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Elizabeth Scala, MSN/MBA, RN, Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Reiki Master, Living Sublime Wellness:"Elizabeth "Nurse Coach" Scala, MSN/MBA, RN is passionate about helping healthcare professionals, nurses in particular, to embody holistic living and embrace self-care. Through her business, Living Sublime Wellness, she writes regularly on the topic of self-care, conducts a free, monthly wellness workshop, and offers both in person and online seminars for busy nurses.

Elizabeth offers group coaching programs, one-on-one coaching, and is the founder of a virtual self-care conference for nurses called the RejuveNation Collaboration. She has written two books for nurses on healthy lifestyle and hosts her own blog talk radio show, the Living Sublime Wellness Show on the Rejuvenation Station.

Being a Reiki Master and daily practitioner of self-Reiki treatment, Elizabeth is available to speak, write, and teach nurses about the balancing and healing effects of Reiki therapy.
Jarrettsville, Maryland, 21084
E-mail Address: coachscala(at)livingsublimewellness(dot)com
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Phone number: 410-929-0081
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Renee Thompson, MSN, RN, CMSRNCCO @RTConnections #Nurseup, #NursesToFollow #Nursing:"Renee Thompson has more than 23 years healthcare experience including clinical practice, nursing education, quality management and executive leadership. This diverse experience has afforded Renee the unique ability to view the delivery of healthcare from a 360° perspective. Renee is the Chief Connections Officer at RTConnections, LLC. An organization that educates, connects and inspires current and future nurses. Renee is a published author of the book, "Do No Harm" Applies to Nurses Too! Strategies to protect and bully-proof yourself at work. She speaks nationwide to healthcare organizations and academic institutions motivating her audience at keynote addresses, professional conferences, workshops, and seminars. Her presentations and seminars focus on improving clinical and professional competence, eliminating nurse-to-nurse bullying, effective communication and leadership, building a positive and healthy workplace, and nurturing a culture of respect."
RTConnections, LLC
Renee Thompson
146 Aidan Ct. Pittsburgh, PA 15226
412 . 445 . 2653
Email: renee@rtconnections.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTConnections

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtconnections

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RTConnections

Blog: http://blog.rtconnections.com/

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Carol Gino, RN, BS, MA, Starwater Press, aaha!Books, @hopefulhealer @cgino8 New York, Texas Nurse Authors, Nursing Publishers, Nursing Entrepreneurs, Nurse-Owned Businesses:"Star Water Press, LTD. is a publishing company I formed in 1987 in order to publish angel books and other "alternative" titles that would have taken too long to get published (at the time) at a traditional or commercial publishing house.
I incorporated aaha!Books,LLC in 2010 when I moved to Texas to reprint my previously published books as well as other books in ebooks and other digital media. It is also the company from which I run hopefulhealer.com and starwater.com. My team works at both. aaha!books publishes books "Help for Hard Times, clear and simple-small books of big ideas" Star Water Press is for publishing books both in print and new media"
We have two addresses.
Star Water Press LTD. is in Amityville, NY, 11701
aaha! Books, LLC is in Texas
Street Address: 173 KLBJ Rd. Smithville, Texas, 78957
E-mail Address: staff@starwater.com or team@aahabooks.com
Blog: http://www.hopefulhealer.com/
URL: http://www.starwater.com/
http://hopefulhealer.com/
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/gino

Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Nurses Story."Nurses... What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you."
http://nursefriendly.com/survival/

The Nurse's Story by Carol Gino:"Do you still feel the passion to Help? Can you still see the miracles? or Are you exhausted by Burnout? Suffering Compassion Fatigue? National Bestseller! This book is a moving and important affirmation of courage. Of the power of Love and of tragedy redeemed by compassion. Here is a book that will shatter forever your casual assumptions about medicine, doctors, and especially about nurses."
http://starwater.com/?aah-ha-books%2Fthe-nurses-story%2F

