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ITNS
 National Volunteer Week was first established by Canada in 1943 and is now observed by many countries around the world. In the U.S., National Volunteer Week is celebrated each year in April. National Volunteer Week is the perfect opportunity for me to thank the ITNS Board of Directors, every ITNS Chapter officer, and each member of an ITNS committee, task force or workgroup for so generously sharing their time, talent, and expertise in support of ITNS. Thank you for all you do for our community of practice.
This week we celebrate YOU, our volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice and support to ITNS and transplant nursing! Thanks for all you do! #ServiceUnites
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Advance your career by getting the education you need and learning from leaders in transplant at the Transplant Nursing Symposium. Enhance your knowledge and skills as a transplant nurse as you earn up to 28 contact hours! Earn valuable continuing education (CE), CEPTC, and pharmacology credits.
Register 5 nurses, get 1 FREE! Save $100 when you register before 15 May!
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Help us make a difference in transplant nursing by directly supporting the valuable research and education of ITNS members who strive to improve patient care in every way. Please consider a gift to the ITNS Foundation and join us as we work to improve transplant patient care. To make a donation, you can donate online or call the ITNS member services department at +1-847-375-6340.
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 This pamphlet discusses transplantation and pregnancy. After being ill, transplant recipients are excited about their ability to participate in life again. Women and men who have been thinking about parenthood for the first time or having more children may have questions about being able to conceive or to father a child following transplantation. With appropriate medical care, planning, and close follow-up, successful parenthood is possible for many female and male transplant recipients.
You can download the Patient Education pamphlets for free on the ITNS website.
Hospital Use of Patient Education Pamphlets: If you would like to print copies of this patient education pamphlet for distribution at your hospital, we sell the print-ready file in the ITNS Online Store. The listing is to purchase unrestricted permission to photocopy or print a patient education handbook for educational use.
AAP News
When one begins to think of contributions that have made a difference in improving health outcomes for children with chronic illness, solid organ transplantation certainly needs to be on that list. While many of us have cared for patients before, during, or after they receive their transplant, we may not have considered whether secondary health outcomes might be associated with long-term survival — at least until Yanek et al.
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By Chelsea Adams
 Legislation in several states is aimed at keeping medical marijuana patients from being booted off organ transplant waiting lists. The situation has come to the forefront as more and more states legalize the use of medical marijuana. The most recent bill to come under consideration is in Maine, where a hospital deemed a man unsuitable for transplantation surgery because he had used medical marijuana to treat the side effects of Alport syndrome.
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FierceHealthcare
The problem of nursing burnout has been in a state of evolution for years. For many of these years, the 12-hour shift was the primary focus. However, 12-hour shifts provide nurses time away from the bedside necessary for rest, family time and self-care, allowing for a rested and refreshed start to new shifts.
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HealthDay News via Medical Xpress
Children given an organ transplant have a substantially higher risk of developing cancer — in some cases up to 200 times higher — than the general population, a new study finds. But the individual risk of any one child getting cancer still remains very small, the study authors stressed.
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Becker's Hospital Review
The nursing profession has consistently ranked No. 1 in Gallup's annual poll of Honesty and Ethical Standards in Professions for the past 15 years — which makes the rampant bullying and hazing that persists among nurses that much more surprising.
Judith Meissner, RN, MSN coined the phrase "nurses eat their young" in a 1986 article to describe the hostility young nurses face at the hands of their more experienced coworkers. In a follow-up article published 13 years later, Ms. Meissner said "students, new graduates and even experienced 'new hires'" still suffered intense bullying.
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases via Science Daily
Testing for molecular markers in the urine of kidney transplant patients could reveal whether the transplant is failing and why, according to research presented at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
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By Joan Spitrey
 For 15 straight years, the American public has rated nurses highest in regards to honesty and ethical standards. This trust is often easily gained, as nurses are the ones at the bedside while other healthcare providers come and go through the day. The nurse is often the one who sees the needs of patients, and that caring does not go unnoticed. However, with much respect comes much responsibility — as a recent court case shows.
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