NurseZone News & Features

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Nursing News

Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Growing Choice Among U.S. Women

May 21, 2013 - As soon as Angelina Jolie’s op-ed piece, describing her decision to undergo a prophylactic mastectomy, ran in the New York Times, the phones started ringing at the Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, and likely at other breast cancer centers across the...
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• Honoring EMS Responders during National EMS Week
• Suffering from Compassion Fatigue, Burnout or Both? What a Nurse Can Do
• Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator

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Features

Taking Your Nursing Career to the Next Level: Specialty Certification

May 15, 2013 - As the nursing industry continues to transform with new developments in technology, research and policy, it’s more important than ever to establish a standard that signifies excellence. Read More

• Celebrating Nurse Innovators in Patient Care
• The Best Ways to Thank and Honor Nurses
• From the Heart of a Nurse: A Tale of Caring, Burnout and the Path to Self-care