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By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, NCC Practice Resource (Powered by SmartBrief) saves you time and keeps you smart.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/nccpr/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nccpr?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/nccpr?sb_code=rssen-us06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DDF63BDBB-EF31-437D-9674-FE0194456AEB%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DDF63BDBB-EF31-437D-9674-FE0194456AEB%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssTwo studies presented at a pediatric conference reached differing conclusions about the mortality and disability risks of low -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTTop Storyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D94F05473-953D-4E0A-8AC1-0AD7D0F716EA%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D94F05473-953D-4E0A-8AC1-0AD7D0F716EA%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssUppsala University researchers looked at 491 extremely premature babies and found that 73% of them who were given active peri -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTPatient Safety & Clinical Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D0056C443-6F04-4F97-BAE8-7FAEF6CD3214%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D0056C443-6F04-4F97-BAE8-7FAEF6CD3214%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIn Georgia, 22 of 71 hospitals routinely screen all newborns for congenital heart defects, while all 11 hospitals surveyed in -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTPatient Safety & Clinical Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D18719E25-08E8-4276-8832-E5AD7E70EFE1%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D18719E25-08E8-4276-8832-E5AD7E70EFE1%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssListening to lullabies, heartbeat sounds and entrained breathing sounds yielded significant improvements in premature babies' -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTPatient Safety & Clinical Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D430201EF-8077-4374-8D89-52A5D01A1047%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D430201EF-8077-4374-8D89-52A5D01A1047%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTPatient Safety & Clinical Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DF0B96602-A3DE-4101-818E-C424412F6F24%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DF0B96602-A3DE-4101-818E-C424412F6F24%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAn initiative aimed at preventing unnecessary early-term deliveries reduced the rate of such deliveries in 25 hospitals acros -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTProfessional Practicehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DC8A715D6-9BAA-4C74-B203-3459E6D773AA%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DC8A715D6-9BAA-4C74-B203-3459E6D773AA%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssHospitals in the Tucson, Ariz., are not necessarily short of nurses, but say they do need highly trained nurses who specializ -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTProfessional Practicehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DC2561F3B-7807-4EE2-869E-1451D8CCA374%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DC2561F3B-7807-4EE2-869E-1451D8CCA374%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTProfessional Practicehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D3B54590A-1D57-4B60-8DF1-1FA728908031%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D3B54590A-1D57-4B60-8DF1-1FA728908031%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssHospitals and birthing centers are the safest settings for birth, but home deliveries may be an option for healthy pregnant w -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTPolicy, Ethics & Legal Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DD9F9DB18-BAA2-49A7-B849-3C0E4334B0D5%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3DD9F9DB18-BAA2-49A7-B849-3C0E4334B0D5%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics revealed that 10% to 15% of all intellectual disabilities in children in the study, wh -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTTechnology & Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D6BA80095-11D1-44E3-895C-C4721C33CE28%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D6BA80095-11D1-44E3-895C-C4721C33CE28%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssNCC is to make a poster presentation at the June 2013 National Conference of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners  -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTNews from NCChttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D4DAE22DF-5DD6-4212-8E3A-797DA53D484A%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D4DAE22DF-5DD6-4212-8E3A-797DA53D484A%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssDue to maintain your credential June 30? The deadline is rapidly approaching ...  -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTNews from NCChttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D5C26CCB0-D8F3-44F7-95D7-CBA380AB45E4%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1AEF5DF5-B79F-4886-BF35-BE0E6CCEC367%26copyid%3D5C26CCB0-D8F3-44F7-95D7-CBA380AB45E4%26brief%3Dnccpr%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssKurt Vonnegut,American writer -More- ]]>06 May 2013 12:41:35 CDTSmartQuote