registered nurse

Registered nurse James Sullivan, who works for VNA Home Care in Worcester, said he thinks that nurses will remain in demand as medical care gets pushed from hospitals to home settings.

Nursing Workforce: Trends in Supply and Education," the number of registered nurses grew by more than 500,000, or 24 percent, in the last decade, while the number of licensed practical nurses grew by more than 90,000, or 16 percent.

* Change the title of Advanced Practice Nurse to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).

Registered nurses have the proven ability to problem-solve and engage in health care activities at multiple levels and in diverse settings which makes them ideally suited for this role.

Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses were reported in March 2010 by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

* The knowledge and expertise derived from completion of a nursing education program and the specialized skill, judgment, and decision making of a registered nurse.

The rulemaking also allows registered nurses to administer anesthesia to patients under the supervision of a physician, podiatrist, or dentist.

She revealed that about 27 states in the USA had nurse/population ratio laws, with California's 'starting ratio' being 1 registered nurse for every 4 patients.

There was also a chronic shortage of registered nurses willing to work in the sector.

Registered nurses at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas voted out the California Nurses Association (CNA) as their union in recent election.

when a registered nurse must decide whether to accept an overtime

The American Nurses Association (ANA) takes the position that, regardless of the number of hours worked, each registered nurse has an ethical responsibility to carefully consider her/ his level of fatigue when deciding whether to accept any assignment extending beyond the regularly scheduled work day or week, including a mandatory or voluntary overtime assignment.