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On May 24th, Dr. Patrick Hickey, nursing professor from University of South Carolina, successfully climbed Mount Everest to raise money for the Summit Scholarship fund for nurses. As he was climbing he sent updates to his blog, so you can see an overview of his adventure here. As he says on his blog: “In 1993…

Take the Nursing2007 Job Satisfaction Survey. My 2 cents about the recent loss of 2 more great medical bloggers, Fatdoctor and Dr. Flea: I think it stinks. Blogging about your workplace is a dangerous thing. Throw in HIPPA compliance and it becomes even more treacherous. If only we could all be like dooce and get…

Or whatever you have handy. PixelRN is continuing to scour the web for nursing info so you don’t have to! Check out Tuesday Newsday at OrientedX3.com.

I am now back in full swing with this site. This morning I am launching a new column called “The Pulse,” which highlights the latest posts from the nurse blogosphere. Check out the “Nurses Who Blog” list on the right hand column. These are the blogs that OrientedX3 subscribes too. If you have a nurse…

A recent reader who goes by “mindchalng” wrote: I have been an ICU nurse for 10 years. I was accused of diverting a narcotic and when I supplied a letter from the MD stating that he did indeed give me an order for the med….the board didn’t believe me. My urine tests have always been…

Here’s your chance to discuss this issue with U.S Rep. Jan Schakowski. From Value care, Value nurses: “To celebrate Nurses Week, we’re holding a national nurse conference call this Monday, May 7th at 12:30pm ET. The call will feature U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who will be discussing her federal nurse-to-patient ratio bill that’s being introduced…