Long Term Care (LTC) Nurses @bethboynton @tinalancio @andradecarlo #NurseFriendly #nurseup

April 13, 2012 in Beth Boynton, Bloggers & Blogs

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Beth Boynton, RN, MS Consulting Services:”Beth Boynton, RN, MS, Nurse Consultant & Author of award-winning book, “Confident Voices: The Nurses’ Guide to Improving Communication & Creating Positive Workplaces”. Speaker, trainer, coach, and writer specializing in teaching nurses positive communication and collaboration skills, emotional intelligence, group dynamics & leadership. Workshops and Speaking “Whole Systems’ work for culture change. Facilitation of small group process work/teambuilding. Coaching Nurse Managers & leaders Change Agent work in preparing staff for culture change initiatives. P.O. Box 192 Portsmouth, NH 03802-0192

E-mail Address: beth@bethboynton.com

Phone number: 207-752-0826

Blogs: http://www.confidentvoices.com

Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/BethBoynton

Linkedin: Beth Boynton, RN, MS

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1458311533&ref=tn_tnmn

Homepage Address: http://www.bethboynton.com http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/boynton

Confident Voices: The Nurses’ Guide to Improving Communication & Creating Positive Workplaces [Paperback]:”Nurses Teachers Administrators Human Resources Consultants Students Confident Voices gets directly to the heart of many distressing problems that nurses face and seek to change. Combining stories, facts, experience, and theories, the author presents compelling insights into root causes of medical errors, staffing shortages and workplace violence. Boynton sets the stage for understanding underlying issues and then teaches us how to build healthy work relationships and workplaces. Nurses have enormous potential to transform healthcare. This book transforms that potential into real problem-solving power!” Beth Boynton RN MS http://www.amazon.com/dp/1440441707/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk

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Tina Lanciault, RN, SmallBusinessNurse.com, Delaware Nurse Entrepreneurs, @tinalancio:”I provide nursing career advice and business ideas through my writing on both of my sites for new nursing grads and nurses wanting to make a change especially those nurses who are burnout and want to leave the bedside. There are options such as nurse entrepreneurship, Holistic nursing and Nursing Informatics, available to all nurses including LPN/LVNs. Lots of nursing resources, tips on finding a job or creating your own job plus many other tips and information just for nurses.” Street Address: 1015 Richfield Road
Newark DE 19713 E-mail Address: tina@smallbusinessnurse.com Phone number: 302-353-7701

Social Media (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, etc) http://twitter.com/tinalancio http://linkedin.com/tinalancio http://facebook.com/tinalancio Homepage Address: http://differenttypesofnursing.com http://smallbusinessnurse.com http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/lanciault

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Carol J. Rhodes RN, LNC, Medical-Legal Remedies Inc (MLR):”Medical-Legal Remedies Inc (MLR) provides medical-legal Litigation Support Services for Legal Professionals that include Legal Nurse Consulting, Paralegal Litigation Support, a Medical Information Service called Virtual Legal Nurse and Medical Expert Referral Service for Attorneys, Insurance Companies, Hospital Risk Managers, Government, and Claims Management. MLR MLR’s Paralegal Staff and Legal Nurse work together as a team to assist our legal clients with comprehensive medical-legal litigation issues and are committed to serve clients by offering our extensive experience and expertise to provide specialized high quality medical-legal litigation support services. By utilizing Medical-Legal Remedies Inc Paralegal/Legal Nurse Team allows the litigator to control costs and increase revenues while securing the competitive advantage with superior work products. So whether your firm or company needs a Paralegal, a Legal Nurse, or both – MLR will assist your firm or company with any medical-legal litigation case project.” Carol J. Rhodes RN, LNC 14286-19 Beach Blvd. #248 Jacksonville, FL 32250 (904) 223-3969 Carol@JaxLegalNurse.com or Carol@VirtualLegalNurse.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/carol-j-rhodes/30/81b/685 http://www.jaxparalegal.com/

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National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA):”We are the first and only nursing specialty organization dedicated to helping you realize your full potential as a gerontological nurse. We are a growing, dynamic and dedicated group of professionals who share ideas and information that improve the quality of nursing care for our elderly.
National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) 7794 Grow Drive Pensacola, FL 32514 Tel:(850) 473-1174 or (800) 723-0560 Fax:(850) 484-8762 email: ngna@puetzamc.com
http://www.ngna.org/

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Lucille “Lou” Addington, RN, CLNC, Florida:”We do medical-legal consulting for attorneys, insurance companies and HMO’s, and private individuals. Presuit investigations and affidavits. Expert witness location. Special interest in vaccine damage cases and long term care/elder care issues. My associate and I bring a combined 42 years of professional nursing practice to our cases.” Specialty Areas:

Psychiatric, http://www.nursefriendly.com/psych/
Vaccine Injury Issues, http://www.nursingexperts.com/vaccines
Nursing Administration
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/addington

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Atkinson, Julie, South Carolina: Specialty Areas: Community Health, Long Term Care http://www.nursefriendly.com/atkinson

