Locating the Highest Paying Travel Nurse Jobs

Unfortunately, most beginning travelers and a huge number of seasoned travelers simply don’t understand that they can NEGOTIATE for what they want in their travel contracts. They simply take the “deal” that is offered, no questions asked! I know I did when I first began to travel. Looking back it’s painful to know I left a lot of money on the table that could have gone straight into my wallet. Ouch!

In fact, even after years in the business I continue to meet medical travelers all over the country that remain unaware of the power they have to increase their travel nurse opportunities in a myriad of ways. They just keep accepting the initial deal offered. That doesn’t happen to me any more! I now negotiate every contract I am offered and as a result, I have increased my bank account and travel satisfaction to the max.

My point is this; whatever you receive in salary and benefits is often just what you are willing to settle for. The deal you are initially offered is not written in concrete! Negotiating for more consideration in a variety of areas within your contract will more often than not increase your hourly wage and every other benefit within your contract; things like upscale housing accommodations, a nicer car to drive, more extensive insurance coverage, reimbursement for uniforms and other job related necessities, and excellent per diem pay for things like groceries and personal needs just to name a few.

In the words of a refrain from an old song, “It pays to shop around!” However, my rendition of that old refrain is, “It pays to negotiate!”

Article by J.D.Ryder, author of the Insider Secrets to Medical Travel: Tips and Tricks for Getting the Best Paying Positions. To learn how you can maximize your travel experience including tips for negotiating your benefits package, please visit http://www.medicaltravelsecrets.com

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Nurse sex case jury sent home

The jury in the trial of a male nurse from Bolton accused of examining a 15-year-old girl for sexual reasons will resume deliberations on Monday.

Damien Bible, 26, said he did not take a swab for an STD from the teenager and claimed the girl did it herself.

At Bolton Crown Court Bible, who worked at the Parallel Clinic in Churchgate, denies sexual activity with a child.

Registered Nurse Job at Air Force

Job Details: Clinical Nurse (Medical/Surgical)

Company: Air Force
Title: General Medicine/Surgery-RN
Location: Houston, Texas
Description: If you'd like to take your nursing career to the next level, take on diverse challenges and further your experience, consider joining the U.S. Air Force as a nurse
If you'd like to take your nursing career to the next level, take on diverse challenges and further your experience, consider joining the U.S. Air Force as a nurse. Air Force nurses work in state-of-the-art medical facilities or aeromedical evacuation units around the world, complete with the most high-tech equipment. You will be a respected member of a team of highly trained medical and healthcare professionals.

We are currently looking for the following specialists:
Critical Care
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Mental Health

Benefits
Excellent healthcare coverage for you and your family, a retirement pension after 20 years of qualifying service, a thrift savings program [similar to a 401(k)] and earn 30 days vacation with pay beginning your first year.

Continuing Education
The Air Force understands the importance of staying up-to-date with the most recent treatments and procedures. The Air Force sponsors continuing education units and clinical specialty training as well as sponsoring advanced academic degrees.

Qualifications
This is an active-duty position as an Air Force officer. To be considered, you must meet the following requirements:
• Must be a U.S. citizen between the ages of 18 and 42.
• Must be willing to relocate.
• Must be a Registered Nurse and have a minimum B.S.N. or be in the process of obtaining one.
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Medical Devices Malfunction Due to Wireless Tracking Systems

The wireless systems which are used by many hospitals to track equipment may be creating potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving medical devices such as respirators, dialysis machines, and external pacemakers. Apparently, some microchip-based “smart” systems, hyped for their improvements to patient safety, are doing just the opposite. A Dutch study—123 tests at an Amsterdam hospital intensive care unit, without involving patients—reveals the systems could actually cause harm by sending out radio waves that can interfere with the equipment and warns hospitals to conduct safety tests on such systems. A U.S. patient-safety expert said the study “is of urgent significance” and that hospitals should respond immediately to the “disturbing” results.

During testing, electromagnetic “glitches” occurred in nearly 30 percent of the tests when microchip devices similar to those in many types of wireless medical equipment were placed within about one foot of the lifesaving machines. About 20 percent of the cases involved hazardous malfunctions that would likely harm patients, including respirators shutting off, mechanical syringe pumps ceasing to deliver medication, and external pacemakers malfunctioning.

Wireless systems monitor and track medical equipment like heart-testing machines, joint replacements, and surgical staplers, easily locating such devices throughout hospitals, aiding in theft prevention, and monitoring devices during surgery to prevent surgical errors. The systems also help in drug counterfeiting prevention by embedding microchips in drug containers.

