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Automated labor management yields efficiency gains for N.Y. health system | Nursing is 2nd on "hot jobs" list in Lancaster County, Pa. | Nurses need tools to succeed, advance and grow, nursing dean says

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October 21, 2014

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Automated labor management yields efficiency gains for N.Y. health system
North Shore LIJ, a New York-based health system with almost 50,000 employees across 16 hospitals, has seen greater efficiencies and better control of its labor costs since it deployed a time-and-attendance tool almost three years ago. A self-scheduling feature has significantly reduced the time needed for scheduling, according to an emergency department night nurse manager. Healthcare Informatics online (10/14)

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Nursing is 2nd on "hot jobs" list in Lancaster County, Pa.
LancasterOnline (Pa.) (10/16)
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Nurses need tools to succeed, advance and grow, nursing dean says
Stories about nursing shortages and burnout show the importance of having mentors who help new colleagues navigate the profession, writes Janie Heath, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. She said survey data show keeping nurses engaged means giving them a stronger voice, tools that help them advance professionally, and the ability to practice at the full scope of their education and license. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) (tiered subscription model) (10/16)

Nursing school sees Ebola as a teaching moment
Nursing faculty at the University of Texas-Arlington are using Ebola concerns as a teaching opportunity, employing different strategies to instruct nursing students on caring for Ebola patients, says Anne Bavier, the nursing school dean. She said the College of Nursing has on staff an expert on infectious diseases who is adding content to classes and presenting updated CDC information. The Shorthorn (University of Texas at Arlington) (10/20)

Video interview: ANA's Cipriano on why new CDC guidelines will be a "big step forward"
MSNBC (10/18)
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VA secretary tours colleges to recruit new nurses and doctors
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is urging nursing- and medical-school students to consider a career at the VA. In a speech at the University of Vermont last week, McDonald touted a program that forgives up to $120,000 in student debt for graduates hired by the VA. Stars and Stripes/The Associated Press (10/13)

Ariz. school district searches for more nurses
The Tucson Unified School District is recruiting school nurses, even posting signs at a local medical center. Health Director Donna Johnson says some nurses are responsible for multiple schools, and she is concerned that a lack of coverage raises risks in life-threatening events such as an asthma attack or a food allergy reaction.

KGUN-TV (Tucson, Ariz.) (10/19)

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Dallas nurses with Ebola transferred to biocontainment units WBAL-TV (Baltimore)

Nurses urge hospitals to increase infection control training WGCL-TV (Atlanta)

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