The modern electronic medical record (EMR) was born in August 1996 with the advent of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that covered the privacy portion of the medical record, guarding health files from interlopers and ensuring that a patient’s health issues were only discussed or shared under specified guidelines.
HIPAA continued in April 2005 with the implementation of the standards that dealt with electronic security and maintenance of health information. Lessons learned from the hurricanes of fall 2005 were that paper medical records are easily lost or destroyed, and if electronically kept, data needs to reside on computers far away from disaster areas, preferably in multiple backups.
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Learn More About Aspririn...
For over 100 years, aspirin has been used as a pain reliever. Since the 1970s, aspirin has also been used to prevent and manage heart disease.
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Learn More About Aspririn...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Anatomical Line Drawings
Anatomical Line Drawings
Save time and leave the drawing to us!Patient education made easy by Medscape.
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Save time and leave the drawing to us!Patient education made easy by Medscape.
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Nine Tech Trends
Healthcare IT advances are pulling together to manage an expanding universe.
The time has come again to pause and consider the direction--or directions--in which the healthcare IT industry is drifting. Two years ago, trends were still being influenced heavily by monumental global events as well as by the impact of HIPAA deadlines and skidding revenues. Last year, we saw an industry demanding IT integration during a time of economic rebuilding. This year, a new sense of vigor suffuses the industry, supplied in large measure by strong pushes from the Bush administration. Much of the conversation now pivots on the place of importance that the electronic health record (EHR) eventually will assume.
In the following pages, you'll find the nine trends we believe are most significant for you, our readers. Among the key developments discussed are the state of the EHR, the bar coding and newly emerging radio frequency identification technologies, disease management, emergency preparedness, telehealth and the government's push to establish regional health information organizations.
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http://healthcare-informatics.com/issues/2005/02/cover.htm#portals
The time has come again to pause and consider the direction--or directions--in which the healthcare IT industry is drifting. Two years ago, trends were still being influenced heavily by monumental global events as well as by the impact of HIPAA deadlines and skidding revenues. Last year, we saw an industry demanding IT integration during a time of economic rebuilding. This year, a new sense of vigor suffuses the industry, supplied in large measure by strong pushes from the Bush administration. Much of the conversation now pivots on the place of importance that the electronic health record (EHR) eventually will assume.
In the following pages, you'll find the nine trends we believe are most significant for you, our readers. Among the key developments discussed are the state of the EHR, the bar coding and newly emerging radio frequency identification technologies, disease management, emergency preparedness, telehealth and the government's push to establish regional health information organizations.
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http://healthcare-informatics.com/issues/2005/02/cover.htm#portals
Monday, November 06, 2006
Guide to Master in Health
Masters in Health Administration Programs (MHA)
Masters in Health Care Administration Programs (MHA)
Masters in Health Services Administration Programs (MHSA)
Masters in Public Health Programs (MPH), and
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Care
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Masters in Health Care Administration Programs (MHA)
Masters in Health Services Administration Programs (MHSA)
Masters in Public Health Programs (MPH), and
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Care
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What Level of Time Management are You At?
What Level of Time Management are You At?
What would you do if every day $86,400 was deposited in your bank account? You could use the money in any way you like with one condition: whatever remained at the end of the day would be gone by the next day. What would you do? You would use every penny right!? You’d probably pay off debts, take that vacation you’d been waiting for, donate to a charity and whatever else was left over you’d invest. I don’t think anyone would willingly just let the money lapse.
Each of us has this kind of bank account. It’s called time. Each day we receive 86,400 seconds and each day whatever seconds we fail to use to the best of our abilities we lose forever.
Every moment needs to be treated as a gift. How often do we waste time with things that provide no value to us or to others? For example, in the U.S. the average number of hours in a day that are spent watching TV is 4. Compare that with under 1 hour being the amount of time families spend with each other in social activities. Clearly, learning to prioritize our time is essential.
The 4 Levels of Time Management
There are 4 levels or tiers to time management. All of us coming into this world begin at the first level. As we learn through experience and as we grow, we can move up and operate at higher levels.
Level 1 - The Oblivious
People on this end of the spectrum have no concern or any idea where there time is being spent. They are easily tossed to and fro by the most fickle of circumstances. Oftentimes, because they are constantly letting any interruption affect them, they have a hard time keeping appointments or remembering things that they needed to get done.