The study confirms that hospitals must test their wireless items before using them near life-saving patient equipment, said Dr. Erik Jan van Lieshout, a study co-author and critical care specialist at the University of Amsterdam’s Academic Medical Center. His study appears in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association. “Attention must be paid to these disturbing findings,” Dr. Donald Berwick, president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, said in an editorial in the Journal. “It seems that hospitals, regulators, and manufacturers certainly have some immediate work to do,” including examining whether similar problems are occurring in hospital critical care units, Berwick said.

Meanwhile, earlier studies revealed that pacemakers and implanted heart defibrillators are susceptible to interference from cell phones and metal detectors outside hospital settings, according to FDA. This Dutch study was only focused on devices and equipment used in hospitals. “It is absolutely an issue, but you have to manage around it,” said Dr. John Halamka, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, which uses the wireless technology for identification and tracking, including microchips embedded in intravenous pumps and ventilators. Halamka said the devices and the hospital’s wireless system are compatible and all new machines are evaluated before being used near other electronic medical devices.

The JAMA piece suggests hospitals should consider surveillance for interference problems that employees haven’t noticed or reported and that regulatory agencies should determine if new safety guidance is needed. Peper Long, a spokeswoman for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said the FDA is testing some medical devices to “determine their vulnerability and to what extent such vulnerability may be a public health concern.”

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Patient-centric strategy crucial for EU Healthcare

16 November 2005

Health First Europe (HFE) outlined a series of recommendations to contribute to a debate on the challenges and the future of healthcare in the EU at the annual Open Health Forum held by the European Commission’s DG Health and Consumer Protection, on 8 November.

Annette Kennedy, President of the European Federation of Nurses Association (EFN), emphasised that: “There is an urgent need to explore the current context of professional preparedness in Europe to deliver a consistent standard of healthcare to individuals in all countries within the EU in terms of education, competence, codes of practice and clinical outcomes. There is also a real need to develop European accreditation mechanisms, based on national developments and which comply with well-established global frameworks. And there needs to be evidence of validation of standards and transparency of the process used, which is easily recognised across borders.” The EFN, an associate member of HFE, is co-organising a workshop focusing on Health Services.

Mel Read, Honorary Chair of HFE welcomed the Forum’s programme and explained: “A patient-centric strategy is the necessary basis for making healthcare decisions. To this end, and through the launch of our policy statement, we would advocate improved access to healthcare as an important EU investment through appropriate budget allocation, equitable and cross-border access for patients in the EU, and better utilisation of collective EU expertise and resources.”

HFE’s policy statement is the result of a stock-taking of the various initiatives and strategies put forward by European policy makers of late as a means of improving healthcare for EU citizens. It identifies and elaborates on common themes within the critical action areas such as the future of EU Health Strategy; improving access to services in the EU; patient mobility and related topics (e-health, patient information and safety, etc.), and better regulation linked to the Lisbon Agenda.

These themes are namely:

1. Access to better healthcare in the EU

2. Innovation of healthcare therapies and access processes

3. Continual quality improvement of EU healthcare

4. Investment in healthcare's human resources

Under the patronage of David Byrne, former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, Health First Europe is a voluntary platform of diverse healthcare stakeholders including patients, healthcare workers, academics, experts and industry. HFE aims to ensure that equitable access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology and healthcare is regarded as a vital investment in the future of Europe.

Links

The EU Health Forum

Health First Europe
http://www.healthfirsteurope.org/

SAP Thought Leadership WP

Associate - Client Management Team, Equities
Job Reference # (40857BR.1284)
Location India
Function Category Finance & Accounts
Job Type Full Time, Employee
About UBS
Description Description:
Primary Responsibility:

To support one of Client Management Team's core products - delivery - fthe "eValuate" survey.

eValuate is an UBS Equities-wide survey intended to measure the strength of relationships between departments, both team-wide and down to the individual level. The results of the survey are used by management to help improve cooperation and deliver on cross-selling opportunities, as well as feeding into staff performance appraisals.

Key Tasks for this Role:

The successful candidate will be involved mainly in the pre-polling and polling stages of the eValuate process:

- Administrating the extensive consultation processes with each team to determine individual participation & forthcoming survey questions.

- Mapping of people and questions before launch.

- Tracking of participation and some support of users when survey is open.

Qualifications:
Graduate/Post Graduate

Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience
We can offer you an exciting, fast-paced working environment, a culture of mutual respect and teamwork and the opportunity to play a vital role in our growth.

Job Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Job Number: RUSAUBS5239-614892

Company URL: http://www.ubs.com/

Company Profile:
By partnering with the UBS Business Groups, Corporate Center ensures that the firm operates as an effective and integrated whole with a common vision and set of values.

