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It’s Almost Summer!
A dash of spring flowers, a cup of summer breezes, the smell of late evening showers, all add up to a recipe for lots of smiles and happy thoughts. As we turn our thoughts to a little “me time,” let’s contemplate on the finer values in our lives. Make time “to be” with your family, take overdue naps and late evening walks. RESURRECT your “free spirit.” As we look forward to summer and then fall, recall how each new season refreshes, uplifts and motivates us to yet again be the BEST that WE CAN BE! Nursing is our profession! It’s a part of us that is always there to fill our days with the ability to provide a need that only a true professional can give. So, as you look forward to great summer days and some “me time,” take time to CONTEMPLATE on the PASSION that first bought YOU to NURSING. Relive the JOY, the PRIDE, the EAGERNESS you felt when you received your nursing pen, 1st “professional” stethoscope or 1st paying RN job! Refresh yourself this summer and “Raise the Bar!” Take pride,! Have joy! Regain your eagerness for Patient Care!
Joyce
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The situation on the world stage today has brought into sharp focus the heightened concerns for security and public safety. Disasters of all Types - natural and man-made, intentional and unintentional - mandate efficient and cohesive interoperability within the healthcare community. First responders, EMS providers, law enforcement officers, physicians, nurses, allied health providers, public health officials, hospital staff and community leaders require a common framework to prepare for, recognize, and respond to disasters.
Disaster Training Courses – 2 Locations & Different Dates
CEUs Available
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, TX…or… Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth, TX
Course 1: Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)
This course provides a basic one-day orientation to the principles of hospital disaster response, addressing hazards both natural and man-made, including nuclear, biological, chemical and explosive incidents involving casualties.
When: Monday, Aug. 13 – 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, Classrooms A/B
Cost: Courses and parking are free; $15 for CEUs (payable by check at the door)
RSVP: Stacie Clark, environmental safety, (214) 820-1581
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth will also host a BDLS training course.
When: Monday, Aug. 20 – 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Baylor All Saints, Building C - West Auditorium
Cost: Courses and parking are free; $15 for CEUs (payable by check or cash at the door)
RSVP: Stacie Clark, environmental safety, (214) 820-1581
More information on BDLS
Course 2: Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS)
This course provides a two-day, in-depth look at the medical management of disaster casualties. The course will involve sophisticated casualty simulations of disaster patients. Prerequisite: Basic Disaster Life Support.
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 14 & 15 – 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
Where: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, Classrooms A/B
Cost: Courses and parking are free; $15 for CEUs (payable by check or cash at the door)
RSVP: Stacie Clark, environmental safety, (214) 820-1581
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth will also host an ADLS training course.
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 21 and 22 – 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
Where: Baylor All Saints, Building C - West Auditorium and A8, 8th floor conference room
Cost: Courses and parking are free; $15 for CEUs (payable by check or cash at the door)
RSVP: Stacie Clark, Environmental Safety, (214) 820-1581
More information on ADLS
Course 3: Decontamination Training
This two-day course provides sufficient orientation and training to prepare or refresh staff members in the procedures and equipment required for hospital patient decontamination. Students will learn to use personal protective equipment and will participate in simulated patient decontamination. Students will also receive a thorough orientation on the nature of contamination threats from weapons of mass destruction. This is an excellent course for potential hospital decontamination team members.
When: Thursday and Friday, Aug. 16 and 17 – 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
Where: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, Classrooms A/B
Cost: Courses and parking are free; free CEUs are available.
RSVP: Stacie Clark, environmental safety, (214) 820-1581
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth will also host a decontamination training session.
When: Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23 and 24 – 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (both days)
Where: Baylor All Saints; A8, 8th floor conference room and Building A, Faxel Room
Cost: Courses and parking are free; free CEUs are available.
RSVP: Stacie Clark, environmental safety, (214) 820-1581
More information on decontamination training |
Subject: Please take a moment to go to the website and support this bill...Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress, If you know anyone who has had a mastectomy, you may know there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are now trying to make mastectomies an OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE! Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery. This is so important and it only takes 2 seconds to do, so please take the time and do it right now really quick and send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times. There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the "drive-through mastectomy" where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached. Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name and zip code number.
http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html
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