When I used to live in this category I felt I truly understood freedom. Over time, as I developed my time management skills, I learned that I had no freedom at all. This realization came out of observing that it wasn’t me who was in control of my circumstances; rather, my circumstances and the environment was what dictated my actions. I was a slave to everyone else’s desires and not my own.
Level 2 - Becoming Time Aware
As one assumes more responsibilities in life, an awareness of time (or an awareness of the lack of time) begins to develop. All of the pressures of life: the job, the bills, the kids begin to weigh upon us. Before long we notice that it’s the end of the day and we haven’t finished half the things we needed to get done. Sometimes we forget them alltogether.
This naturally leads us to figure out ways we can remember what our tasks are. We begin to make simple checklists and use post-it notes to remind us of what’s important.
Level 3 - Discarding What is Useless
This natural progression toward wanting more time begins our journey into the development of time-management skills. No longer are we satisfied in just finishing certain tasks, instead, we begin to assign tasks to certain times of the day. We start using calendars and appointment books.
Further into our progression we begin to question the purpose of our tasks; so we start setting goals and figure out what we truly value in life. We start the process of removing activities and habits which do not contribute to our overall goals and values, and keeping those things which do.
Level 4 - Kaizen
If you’ve arrived at that place where you are operating in Level 3, perhaps you’d like to go a little further. I’m talking about a lifestyle of excellence, where highly-effective people function. They live by the philosophy of Kaizen. Kaizen is a Japanese term used in business. Its origins lie in the auto-manufacturing industry. In English, it is defined as “constant and never-ending improvement”.
Kaizen, in the time management sense, is constantly striving to use every second of every day to work toward your values and principles. This often involves multitasking. For example, learning is one of my values. To practice Kaizen I often:
* Download eBooks related to what I’m learning about onto my digital organizer, and read when I have downtime (i.e. on the toilet, waiting for appointments etc.)
* Realize that whoever I come into contact with is a teacher. There’s always something of value that they know that I could learn about.
* Listen to audio books while I’m commuting to and from work.
* Get up an hour earlier than required to get myself ready, to dedicate to study.
* Keep a personal journal with me to record new things I notice in my surroundings.
The key to Kaizen is multitasking. You begin to see every moment as an opportunity for personal growth. Some of the main side effects of doing this are a deep appreciation for every second that you’ve been given, and an aversion to wasting time in frivolous activities. Most of all life becomes an opportunity for amazing growth and excitement and you no longer become bored.
Each of us is operating at different levels of time management. I challenge you to constantly push yourself beyond what your current limits are and seek to operate in the level of Kaizen.
Related Posts
* The 4 Levels of Emergency Preparedness
* The Courage to Live Debt Free - the Principles of Economic Security
* Lemonade Diet - Day 4
* Levels of Consciousness - The Motivation Behind Our Behavior
* The Secret to a Promotion and Pay Raise
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Left by Bryan C. Fleming » Blog Archive » Personal Growth Carnival on October 24th, 2006
somehow i think that level 4 is the worst and level 1 ist the best. only in this article, level 1 is displayed from it’s ugliest side. i could write an article showing how bad level 4 is, and how stress-free level 1 is, but i have better things to do with my time.
Left by captain on November 4th, 2006
What would you do if every day $86,400 was deposited in your bank account? You could use the money in any way you like with one condition: whatever remained at the end of the day would be gone by the next day. What would you do? You would use every penny right!? You’d probably pay off debts, take that vacation you’d been waiting for, donate to a charity and whatever else was left over you’d invest. I don’t think anyone would willingly just let the money lapse.
Each of us has this kind of bank account. It’s called time. Each day we receive 86,400 seconds and each day whatever seconds we fail to use to the best of our abilities we lose forever.
Every moment needs to be treated as a gift. How often do we waste time with things that provide no value to us or to others? For example, in the U.S. the average number of hours in a day that are spent watching TV is 4. Compare that with under 1 hour being the amount of time families spend with each other in social activities. Clearly, learning to prioritize our time is essential.
The 4 Levels of Time Management
There are 4 levels or tiers to time management. All of us coming into this world begin at the first level. As we learn through experience and as we grow, we can move up and operate at higher levels.