HOSPITAL TECHNOLOGY:The medical equipment and hospital supplies information directory

Our website is designed to introduce you to the companies in the forefront of medical engineering and hospital technology, offering their latest healthcare equipment, supplies and services.

This website covers companies throughout the world and across the whole spectrum of medical equipment, hospital supplies and services. The manufacturers product index constitutes a powerful means of making those essential business contacts within the industry, and we hope that our medical equipment information centre will prove a valuable asset to hospital supplies specialists and medical professionals. This site covers a wide range of products, supplies and services, including specialist applications. For laboratory equipment and services please visit www.labtech-equipment.com

Here you will also find a comprehensive listing of conferences, trade fairs and exhibitions related to medical equipment and various healthcare issues, as well as links to medical resources worldwide, including hospitals, organisations and medical information.

Personalized Medicine and Patient-Centric Learning: A Core Requirement for Informed Decision Making

A scan of the literature on physician/patient learning points to an abyss of information on how well physicians are learning about the dynamic research on pharmacogenomics, new discoveries in molecular biology and all other factors affecting medical care today. The dearth of research spreads further to how well physicians help patients learn and how well patient learning evolves not only into behavior change, but into high-impact learning for deeper understanding of one's condition. Human nature forms the foundation for the various ways in which we all learn. As admirable as the goal of personalized medicine may be (how many of us feel like strangers as we are treated by doctors whom we have been seeing for years?), its success is dependent on how well people can learn, especially in their adult years, far removed from traditional education.

Patient-centric strategy crucial for EU Healthcare

Health First Europe (HFE) outlined a series of recommendations to contribute to a debate on the challenges and the future of healthcare in the EU at the annual Open Health Forum held by the European Commission’s DG Health and Consumer Protection, on 8 November.

Annette Kennedy, President of the European Federation of Nurses Association (EFN), emphasised that: “There is an urgent need to explore the current context of professional preparedness in Europe to deliver a consistent standard of healthcare to individuals in all countries within the EU in terms of education, competence, codes of practice and clinical outcomes. There is also a real need to develop European accreditation mechanisms, based on national developments and which comply with well-established global frameworks. And there needs to be evidence of validation of standards and transparency of the process used, which is easily recognised across borders.” The EFN, an associate member of HFE, is co-organising a workshop focusing on Health Services.

Mel Read, Honorary Chair of HFE welcomed the Forum’s programme and explained: “A patient-centric strategy is the necessary basis for making healthcare decisions. To this end, and through the launch of our policy statement, we would advocate improved access to healthcare as an important EU investment through appropriate budget allocation, equitable and cross-border access for patients in the EU, and better utilisation of collective EU expertise and resources.”

HFE’s policy statement is the result of a stock-taking of the various initiatives and strategies put forward by European policy makers of late as a means of improving healthcare for EU citizens. It identifies and elaborates on common themes within the critical action areas such as the future of EU Health Strategy; improving access to services in the EU; patient mobility and related topics (e-health, patient information and safety, etc.), and better regulation linked to the Lisbon Agenda.

These themes are namely:

1. Access to better healthcare in the EU

2. Innovation of healthcare therapies and access processes

3. Continual quality improvement of EU healthcare

4. Investment in healthcare's human resources

Under the patronage of David Byrne, former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, Health First Europe is a voluntary platform of diverse healthcare stakeholders including patients, healthcare workers, academics, experts and industry. HFE aims to ensure that equitable access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology and healthcare is regarded as a vital investment in the future of Europe.

Links

The EU Health Forum

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Patients, find a participating Ask-a-Nurse service in your local area.

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Career Opportunities in Hospital and Health Care Facilities Mgmt.

Support services are vital to the smooth operation of any hospital or health care facility. One such support service, facilities management, is involved with virtually every department in a hospital as a direct resource for equipment repair, facilities upkeep, maintenance of heating, cooling and electrical systems, and much more. A Hospital and Health Care Facilities Management degree or diploma will train students in the maintenance of the physical environment, as well as in providing related services to support hospitals in reaching goals. Students may be prepared to manage and make decisions regarding fire safety, security management, hazardous materials, and equipment and utilities management. Employment opportunities can be pursued in hospitals, health clinics and outsourcing companies.

Exercise is an Effective Antidepressant

James A. Blumenthal, Ph.D. and his colleagues surprised many people in 1999 when they demonstrated that regular exercise is as effective as antidepressant medications for patients with major depression. The researchers studied 156 older adults diagnosed with major depression, assigning them to receive the antidepressant Zoloft (setraline), 30 minutes of exercise three times a week, or both. According to Blumenthal "Our findings suggest that a modest exercise program is an effective, robust treatment for patients with major depression who are positively inclined to participate in it. The benefits of exercise are likely to endure particularly among those who adopt it as a regular, ongoing life activity."