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Tina Berkofsky, RN, CLNC, Florida Legal Nurse Consultants, Nursing Entrepreneurs http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/berkofsky/

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Natalie A. Cole, RN, BHSA, CMCN, LNC, West Virginia Legal Nurse Consultants:”I provide medical record reviews and case analyses for attorneys working in medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, and general negligence. My skills and education as a Registered Nurse, in addition to my training as a Legal Nurse Consultant, eases the burden of other legal team members by allowing them to concentrate on other important areas of a case.” 5167 Procious Maysel Road Procious, West Virginia (WV) 25164 Phone number: (304) 587-7010 http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/cole

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Andra DeCarlo, RN, Summit Medical Litigation Consulting, Inc.:”Andra DeCarlo, owner of Summit Medical Litigation Consulting and her team of nurses provide Legal Nurse Consulting for both defense and plaintiff attorneys looking for a clear explanation of what actually happened with the client. Is there a case? Is there a defense? We specialize in looking outside-the-box to help find the key to the case. Nursing home neglegance, PI, Medical Malpractice and more.” 1586 El Tair Trail Clearwater, FL, 33765 E-mail Address: andradecarlo@tampabay.rr.com

Social Networks: Ecademy.com, Facebook, Gather.com, LinkedIn, Twitter http://summitmlc.com or http://www.andradecarlo.info/ http://www.legalnursingconsultant.com/decarlo/

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Lisa Desimon R.N, D.C, CLNC, Illinois Nurse Entrepreneurs:”Certified Legal Nurse Consultant business, serving as a consulting expert and testifying expert on a variety of medical/legal issues/cases.” 7358 Timberwolf Trail Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208 http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/desimon

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Baraka Dimson, BSN, New York City Nursing Agencies, Nurse-Owned Businesses:”Staff Nurse Inc. is a staffing agency for nursing homes in the state of New York. We staff nursing homes with qualified licensed practical nurses and registered professional nurses. Our rates are extremely competitive and we offer on-going staff development for our nurses. In addition to this we have a department that offers 5 weeks NCLEX review class for repeat NCLEX test takers only. We offer them the support they need and review in a small and intimate classroom environment. Our NCLEX review classes are so good, if after taking it the graduate nurse is still not successful, we allow him or her to continue taking our review classes up to 1 year until they pass the NCLEX and obtain their license. 312-316 East 149th street Bronx New York Zip Code: 10452 Phone number: 718-772-6663 Fax number: 718-293-3980 http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/dimson

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Teddi Nuss, RN, Mid-South Litigation Support Services:”We use our knowledge and experience to help attorneys de-mystify the medical issues in legal cases. We provide screening for merit, medical record review, interpretation and organization, time line chronologies, case summary, medical literature research, and written reports (on paper and/or disk). We collaborate with attorneys to develop a cost effective and winning aproach to the medical issues in their cases.” 1534 California Avenue Lot N Camden Arkansas (AR) 71701 Phone: 870-836-1156 Fax: 870-836-1185 teddinuss@cei.net http://www.nursingexperts.com/nuss

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Victoria Pettograsso, LPN, BS, MS, Coastal Care Nursing Associates:”Private nurse Ownership assures our patients of superior nursing care and personalization. Presently, we are expanding our horizons into the nurse registry-consulting field. We would like to help you set up your own nurse registry. Time saved in policy and procedure development can yield earlier profits.” 1525 S. Tamiami Trail Suite 603

Venice, Florida 34285 Phone: 941-492-4474, Fax: 443-342-2493 CoastalCare@nursingentrepreneurs.com http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/pettograsso

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Angela M Rowe, RN, LNC, GCM, Senior Care Solutions, Alabama Nursing Entrepreneurs:”Senior Care Solutions provides Geriatric Care Management Services to aging adults and their families in Central Alabama. Our goal is to help seniors and disabled individuals to obtain the assistance they need to maintain safety, dignity, and quality of life. Senior Care Solutions provides advocacy, evaluation, education, and support services to seniors in Alabama.” 3049 Lansdowne Drive Montgomery Alabama 36111 Phone number: 334-834-9483 Fax number: 214-279-6602 http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/rowe

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Tirzah Silver, LPN, Essential Staffing, LLC, Nurse Owned Businesses, Nursing, Staffing Agencies:” Providing temporary staffing solutions to the Phoenix Metro area Hospitals and Nursing homes. Looking for quality RN’s, LPN’s, and CNA’s. 153 W. Desert Ct Gilbert, AZ 85233 Phone number: (480) 507-3797, Fax number: (480) 926-2502 http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/silver/

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Tami Skinner, LPN, Michigan Nurses, Pediatrics, Respiratory, Home Health, Medical-Surgical, Long Term Care http://www.nursefriendly.com/skinner/