Level 1 - The Oblivious
People on this end of the spectrum have no concern or any idea where there time is being spent. They are easily tossed to and fro by the most fickle of circumstances. Oftentimes, because they are constantly letting any interruption affect them, they have a hard time keeping appointments or remembering things that they needed to get done.
When I used to live in this category I felt I truly understood freedom. Over time, as I developed my time management skills, I learned that I had no freedom at all. This realization came out of observing that it wasn’t me who was in control of my circumstances; rather, my circumstances and the environment was what dictated my actions. I was a slave to everyone else’s desires and not my own.
Level 2 - Becoming Time Aware
As one assumes more responsibilities in life, an awareness of time (or an awareness of the lack of time) begins to develop. All of the pressures of life: the job, the bills, the kids begin to weigh upon us. Before long we notice that it’s the end of the day and we haven’t finished half the things we needed to get done. Sometimes we forget them alltogether.
This naturally leads us to figure out ways we can remember what our tasks are. We begin to make simple checklists and use post-it notes to remind us of what’s important.
Level 3 - Discarding What is Useless
This natural progression toward wanting more time begins our journey into the development of time-management skills. No longer are we satisfied in just finishing certain tasks, instead, we begin to assign tasks to certain times of the day. We start using calendars and appointment books.
Further into our progression we begin to question the purpose of our tasks; so we start setting goals and figure out what we truly value in life. We start the process of removing activities and habits which do not contribute to our overall goals and values, and keeping those things which do.
Level 4 - Kaizen
If you’ve arrived at that place where you are operating in Level 3, perhaps you’d like to go a little further. I’m talking about a lifestyle of excellence, where highly-effective people function. They live by the philosophy of Kaizen. Kaizen is a Japanese term used in business. Its origins lie in the auto-manufacturing industry. In English, it is defined as “constant and never-ending improvement”.
Kaizen, in the time management sense, is constantly striving to use every second of every day to work toward your values and principles. This often involves multitasking. For example, learning is one of my values. To practice Kaizen I often:
* Download eBooks related to what I’m learning about onto my digital organizer, and read when I have downtime (i.e. on the toilet, waiting for appointments etc.)
* Realize that whoever I come into contact with is a teacher. There’s always something of value that they know that I could learn about.
* Listen to audio books while I’m commuting to and from work.
* Get up an hour earlier than required to get myself ready, to dedicate to study.
* Keep a personal journal with me to record new things I notice in my surroundings.
The key to Kaizen is multitasking. You begin to see every moment as an opportunity for personal growth. Some of the main side effects of doing this are a deep appreciation for every second that you’ve been given, and an aversion to wasting time in frivolous activities. Most of all life becomes an opportunity for amazing growth and excitement and you no longer become bored.
Each of us is operating at different levels of time management. I challenge you to constantly push yourself beyond what your current limits are and seek to operate in the level of Kaizen.
Related Posts
* The 4 Levels of Emergency Preparedness
* The Courage to Live Debt Free - the Principles of Economic Security
* Lemonade Diet - Day 4
* Levels of Consciousness - The Motivation Behind Our Behavior
* The Secret to a Promotion and Pay Raise
This entry was posted on Thursday, September 28th, 2006 at 2:50 pm and is filed under Strategies for Success, Time Management. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0feed.
3 Responses to “What Level of Time Management are You At?”
[…] oovs presents What Level of Time Management are You At? posted at LifeTraining - Online. […]
Left by Personal Development Carnival - October 1, 2006 · Personal Development Ideas Blog on October 1st, 2006
[…] muse presents Another “fine line” Patricia presents 4 Secrets to Time Management That Define You oovs presents What Level of Time Management are You At? […]
Left by Bryan C. Fleming » Blog Archive » Personal Growth Carnival on October 24th, 2006
somehow i think that level 4 is the worst and level 1 ist the best. only in this article, level 1 is displayed from it’s ugliest side. i could write an article showing how bad level 4 is, and how stress-free level 1 is, but i have better things to do with my time.
Left by captain on November 4th, 2006
Sunday, November 05, 2006
The 2006 healthcare informatics workforce survey: the new profession?
The 2006 healthcare informatics workforce survey: the new profession?
