Occupational health nurses have been taking care of workers since 1888, when Betty Moulder began working with Pennsylvania miners. The nursing specialty that focuses on keeping workers safe and healthy has been expanding ever since.
After Sept. 11, Hurricane Katrina and the recent threat of pandemic flu, the role of occupational health nurses in establishing disaster and crisis-management plans has been magnified ... more
Nurses are trained to give patients the best care possible. Sometimes that means saying "no." Sometimes it means taking the initiative to find out if the answer could be "yes."
"The greatest complaint that nurses hear from patients after heart surgery is that they are thirsty," said Nancy Hutchison, RN, CCRN, MS, staff nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta ... more
Many family nurse practitioners work in hospitals or in private practice settings, but some APRNs have discovered that in-store workplaces — such as CVS MinuteClinic — are a good fit for their skills.
CVS MinuteClinic was launched in 2005 and now operates clinics in 30 metro Atlanta CVS stores. There are plans to expand into Georgia's rural areas, where access to health care often is a more limited ... more