NurseZone Newsletter | 1-30-2009

Searching for a new workplace? You might have to get on the waiting list for some of the hospitals that made Fortune magazine's 2009 list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For." The 13 hospitals and health care systems named to this year's list show that an extraordinary dedication to both patients and employees help make an organization great, and a place that nurses don't want to leave.

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When Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th president of the United States on Jan. 20, a crowd of millions braved the icy weather to watch. Among those hardy souls were about 300 health care volunteers, many of them nurses, who were stationed in specially equipped tents around the National Mall and surrounding areas so that anyone who needed immediate care could receive it. 

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Good outcomes sometimes require a nurse to listen to her heart, as was the case with Atlanta transplant nurse, Camille Echols, RN, who took an abused and critically ill child into her home and eventually adopted her, paving the way for the young patient to undergo a kidney transplant.

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At select waiting room locations throughout the state of Pennsylvania, women in underserved areas can now get educated on health topics affecting them, thanks to the new Women's Wellness Guide, an informational kiosk that offers advice on health, wellness and health care resources.

With the promise of lower insurance rates, improved access and better care, nurses across the country welcomed President Barack Obama into office. Now, as the new President begins his administration, nurses are wondering what health care reform will mean to them and their patients.