A survey of healthcare informaticians employed by England’s NHS organisations was carried out in April this year. Brian Derry and Tony Eardley report its findings and subsequent recommendations for improving the status of this increasingly vital workforce.
ABSTRACT
ASSIST, with the support of NHS Connecting for Health and the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, commissioned Tribal Consulting to design and carry out a survey of the informatics workforce in the NHS in England in the spring of 2006.
The results show the distribution of the workforce between the different disciplines within informatics. The analysis also highlights significant difficulties in recruitment and retention of staff and future skills shortages. In addition, the survey has revealed that Agenda for change has had an adverse impact on informatics staff. Finally, the survey showed an overwhelming majority of respondents in favour of the establishment of a formal profession, and the article recommends actions on some of the aspects of its development.
Br J Healthcare Comput Info Manage 2006; 23(8): 21–4.
Use of information and communications technology in Saudi Arabian hospitals
"Many of the issues and problems associated with ICT in Saudi Arabia reflect the problems elsewhere in the world. Some of these problems, however, are associated with Saudi culture rather than being ascribable to technical or financial issues."
Use of information and communications technology in Saudi Arabian hospitals
Dr Saleh Al-Zahrani’s account illustrates that even in different conditions and in a different culture, the business of making effective use of ICTs in health and social care meets difficulties and resistances that are well known to the readers of bjhc&im.
keywords: saudi arabia, healthcare modernisation, ict deployment problems.
abstract
The Saudi Arabian government has encouraged all organisations to deploy ICTs. Most healthcare organisations have introduced ICTs in some form or another to support and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. Unfortunately, for different reasons, sometimes technical but more often organisational, many organisations have found it difficult to achieve their objectives. Many of the issues and problems associated with ICT in Saudi Arabia reflect the problems elsewhere in the world. Some of these problems, however, are associated with Saudi culture rather than being ascribable to technical or financial issues.
Br J Healthcare Comput Info Manage 2002; 19(10): 17–19.
Saudi Association for Health Informatics
"Health Informatics (HI) is an evolving socio-technical and scientific discipline that deals with the collection, storage, retrieval, communication and optimal use of health related data, information and knowledge. The discipline utilizes the methods and technologies of the information sciences for the purposes of problem solving and decision-making thus assuring quality healthcare in all basic and applied areas of biomedical sciences for the community it serves."
Definitions from the Saudi Association for Health Informatics
Definitions from the Saudi Association for Health Informatics
Political unrest creates unique challenges for healthcare organizations in regions of strife
Al-Daig is proud of being first among like-sized hospitals in his region to have a data warehouse. Although the hospital anticipates benefits for both the hospital, particularly in reduced lengths of stay with associated cost reductions, and the ambulatory environment, where a redistribution of physician workloads is anticipated, he says it's still a bit early for ROI and improvement stories.
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AMIA - Introduction to Healthcare Informatics
Introduction to Healthcare Informatics Standards is an AMIA e-Learning course designed to explore the landscape of healthcare informatics standards and focus on the benefits that the adoption of standards might bring toward successful transformation of healthcare in the United States. This course uses case-based scenarios and examples to demonstrate how standards impact common clinician and patient activities and interactions.
Introduction to Healthcare Informatics Standards was authored by W. Ed Hammond in collaboration with the MedBiquitous Consortium and the American Medical Informatics Association.
Registrants for Introduction to Healthcare Informatics Standards may earn a maximum of one Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit.
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Introduction to Healthcare Informatics Standards was authored by W. Ed Hammond in collaboration with the MedBiquitous Consortium and the American Medical Informatics Association.
Registrants for Introduction to Healthcare Informatics Standards may earn a maximum of one Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit.
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What is a Healthcare Webmaster
Healthcare Webmaster
JOB DESCRIPTION
HEALTHCARE WEBMASTER
I. Responsibilities:
- Manage technical end of enterprise Web initiative.
- Manage enterprise Web servers and Web databases.
- Develop Internet/intranet solutions for employees and departments.
- Justify Web development by business case, ROI and relation to the IT strategic plan (if one exists).
- Recruit, retain and supervise Web development staff.
- Evaluate and recommend Web hardware and software solutions.
- Ensure that Web development staff receives all necessary techincal training.
- Enable access to legacy systems as need, technology and regulations dictate.