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Leah Stockdale, R.N., B.S.N., Nurse Registry, Inc., Maryland Nurse Entrepreneurs:
Community Health
Consulting
Health Promotion
Home Health Care
Infusion Therapy
Long Term Care
Med/Surg
Nurse Staffing
Pediatric
Woundcare

http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/stockdale

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Jill Thomas: Home Health, Long Term Care, Wound Consulting, Legal Nurse Consultant http://www.nursefriendly.com/thomas

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See also Geriatrics:

Nursing Shortage Serious For Seniors:”There is a threat to the health of every older adult in the United States and Canada looming on the horizon. It is not a virus or new type of bacteria that is causing this threat. The threat to health is a result of the increasing shortage of nurses in both countries.” http://seniorhealth.about.com/cs/prevention/a/nurse_shortage.htm

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AgingInfoUSA:”Sue Salach-Cutler has worked in the geriatric healthcare field for close to 20 years and is the Author of “Along Comes Grandpa”, a caregiving resource guide, and the novel “If I Walked in Her Shoes” (http://www.AlongComesGrandpa.com). As a National Speaker, Sue utilizes her personal and professional experiences to educate and empower professionals on the work/life affects of caregiving. ;As CEO of AgingInfoUSA she partners with companies to evaluate the cost of employee caregiving on their bottom line and implement cost effective solutions. Sue was the 2010 recipient of the YWCA Marguerite Henry Leadership Award for Communications/Technology and the Influential Women in Business Award from the Business Ledger and NAWBO. AgingInfoUSA received the 2010 Excellence in Business Award from the Business Ledger and was nominated for the Chicago Innovation Award.” 651 S. Sutton Road – Suite 204 Streamwood, IL 60107 call: 847-630-0381 fax: 630-889-9886 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AgingInfoUSA LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/suesalach Twitter: http://twitter.com/susanavello Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/aginginfousa http://www.aginginfousa.com/

Categories: Care Givers, Facebook/, Geriatric Resources, Geriatric Nurses, LinkedIn, Long Term Care (LTC), Twitter, Youtube

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Citizens Commission on Human Rights (Church of Scientology Front Group):”The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) was co-founded in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and Dr. Thomas Szasz, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, to investigate and expose psychiatric violations of human rights. Today, it has more than 135 chapters in 34 countries.” http://www.cchr.org

Supporting Articles for Front Group Status: http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/cantonjournal.htm

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Enteral Tube Feedings: PEG, nasogastric tubes, aspiration, formula and nursing care links. http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/linksections/enteraltubefeedings.htm

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GeroWeb: GeroWeb is designed as an online resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and others interested in aging and older individuals. http://www.iog.wayne.edu/

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Long Term Care Solutions (LTCS):”This site provides information on skilled nursing facilities, MDS documentation, and long term care manuals.” Long Term Care Solutions (LTCS) Long Term Care Manuals and Forms Phone: 513-533-0810 Fax: 513-533-0826 www.LTCSBooks.com

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National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants:”The National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants was formally established in 1995 by former certified nursing assistants Lori Porter and Lisa Cantrell. Initially working as CNAs, both moved up the nursing home management ladder, Lori eventually becoming a licensed nursing home administrator and Lisa a director of nursing. Throughout their careers, they remained focused on their years as CNAs, realizing that nursing assistants are both the backbone and the heart and soul of the nursing home profession.” National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants 2709 West 13th Street Joplin, Missouri 64801 Phone: 417-623-6049 • 800-784-6049 Fax: 417-623-2230 Email: info@nagna.org http://www.nagna.org/

Categories: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia & Senility, http://www.4nursing.com/alzheimers/ Associations, Organizations, Patient Education, Healthcare, Medical, http://www.4nursing.com/healthcare Care Givers, Caregiving, http://www.nursefriendly.com/caregivers/ Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), http://www.nursefriendly.com/cna/ Geriatrics Nurses, http://www.nursefriendly.com/geriatric/ Hospice, Death, Dying, End of Life, Palliative Care, http://www.4nursing.com/hospice/ Long Term Care Nurses, http://www.nursefriendly.com/ltc/ Missouri Nurses, http://www.4nursing.com/missouri/ Private Duty Nursing, http://www.nursefriendly.com/private/

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National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHC):”The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) is a professional organization for people working in the field of healthcare advocacy. The mission of this Association is twofold: To promote the field of healthcare advocacy. To ensure consumer protection through development of professional standards and best practices in the field of healthcare advocacy” National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants 3030 Ashby Ave., Suite 105 Berkeley, CA 94705 http://nahac.memberlodge.com/

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National Hospice Organization: http://www.nhpco.org/

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Stroke and Aging Research Project, Neurological Institute of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City:”Founded in 1988 with funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Stroke and Aging Research Project is a prospective study of the association between cerebrovascular disease and dementia based at the Neurological Institute of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. This World Wide Web page was developed to provide an easily accessible list of references to our major publications and links to related sites. This page provides an easily accessible list of references to our major publications and links to related sites.” http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/stroke/

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StrokeCenter at Washington University: http://www.strokecenter.org/