This month’s newsletter offers a potpourri of information: find out about a medical romance and a website for disruptive women. Plus, I answer the question, "Is nursing a job or a profession?"

Happy Spring!

Donna's Book Pix: Critical Care Candace Calvert A nurse trying to make a fresh start at a small hospital finds herself first clashing with and then falling for a compelling ED doc in this medical/Christian romance. Author Calvert, a former ED nurse, says she’s honored to bring readers a new medical drama series offering exciting entertainment and a healthy dose of hope. In these challenging times, she thinks it’s exactly what the doctor ordered!

Cool Nursing Web Site:
Disruptive Women in Health Care
This blog site’s mission is to "serve as a platform for provocative ideas, thoughts, and solutions in the health sphere." And the site meets it’s mission quite successfully with posts on everything from advocacy and alternative medicine to health reform and mental health to technology and women’s health. Men are welcome to share their thoughts as well. For more visit www.disruptivewomen.net.

Career Article:
Jump-Start Your Job Search
A challenging economy is playing havoc with the job market — and nursing isn’t immune. Hospital closings and budget cuts abound. Older nurses are delaying retirement and others are increasing their hours. Read more.

News You Can Use: Joint Commission Annual Report Shows Gains in Patient Care Quality Accredited hospitals in the U.S. have steadily improved the quality of patient care over a seven-year period, according to The Joint Commission’s latest annual report. The overall heart attack care result improved to 96.7% in 2008 from 86.9% in 2002. The overall heart failure care result improved to 91.6%, up from 59.7% in 2002. The overall 2008 pneumonia care result is 92.9%, up from 72.3% in 2002. More than 3,000 Joint Commission-accredited hospitals contributed data. Find out more.

Quote of the Month:
Save one life, and you are a hero. Save one hundred lives, and you are a nurse.
— Chuck Stepanek

Donna's Blog
Is Nursing a Profession or a Job?
I recently read an article on the web where the nurse author’s stated intent was to “enlighten” future and prospective nurses to the “harsh realities” of the profession. The piece listed things like the physicality of the job, the necessity of doing shift work, and a proclamation that nursing is not a profession but just a job. Holy encephalopathy, Batman! Are we still having this conversation?
Read more here: americannursetoday.com/BlogView.aspx?bl=6268&bp=6960.

Entrepreneur Spotlight:
Vernon Dutton, RN, became interested in nursing pins more than 30 years ago when he was in nursing school. Today, he runs Nursing Pins, an online shop that sells early nursing school graduation pins, nursing memorabilia, and ephemera (historic paper goods).

Dutton says he’s built a six-figure business in five years with a $100 investment. He’s got a top 5 ranking in every search engine on the net and often gets 10,000 hits a day, and he never spent a cent on advertising.

Nursing Pins features the largest collection of nursing school pins on the net and rare historical items, such as the copy of Hildegard Peplau’s yearbook that he sold. His customers include educators on faculty at nearly every school of nursing in the U.S. and many in Canada.

To date, Dutton has reunited 14 graduation pins (one that was lost for 18 years) with the original owners. Are you missing yours? Now you know where to look!

For more information go to www.rubylane.com/shops/nursingpins.

Upcoming Seminars:
Career Alternatives for Nurses®
September 13, 2010 - Chicago
October 5, 2010 – Las Vegas

How to Start Your Own Business or Consulting Practice
October 6, 2010 – Las Vegas

Come Meet Donna:
Roberts Wesleyan College Spring Lecture Series
March 19, 2010 — Rochester, NY

ATI National Nurse Educator Summit
April 7, 2010 – Las Vegas, NV

Freeman Health System Annual Nursing Gala
April 8, 2010 – Quapaw, OK

Kansas Association of Nurse Leaders
April 22, 2010 – Wichita, KS

ONE/NJ Annual Meeting
April 29, 2010 — Long Branch, NJ

Lambda Delta Chapter, STTI Annual Research and Poster Presentation
April 30, 2010 — West Long Branch, NJ

For additional program info visit www.dcardillo.com/events.html.

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Your 1st Year As A Nurse Ordering Information
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