- Keep current on general Web techincal developments as well as eHealthcare initiatives.
- Understand and implement solutions to Web-related security issues (bugs, holes, viruses, password protection, etc.).
- Coordinate development projects with other areas of IT and clinical departments.
- Assist in the development and delivery of enterprise-wide Internet employee training.
- Work with CIO, IT management and Human Resources to develop enterprise-wide Web policies (acceptible use, security, access, content, user privacy, etc.).
- Work with marketing department to develop the website as a promotional tool while staying within the bounds of accepted practice (i.e. no spamming or reselling user info to third parties without consent).
- Understand regulations and ethical issues related to eHealthcare (i.e., HIPAA).
II. Skills:
- Strong familiarity with basic Web and Internet technology.
- Fluency in HTML, JavaScript, SQL and a CGI protocol (Perl, Cold Fusion, Active Server).
- Understanding of server OS (Unix, NT, Win2000) and daemon (IIS, Netscape, Apache).
- Understanding of server management and security issues.
- Personnel management, recruitment and retention.
- Ability to develop and implement project plans.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong presentation skills; ability with PowerPoint.
- Excellent PC skills (familiarity with both PC and Mac platforms a plus).
- Ability/willingness to investigate new technologies.
III. Salaries:
- A cursory search of Salary.com revealed that salaries for management-level Web positions throughout the U.S. currently range from $68,000 to $136,000.
IV. Titles:
- Webmaster.
- Web Technology Manager/Director.
- Chief Web Technologist.
- Chief Web Officer (if position reports to CEO or Board).
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What is Health Informatics
What is Health Informatics?
The rapidly developings scientific field that deals with the storage, retrieval, and optimal use of viomedical information, data and knowledge for problem solving and decision making. It accordingly touches on all basic and applied fields in biomedical science and is closely tied to modern information technologies.
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
Mobile computing goes bedside to increase safety at the point of care
Mobile computing goes bedside to increase safety at the point of care.
by Mark Hagland
When leaders of the 15-hospital Ministry Health System, based in Milwaukee, Wis., decided to build a new hospital facility in the Wausau suburb of Weston, they committed early on to opening that facility as all-digital with minimal use of paper. It wasn't just that the building of a new facility presented the opportunity to begin working in a digital environment; it was also that the potential for creating an enhanced level of patient safety was fundamental to the plan, leaders say.
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by Mark Hagland
When leaders of the 15-hospital Ministry Health System, based in Milwaukee, Wis., decided to build a new hospital facility in the Wausau suburb of Weston, they committed early on to opening that facility as all-digital with minimal use of paper. It wasn't just that the building of a new facility presented the opportunity to begin working in a digital environment; it was also that the potential for creating an enhanced level of patient safety was fundamental to the plan, leaders say.
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Health Informatics
Health Informatics is a rapid developing field that recognises the premium being placed upon the knowledge, skills and tools which enable information to be collected, managed, used and shared to support the delivery of healthcare and promote health. Health Informatics is increasingly viewed as a key driver in modernising health services and in ensuring that patients receive the best possible care.
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RFID Innovation 'Improves Patient Safety'
Speaking at the
For example, it is being used to add digital images of patients to their electronic records, as well as in supply chains to prevent illegal or fake drugs being distributed to hospitals.
Health providers all over the world are continuing to think up new ways of using RFID to improve patient care, including an innovative method at
Writing in Health Informatics Now, Mr Jervis, who is also director of healthcare at Kinetic Consulting, said: "The five rights of patient care are often given as right patient, right drug, right dose, right route and right time.
"By further integrating the digital and healthcare worlds, radio frequency identification, which allows tagged objects to be wirelessly identified at a distance, offers a way to maintain those five rights, improving patient safety."
NCLEX - Registration Methods
- Registration Time Limit
- How to Register for the NCLEX Examination
- Registering on the Web
- Registering by Mail
- Registering by Telephone
Registration Time Limit
All NCLEX examination registrations will remain effective for a 365-day time period during which a board of nursing may determine the candidate's eligibility. The time period begins when the board of nursing receives the candidate's registration from the test service. Once a candidate is made eligible, he or she must test within the validity dates printed on the Authorization to Test (ATT).