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Crown Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC, Erica Leach RN, CLNC:"Welcome To Crown Legal Nurse Consulting. Once your firm recieves our expert litigation support services, it will not be difficult to understand why we have been considered the attorneys best kept secret. Behind the scenes we will assist your practice with uncovering crucial case-winning facts which will increase your overall bottom line, save you time and money. Finding one vital piece of pertinent information during our analysis and investigation will strengthen your bargaining power during settlement negotiations. High powered legal firms have discovered the value of adding certified legal nurse consultants to their litigation team as behind the scenes experts. The winning combination of your legal expertise and the CLNC's healthcare knowledge enhances even the most authoritative and commanding courtroom presence."
Erica Leach RN, CLNC
4327 S. Hwy 27* Suite 230 * Clermont, FL * 34711
5728 Major Blvd * Suite 259 * Orlando, FL * 32819
Phone: (352) 243.NURS (6877)
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/erica-leach-rn-clnc/50/ba7/a77
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/EricaNursesROC
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/glory2jc7?feature=watch
http://www.crownlegalnurse.com/

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Carmen Kosicek, Guest For our! #Nurseup Entrepreneur Healthcare Tweetchat Sunday, October 13, 6pm ET
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Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The

Nurses Story."Nurses... What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who

Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you."
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Reversing Nursing Fatigue by Renee Thompson @RTConnections #Nurseup, #NursesToFollow #Nursing

Reversing Nursing Fatigue by Renee Thompson @RTConnections:"Imagine a world where everyone got along and went out of their way to support each other. A world where resources where abundant…In my world I have my own private resource room with a magic golden key…and when I opened the magic door, there would be a team of people and any supply I could possibly need…In my room I would have an IT person to fix any computer problem, a pharmacist with my missing meds, and a team of nursing assistants, physical therapists and physicians all waiting for my next command…”Renee…how can we be of service to you today?”

Imagine a world where learning took place at the speed of light…Do you remember in the movie the Matrix when Neo and Trinity were on the roof…Neo asked her if she could fly the helicopter and Trinity said, “Not yet.” And with one phone call, had the helicopter program downloaded into her brain and then said, “I can now.” Wouldn’t it be nice to have that capability when learning a new EHR, new pumps, new equipment, treatment, meds, etc."
RTConnections, LLC
Renee Thompson
146 Aidan Ct. Pittsburgh, PA 15226
412 . 445 . 2653
Email: renee@rtconnections.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTConnections
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtconnections
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RTConnections
http://blog.rtconnections.com/2013/10/reversing-nurse-fatigue.html

Thank you for the great post Renee Thompson

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Discover Carmen Kosicek, RN MSN @CarmenKosicek Nurse Visionary, Sunday 6pm (ET) on #Nurseup #Healthcare Tweetchat #NursesToFollow

Discover Carmen Kosicek, RN MSN @CarmenKosicek Nurse Visionary, Sunday 6pm (ET) on #Nurseup #Healthcare Tweetchat #NursesToFollow https://www.facebook.com/events/602300509813218/

Special thanks to Carmen Kosicek for being my first guest this coming Sunday to kick off the #Nurseup healthcare tweetchat I talked about in Orlando.

Keith Carlson & Kevin Ross of RNFMRadio have interviewed Carmen Kosicek not once, but twice Listen to the archived interview here:  
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rnfmradio/2013/07/30/carmen-kosicek-nurse-entrepreneur-and-visionary

 

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Yoga Nursing Training Essentials, Online from Annette Tersigni, RN @Theyoganurse
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Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Nurses Story."Nurses... What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you."
http://nursefriendly.com/survival/

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Nursefriendly National Directories
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West Deptford, New Jersey 08051
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#Nurses? What do you wish you knew your first month on the job? #Nurseup #NursingProblems #Nursefriendly

#Nurses? What do you wish you knew your first month on the job? "Karen Ingalls: As much as the veteran nurse's knew! What I learned in school did not hold a candle to their year's of experience."
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Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Nurses Story."Nurses... What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you."
http://nursefriendly.com/survival/

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Loneliness in #Seniors Is Hazardous to Their Health, By Martine Ehrenclou, M.A. @Med_Writer #nurseup:

