. A peer-review process is used to establish these accreditation standards, evaluate compliance with these standards, recognize organizations that demonstrate compliance and serve as a resource on quality certification."
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corp.
101 Columbia Aliso Viejo,CA 92656-4109
1-800-899-2226 or 949-362-2000, certcorp@aacn.org
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Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM):"The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is the largest multidisciplinary, multiprofessional organization dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in the practice of critical care medicine. With nearly 10,000 worldwide members, SCCM is the only organization that represents all professional components of the critical care team. The Society offers a variety of activities that promotes excellence in patient care, education, research, and advocacy."
Society of Critical Care Medicine
701 Lee Street, Suite 200 • Des Plaines, IL 60016 • USA
Phone: (847) 827-6869 • Fax: (847) 827-6886 • Email: info@sccm.org
http://www.sccm.org/
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Cardiovascular Examination: A detailed guideline.
http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/cardio.html#AA3
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Cardiac Trace Tutorials:
http://www.med-edu.com/patient/arrhythmia/rhythms.html
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Critical Care Medicine Tutorials, University of Pennsylvania:"This site was developed to help residents during their critical care rotation in the surgical ICU at the University of Pennsylvania. This information is for personal study purposes only. Material on this website cannot be distributed, for commercial purposes, without my permission. I would like to thank readers for their comments. I will be updating the site to contain much more information over the next few months. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to answer each email sent, however, if you want a reply to questions (in the submission box below), please type in your email address."
http://www.ccmtutorials.com/
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Emergiblog.com, The Life & Times of an ER Nurse:"My name is Kim, and I'm a nurse in the San Francisco Bay area. I've been a nurse for 28 years; I graduated in 1978 with my ADN. My experience is predominately Emergency and Critical Care, but I also worked in Psychiatry and did pediatric telephone triage. I made the decision to be a nurse back in 1966 at the age of nine."
er_kim@emergiblog.com
http://www.emergiblog.com/California Nurses, http://www.nursefriendly.com/california/
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Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton: Online x-ray images.
http://uwmsk.org/RadAnatomy.html
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Radiology Cases In Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Images and history.
http://www2.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pemxray/pemxray.html
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TRAUMA.ORG:"TRAUMA.ORG exists to promote and disseminate the knowledge and practice of injury prevention and trauma care throughout the world. Using the Internet it aims to provide accurate, current information in the field of trauma, and present an interactive forum for trauma care providers throughout the globe. TRAUMA.ORG aims to provide a repository for educational materials, sources of information, details of forthcoming events and original articles, relating to the field of trauma care. Bringing together the knowledge and experience of doctors, nurses, paramedics, researchers and all groups directly and indirectly related to trauma management, it has established an on-line, global, trauma community that promotes and furthers the care of the injured patient."
TRAUMA.ORG Ltd
72 Ladbroke Grove London W11 2HF UK
t: +44 20 7460 2442 f: +44 20 7460 2442 e: trauma@trauma.org
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