This
Month in Nursing eNotes: March 2004 (go
to archives)
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Women, Heart Disease and Stroke in Oregon
* Oregon Legislature Creates Panel to Tackle Medical-Provider
Mistakes
* Rediscover Your Past by Registering to the New OHSU School
Of Nursing
Online Alumni Directory
* Streamlining the Perioperative Team
* Explore the Many Opportunities in Graduate Nursing
Education
* Announcing the School's New Online Job Board
* Show School Pride and Stay Warm, Purchase a New School
of Nursing Fleece
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Women, Heart Disease and Stroke in Oregon
Cardiovascular diseases,
including heart disease and stroke, kill more women than men in Oregon.
CVD is the No. 1 killer of women in Oregon. CVD kills 10 times more Oregon
women than breast cancer. And more Oregon women than men die from a stroke.
A study at OHSU revealed that half of women who came to the hospital with
heart attack symptoms waited more than 4.5 hours before calling 9-1-1
or getting to the hospital. To read more about CVD and women in Oregon,
visit the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Web site at:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018096
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Oregon Legislature Creates Panel to Tackle Medical-Provider
Mistakes
Medical errors in
hospitals kill at least 44,000 Americans a year - more than die from traffic
crashes, breast cancer or AIDS - the national Institute of Medicine has
estimated. A new Oregon commission aims to reduce medical errors with
a carrot-and-stick approach that outside experts say could become a national
model. The Patient Safety Commission, created by the Legislature, learned
what it's up against at a Portland conference, as experts from around
the nation weighed in on a problem that studies show is epidemic. To read
more of this Oregonian story, visit Nurseweek's Web site at:
http://www.nurseweek.com/news/ShowNews.asp?250674
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Rediscover Your Past by Registering to the New
OHSU School Of Nursing Online Alumni Directory
Have you lost touch
with your OHSU School of Nursing classmates? Are you interested in keeping
in better contact with your fellow alumni? Then join your classmates in
registering at your free online class directory. This will give you and
your classmates access to each other and an opportunity to rekindle past
friendships! Just click on link below, fill out your personal information,
and submit it. The more alumni that take advantage of this opportunity,
the bigger the pool of contacts!
http://aftercollege.com/groups/alumni.asp?fct=3&id=1071185597
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Streamlining the Perioperative Team
Pat Nardone, Ph.D.,
R.N., recounts her path to becoming OHSU's perioperative educator as though
it were a dream. "It was an epiphany," she says. "I sought
a teaching hospital - one where the most creative impulses flourish -
and a clinical role." Nardone became so engaged in discussing how
to teach staff what they need to know, improve communication, and contribute
to quality and evidence-based practice, she felt she was already part
of the team. "It was like coming home," she says. To read more
about Nardone and the perioperative educator role, one of many career
opportunities in nursing, go to:
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/news/enotes-perioperative.shtml
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Explore the Many Opportunities in Graduate
Nursing Education
Are you a current junior, senior or an RN earning your bachelor's degree? Are you interested in furthering your nursing career? It's not too late to take the next step... graduate education... is it your future? Contact Laura Hottman at hottmanl@ohsu.edu to connect with OHSU nursing faculty about your options in graduate education.
Need information about
the Graduate Record Exam? Visit the GRE Web site... http://www.gre.org/edindex.html
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Announcing the School's New Online Job Board
OHSU School of Nursing
is now utilizing an online job board that enables students and alumni
to view job opportunities from our school's Web site. The job has links
about Oregon employment opportunities, information about new grad programs,
open houses, summer internships and part time positions. To visit the
new online job board hosted by After College, go to:
http://www.aftercollege.com/groups/ccenter.asp?fct=1&ID=1071185597
Or visit the school's employment Web page at:
http://www.ohsu.edu/son/employment.shtml
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Show School Pride and Stay Warm, Purchase a
New School of Nursing Fleece
What's better than
a new fleece to keep you warm this spring? The new School of Nursing fleece
sweatshirts (hooded or zip-up) are in stock and come in various sizes
and colors. You can pick one up by visiting the office of Carolyn Kimpton,
School of Nursing Portland campus room 435, or you can order both the
fleece and ornaments online at the OHSU Bookstore's Web site. The prices
are as follows: School of Nursing fleece, $39.99, School of Nursing holiday
ornament, $15. Questions? Contact Carolyn Kimpton at 503 494-4404 or e-mail
kimptonc@ohsu.edu. Go to the OHSU Bookstore site:
http://www.ohsu.edu/ohsubookstore/clothcome.htm
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