Loneliness in Seniors Is Hazardous to Their Health, By Martine Ehrenclou, M.A. @Med_Writer #nurseup:"In reading the San Francisco Chronicle article, "Loneliness Lethal for Seniors, UCSF Study Says," by Erin Allday, I thought about the number of seniors I know who have become isolated, one of them being a member of my immediate family. His medical conditions now prevent him from leaving the house without being accompanied by a caregiver. His career as a successful attorney has long since past.
I discovered Bill (not his real name) just before my mother's funeral twelve years ago. My mother was adopted and I never knew she had sought out her biological parents and in the process had found a close relative. Having very little of my own family of origin, I originally sought him out through phone calls and letters. He was reticent at first, probably a little overwhelmed by my enthusiasm over finding a biological relative."
http://www.parentgiving.com/elder-care/loneliness-seniors-hazardous-health/

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Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Nurses Story."Nurses... What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you."
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Don’t Miss #Keynote Donna Cardillo, RN MSN, @DonnaCardilloRN, The Power of YOU, #NNBA2013

Don’t Miss #Keynote Donna Cardillo, RN MSN, @DonnaCardilloRN, The Power of YOU, #NNBA2013:”Thomas Edison said that if we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. Yet each of us uses only about 10% of our potential in our lifetime.Why? Because we are plagued with fear, self-doubt, and negativity. In reality, each of us is more powerful and capable than we give ourselves credit for. We have boundless potential and limitless opportunities. So how do you break through to be all you can be, follow your dreams, and leave a lasting legacy? Spend 50 minutes with one of the country’s most successful nurse entrepreneurs and learn to develop the strength, the courage, and the wisdom that is already within you and that will lead you to your highest self. You’re guaranteed to leave feeling inspired, empowered, and ready for action!”
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Yoga Nursing Training Essentials, Online from Annette Tersigni, RN @Theyoganurse
http://www.nursefriendly.com/yoganursing/
Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Nurses Story.”Nurses… What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you.”
http://nursefriendly.com/survival/
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Nursefriendly National Directories
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Do I Need My #BSN To Be Self-Employed? @PatBemis @TheYoganurse #NNBA2013

Do I Need My #BSN To Be Self-Employed? @PatBemis @TheYoganurse #NNBA2013 :"Do I need my BSN to be self-employed? The answer is no. Formal degrees are always helpful, but not necessary in the business word. Your RN gives you the license to be self-employed and practice the knowledge and skills you received from your nursing education.
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Yoga Nursing Training Essentials, Online from Annette Tersigni, RN @Theyoganurse
http://www.nursefriendly.com/yoganursing/

Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Nurses Story."Nurses... What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you."
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National Nurses In Business Association, #NNBA2013 #Conference #Sponsorships, #Nurseup #Nurses

National Nurses In Business Association, #NNBA2013 Conference Sponsorships Available:

Hello Everyone,

Spire Health Partners, Innovative Nurse, RNFMRADIO Host, Nurse Friendly, Inc. and Keith Carlson of Nurse Keith coaching and Digital Doorway are sponsoring #NNBA2013 registrations.

When: Saturday, Sunday October 5 & 6

Where: Embassy Suites, Hotel, Orlando, Florida

Full Conference Information available here: https://nnba.net/conference.html

Watch this video to learn about the Nurses in Business Conference #NNBA2013 and the sponsored registration. Call 1-877-353-8888 or email bemis@nnba.net to apply. The number of sponsored registrations are limited. Call or email now. Offer ends September 25, 2013.

We will be sponsoring individuals for the full conference admission. Recipients will be responsible for their travel and accommodations. The conference is in Orlando, Florida on 10/5-10/6, contact each of us to see how we are working our sponsorship programs.