In September 2000 the team released the results of a follow-up study. Blumenthal and his colleagues continued to follow the same subjects for six additional months and found that the group who exercised but did not receive Zoloft did better than either of the other two groups.

A very interesting finding concerns the group that received both Zoloft and exercise. These subjects were more likely to again become depressed than the subjects who only exercised. Blumenthal and colleagues speculated as to why the combination group had higher depression relapse rates than the exercise-alone group. "It is conceivable that the concurrent use of medication may undermine the psychological benefits of exercise by prioritizing an alternative, less self-confirming attribution for one's improved condition," said Blumenthal. He speculated that patients might have incorporated the belief, "I took an antidepressant and got better" instead of incorporating the belief, "I was dedicated and worked hard with the exercise program; it wasn't easy, but I beat this depression."

Will exercise work as well outside the laboratory? It probably depends on the population. The patients in this study appear to have been highly motivated to exercise, and the researchers called them on the phone to remind them if they missed their exercise session. Not everybody is this motivated to make such a significant lifestyle change. Exercise won't relieve your depression if you can't make yourself exercise.

Why does exercise relieve depression? Researchers at Duke are in the process of conducting further research to answer this question. For now it seems clear that exercise can help. Spread the word.

References:

James A. Blumenthal, Michael A. Babyak, Kathleen A. Moore, W. Edward Craighead, Steve Herman, Parinda Khatri, Robert Waugh, Melissa A. Napolitano, Leslie M. Forman, Mark Appelbaum, P., Murali Doraiswamy, K., Ranga Krishnan. Effects of Exercise Training on Older Patients With Major Depression. Archives of Internal Medicine, October 25, 1999.

Michael Babyak, James A. Blumenthal, Steve Herman, Parinda Khatri, Murali Doraiswamy, Kathleen Moore, W. Edward Craighead, Teri T. Baldewicz, and K. Ranga Krishnan. Exercise Treatment for Major Depression: Maintenance of Therapeutic Benefit at 10 Months. Psychosomatic Medicine, September/October 2000.

Wireless Hospital Tracking System

From article http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/542162/. This web explain about Wirelles Hospital Tracking System

Newswise — A newly published study that found wireless systems that track hospital medical equipment can cause potentially hazardous incidents involving lifesaving devices may have needlessly alarmed patients, their families and hospital administrators, says a Biomedical Engineering Technology professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Barbara Christe, who directs the Biomedical Engineering Technology program in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, said a study that she completed in March 2008 and has been accepted for publication in Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology found the wireless systems using Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) devices did not interfere with or influence the performance of commonly used medical devices such as physiological monitors and intravenous pumps in general patient care rooms.

According to Christe’s study, “The use of RFID systems to manage inventory, track items and ease patient billing data collection can be used in general patient care rooms without concern of adverse device performance.”

The most basic RFID system typically includes four pieces of equipment: a host computer, a transceiver, an antenna, and a tag.

The study does note that as new RFID components and systems are introduced in the future, further study may be necessary to evaluate RFID technology and its impact on medical equipment.

The study warning of electromagnetic interference from RFID devices inducing potentially hazardous incidents was published June 25, 2008 in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Dutch researchers. These researchers examined a wider range of medical equipment than did Christe, including critical care equipment not commonly found in general patient care rooms.

However, Christe noted, the Dutch study did not attempt to reproduce a setting that would typically be found in a hospital for the tests they conducted, as she did with her study. In fact, the conclusions of the Dutch study refer to a “controlled nonclinical setting.”

The Dutch researchers tested RFID devices as close as .1 cm from medical equipment, which is completely unlikely in real world use - since the RFID purpose is to track assets without physical contact, Christe said. RFID antennas are generally placed in a doorway or a corner of a room.

In Christe’s study, RFID antennas were placed as close as one foot from medical equipment. Even that distance, she said, is far closer than would typically be the case in a patient’s room. No interference was found in 1,600 tests in Christe’s study that were conducted in a patient room at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. Christe tested pumps, non-invasive blood pressure monitors, pulse oximetry monitors, EKG monitors and sequential compression devices using two common RFID antennas, near field and far field.

The Dutch study tested the impact of RFID devices on medical equipment in a manner that was anything but a typical use setting, Christe said. “If I swallow my cell phone, I may have some type of hazardous interaction, but that is not an appropriate or typical use of a cell phone,” she said.