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 Prevention magazine is joining forces with the Emmy® Award–winning, syndicated daytime show The Doctors in a nationwide search to find America's Most Amazing Nurse.
Colleagues, friends, and family are encouraged to nominate their "Most Amazing Nurse"; each entrant or nominee must have an active RN license or advanced nursing credential and must currently be working in the nursing field.
Entries will be accepted at thedoctorstv.com through December 31, 2016. Five finalists will appear in the May 2017 issue of Prevention magazine and on The Doctors television show. Each of the five finalists will also have a $1,000 donation made in their name to the charity of their choice. America's Most Amazing Nurse will be announced in the June 2017 issue of Prevention magazine and on The Doctors television show airing during the week of May 6, 2017, in conjunction with National Nurses Week. In addition, the winner will receive a grand prize trip to Iceland, including two round-trip tickets on WOW Air from the US to Reykjavik, Iceland, where they'll stay for five nights at Blue Lagoon’s Hotel Silica and experience the world-renowned geothermal waters with a VIP spa experience. Official rules are available at thedoctorstv.com.
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You can download the Patient Education pamphlets for free on the ITNS website.
ITNS would like to thank the Heart Exchange Support Group from Houston, Texas for their generous contribution to this educational endeavor.
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 The term "clinical ladder" refers to a "grading structure which facilitates career progression and associated differentiation of pay by defining different levels of clinical and professional practice in nursing." Demonstration of professional development support and clinical advancement programs are hallmarks of a professional nursing practice environment and critical components of Nursing Magnet status.
The clinical ladder for Transplant Coordinators is based on the 15 standards of practice described in the Introduction to Transplant Nursing: Core Competencies. Each progressive level subsumes the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the preceding level(s).
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The Wall Street Journal
There are more than 120,000 people in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant and not enough donors. The dire shortage has led some researchers to consider an unusual solution: They are breeding genetically modified pigs whose organs could be compatible for human transplant.
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Chicago Tribune
Progress on organ transplants has been alarmingly slow in Japan, which stands out among developed countries in terms of its low number of organ donors.
Indeed, some patients have no choice but to go overseas for treatment because Japan still fails to provide enough organs. This shortage comes amid a growing international consensus that patients should obtain donor organs inside their own country. To make matters worse, there has been a series of problems at an organization that mediates organ transplants. With next year marking the 20th anniversary of the enforcement of the Organ Transplant Law, a national debate should be held to improve this situation.
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Daily Mirror
The number of transplanted organs from donors has risen by a third in Wales since plans were unveiled for an opt-out system.
A change to the process a year ago means adults automatically become donors after their death — unless they have chosen to opt out beforehand.
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The Wall Street Journal
India's transport ministry has proposed allowing drivers to sign up for organ donation in case they become some of the hundreds of thousands of people who die after being caught up in accidents on the country's roads.
The South Asian nation has a huge gap in demand and supply of organs. Many people are unwilling to donate relatives’ organs due to religious beliefs, because they don't understand how it works, or because it is too difficult to do so due to red tape, doctors say.
The road and transport ministry last week proposed the introduction of drivers license forms that allow a person to declare they are willing to donate organs.
But what is behind the move? Here are the numbers.
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Nurse.com
Nurses may choose to temporarily leave the profession for any number of reasons. Perhaps it’s to raise a child or recover from a temporary disability. Perhaps it’s to try another profession or pursue another goal. Regardless of the reason for the hiatus, nurses who return to the profession are likely to find that re-entering the profession can be a challenge — unless they have prepared for the possibility. If you’re a nurse who must temporarily stop working, it’s important to remain as engaged as possible during your time away.
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The Atlantic
Here’s an alarming statistic: Around one in four nurses has been physically attacked at work in the last year. Patients often kick, scratch, and grab them; in rare cases even kill them. In fact, there are nearly as many violent injuries in the healthcare industry as there are in all other industries combined. Healthcare workers make up 9 percent of the workforce.
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By Chelsea Adams
 A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders is asking the Department of Health and Human Services to clarify guidelines regarding organ transplants to people with disabilities. The letter expressly states that people with developmental or intellectual disabilities should not be denied organ transplants solely based on their disabilities. Lawmakers in Massachusetts also recently sent Gov. Charlie Baker a bill that would prohibit denying an organ transplant for the same reasons.
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