Look forward to seeing everyone there, please feel free to join our preconference Q&A in our Nurseup Facebook forum.
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Andrew Lopez, RN
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#NursesCleaningToilets & Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) #HealthcareCosts #PatientSafety #Healthcare

Original Article can be found here with comments http://www.wfsb.com/story/23364976/vanderbilt-medical-center-to-have-nurses-cleaning-up

You can follow the live feed of discussions from #NursesCleaningToilets here, https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NursesCleaningToilets&src=hash

@VUMCHealth here: https://twitter.com/search?q=%40VUMChealth&src=typd


Nurses are too afraid to speak up in their organizations and be vocal, KevinMd.com, ALENE NITZKY, RN, PHD:"The administration there came up with the brilliant idea of cutting back on housekeeping staff and making nurses do some of the cleaning, though it’s not specified how much. Nurses would be expected to take out the trash and linens, and mop up spot cleans on the floors, among other things.

They mentioned Florence Nightingale. But good ol’ Flo didn’t work these days when nurses do much more than light lamps, give baths and put warm compresses on people. She wasn’t responsible for titrating IV medications, giving chemotherapy, or bringing someone back from cardiac arrest. And she didn’t have to document everything she did in an EHR either.

The response of the administrators to backlash from the nurses was to tell them not to vent about it to the patients, to go to the administrators and vent. That heavy-handed approach always backfires. People are already talking about it in online nursing forums and other social media. No one trusts the higher-ups, few people want to risk their job by speaking up. The truth comes out in other ways, and makes its way to the mass media.
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/09/nurses-afraid-speak-organizations-vocal.html

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Nurses As Housekeepers at Vanderbilt Medical Center: An Untold Story Behind the Story, by Rosemary Gibson, Senior Advisor, The Hastings Center and Author, Battle Over Health Care: What Obama’s Reform Means for America’s Future

Hospital budget cuts became viscerally visible earlier this month when Vanderbilt Medical Center announced that nurses must now perform housekeeping duties — cleaning patients’ rooms and bathrooms.

In case you missed the video of the internal announcement secretly recorded by a nurse that aired on  Nashville’s WSMV television station, here it is.

http://centerforhealthmediapolicy.com/2013/09/24/nurses-as-housekeepers-at-vanderbilt-medical-center-an-untold-story-behind-the-story/

Tell Vanderbilt Medical Center: Nurses are NOT Janitors! ThePetitionSite.com:"Vanderbilt Medical Center has come up with an absurd way to deal with budget cuts - by having nurses clean patients' room in addition to their already busy work load. In addition to their regular care duties, nurses will now be responsible for stripping bed linens, removing the trash, and mopping the floor after seeing patients. Forcing this new duty on nurses will harm morale, which can lead to decresed patient satisfaction. In addition, this new task may be exposing patients to potential harm. Bed linens and trash cans typically contain bodily fluids. Forcing nurses to clean these areas could lead to cross contamination, a potential hazard to patients. Nurses are not janitors. Tell Vanderbilt Medical Center to stop treating nurses like janitors." http://www.thepetitionsite.com/506/669/666/tell-vanderbilt-medical-center-nurses-are-not-janitors/ ****************************************************** Vanderbilt Medical Center to have #nurses cleaning up, Reported by Kimberly Curth, @VUMChealth @WFSBnews #nurseup #Nashville #Tennessee #RN #LPN (Do read the comments at the bottom please):"The Channel 4 I-Team has learned some Vanderbilt nurses will now be in charge of cleaning patients' rooms, even bathrooms. Sanitized environments in hospitals are critical to a patient's health, but the new cost cutting measure has at least one nurse concerned. "Cleaning the room after the case, including pulling your trash and mopping the floor, are all infection-prevention strategies. And it's all nursing, and it's all surgical tech. You may not believe that, but even Florence Nightingale knew that was true," said a hospital administrator to staff in a video obtained by the Channel 4 I-Team. The new cleaning changes were also detailed in an email sent to staff of the Vanderbilt Medical Center East team, which - according to a hospital employee - works in surgery areas and patient rooms." http://www.wfsb.com/story/23364976/vanderbilt-medical-center-to-have-nurses-cleaning-up ****************************************************** What Do Nurses Do in Between Patients? At This Hospital, They’re Cleaning Toilets, Care2.com:"Unsurprisingly, doing janitorial work doesn’t appear to be one of the ways of boosting nursing morale, especially when the nursing staff is allowed no input or feedback on the proposal. In fact, the nursing staff was ordered not to speak in public at all about the new workload. “Nurses were told to ‘refrain from speaking negatively about this in an open forum where our customer can hear. If you need to vent come see me,’” reports Eyewitness News TV 3. The new duties aren’t just a concern to nurses because of the time involved, but the potential increase for harming patients as well. The trash or linens can often contain waste with bodily fluid on it or other contamination, which could cause serious health issues if patients are subject to them. The idea has many nurses rightfully worried about potential cross-contamination, a hazard the hospital administration appears to dismiss." http://www.care2.com/causes/what-do-nurses-do-in-between-patients-at-this-hospital-theyre-cleaning-toilets.html

