July
2006 Giving birth to her two daughters was an exhilarating and empowering experience for Kim Baraona, CNM, MN. She also loved helping other women having babies in her job as a labor and delivery nurse.
"I taught Lamaze childbirth classes and would take a woman through the hardest part of the labor process and then would have to turn over the delivery to the doctor, who often wasn't as attuned to the woman's needs as I was," she said. "I became a certified nurse-midwife, so that I could give women the continuous care they deserved." Full Article
Nurses quit working for a number of reasons - having children, spouses getting transferred, dealing with family crises. When their circumstances change, however, many want to re-enter the work force but know they need to bring their skills and licensure up to date. Refresher programs at Georgia hospitals, colleges and nonprofit agencies are helping them do that.
Looking for any measure that would help attract and retain the nursing staff she needed to run three hospitals, Emory Healthcare Chief Nursing Officer Alice Vautier, RN, Ed.D, noticed that the state nursing board listed several nurses who had licenses but were not working. Full Article