Nurses Feel Shortage Is Hurting Patient Care and Safety
Nurses Feel Shortage Is Hurting Patient Care and Safety
In the past decade, many quality-oriented organizations, policymakers and health researchers have become increasingly interested in how the nursing shortage is affecting the quality and safety of patient care. In the September/October 2005 issue of Nursing Economic$, Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, and co-authors present survey results that show nurses feel the shortage has negatively affected the quality and safety of patient care in hospitals. The results were gathered from two random national surveys of RNs in 2002 and 2004 and a national survey of CNOs in 2004 and are being presented as part of a six-part series in Nursing Economic$.
In the past decade, many quality-oriented organizations, policymakers and health researchers have become increasingly interested in how the nursing shortage is affecting the quality and safety of patient care. In the September/October 2005 issue of Nursing Economic$, Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, and co-authors present survey results that show nurses feel the shortage has negatively affected the quality and safety of patient care in hospitals. The results were gathered from two random national surveys of RNs in 2002 and 2004 and a national survey of CNOs in 2004 and are being presented as part of a six-part series in Nursing Economic$.
Shortage of Nurses in the USA
The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care.
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New College to Address Shortage of Nursing Staff
New College to Address Shortage of Nursing Staff
Maha Akeel, Arab News
JEDDAH, 1 November 2006 — The wife of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Princess Hessa Al-Shaalan, will open today the Nursing College of King Saud University for Health Sciences at the National Guard Health Affairs in Jeddah.
“The National Guard Health Affairs is concerned with the essential role of nursing in Saudi Arabia and in raising its scientific and practical standards to match the latest developments in the field which is an important aspect of health services,” said Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, CEO of NGHA.
The vision for the college is to be an exceptional center for teaching nursing and its philosophy by emphasizing the most important values of caring in all aspects, especially religious and historical with consideration for social changes in Saudi Arabia. Its programs aim to prepare Saudi women nurses, who have proven themselves responsible and capable of providing complete nursing care over the past 40 years.
The Nursing College in Jeddah has already begun its academic work and enrolled 60 female high school students for the 2006/2007 school year.
A nursing college was established at Riyadh’s King Abdul Aziz Medical City five years ago by a royal decree and shortly afterward, another decree was issued for establishing a college in Jeddah.
Both colleges offer bachelor degrees in nursing. The decision to establish these colleges by the National Guard is an effort to address the huge shortage of nurses in Saudi Arabia.
The Jeddah college has five lecture halls and three labs, a conference hall and other facilities and is fully equipped to provide a healthy academic environment at the highest standards. Two curriculums are offered — a four-year program for high school graduates and a two-year program for BS graduates.
Maha Akeel, Arab News
JEDDAH, 1 November 2006 — The wife of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Princess Hessa Al-Shaalan, will open today the Nursing College of King Saud University for Health Sciences at the National Guard Health Affairs in Jeddah.
“The National Guard Health Affairs is concerned with the essential role of nursing in Saudi Arabia and in raising its scientific and practical standards to match the latest developments in the field which is an important aspect of health services,” said Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, CEO of NGHA.
The vision for the college is to be an exceptional center for teaching nursing and its philosophy by emphasizing the most important values of caring in all aspects, especially religious and historical with consideration for social changes in Saudi Arabia. Its programs aim to prepare Saudi women nurses, who have proven themselves responsible and capable of providing complete nursing care over the past 40 years.
The Nursing College in Jeddah has already begun its academic work and enrolled 60 female high school students for the 2006/2007 school year.
A nursing college was established at Riyadh’s King Abdul Aziz Medical City five years ago by a royal decree and shortly afterward, another decree was issued for establishing a college in Jeddah.
Both colleges offer bachelor degrees in nursing. The decision to establish these colleges by the National Guard is an effort to address the huge shortage of nurses in Saudi Arabia.
The Jeddah college has five lecture halls and three labs, a conference hall and other facilities and is fully equipped to provide a healthy academic environment at the highest standards. Two curriculums are offered — a four-year program for high school graduates and a two-year program for BS graduates.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Welcome To Nurses in KSA Blog
All Nursing issues related to Nurse in Saudi Arabia will be posted here. This will be open to all Professional Nurse of all nationalites.
So please keep visiting us for all nursing related issues.
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