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September 7 at 9:57pm ·

• It is unacceptable that you would cut budget and make the nurses act as custodians. How much of a paycut did the administrative section take? None? How much of a profit do you make? I genuinely can’t believe that a Hospital somehow can’t afford a custodial staff. It makes me suspect of your entire operation. I wouldn’t bring my loved ones to a hospital like this even in an emergency.

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    Vanderbilt Health Nicole, thank you for your interest. The news coverage you have seen does not tell the complete story.
    
    The safety and cleanliness of our facilities remains the utmost priority. While we are reorganizing workflow, systems and processes to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness, we will be adding 18 new Environmental Services staff during this fiscal year.
    
    The changes referenced in this news coverage are specific to our surgical areas and are intended to ensure that operating rooms are made available in a timely, consistent manner. What is being asked of our nursing staff is increased teamwork to help clinical technicians ready operating rooms and patient holding areas when needed.
    
    All decisions about operational redesign in clinical areas are being made around two priorities: patient safety and the Medical Center’s commitment to continue to deliver Vanderbilt quality care. – Cynthia

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      Shane Anderson The “increased teamwork” line betrays that you believe that your nurses just need to “try harder” and “be better.” What a condescending approach. That kind of corporate-speak is just pure self-serving nonsense. Why nurses continue to allow such abuse…See More

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      Vernon Dip Dutton After years of monetary and hands on support for @VUMChealth , you have proved you have NO respect for nurses (You do not deserve my support or the support of any nurses! http://twitpic.com/dd6moa
      

      
      

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      Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up http://www.wfsb.com/story/23364976/vanderbilt-medical-center-to-have-nurses-cleaning-up

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      Andrew Lopez It sounds like your main concern, is not making sure rooms are thoroughly cleaned, sanitized, prepared. It sounds like your concern is strictly MONETARY, in that you want to get as many people in, out of the operating room to increase billable procedures with an drastically decreased focus on the quality of care that nurses so lovingly provide to the best of their ability.

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      Andrew Lopez Everyone, please tag your posts with #NursesCleaningToilets, review ongoing discussions by #nurses about this on Twitter. https://twitter.com/search…
      

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    Andrew Lopez So kindly explain how using #Licensed #Nurses to do work that does not require a license, for which you currently pay your employees significantly less, would enhance patient safety or cut costs – Without sacrficing #patient #Safety which is directly tied to #nursing hours at the #bedside.

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Vanderbilt Medical Center to have #nurses cleaning up, @VUMChealth @WFSBnews #nurseup #Nashville #Tennessee #RN #LPN

Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up, @VUMChealth @WFSBnews, #nurseup:"The Channel 4 I-Team has learned some Vanderbilt nurses will now be in charge of cleaning patients' rooms, even bathrooms.

Sanitized environments in hospitals are critical to a patient's health, but the new cost cutting measure has at least one nurse concerned.

"Cleaning the room after the case, including pulling your trash and mopping the floor, are all infection-prevention strategies. And it's all nursing, and it's all surgical tech. You may not believe that, but even Florence Nightingale knew that was true," said a hospital administrator to staff in a video obtained by the Channel 4 I-Team.

The new cleaning changes were also detailed in an email sent to staff of the Vanderbilt Medical Center East team, which - according to a hospital employee - works in surgery areas and patient rooms."
http://www.wfsb.com/story/23364976/vanderbilt-medical-center-to-have-nurses-cleaning-up

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