Name: Christine Stahurski

Position at MedExpress: Registered Nurse

Center you work at: Robinson Township, PA

Year you began working at MedExpress:

November 2014

Why did you choose your profession?

I enjoy helping people and attempting to put a smile back on their faces.

What do you like best about your job?

Knowing that I play a small part in making people feel better.

What do you like best about MedExpress? 

My work family is the best!

Activities you enjoy outside of MedExpress?

Spending time with my family, traveling, and walking my two dogs, Shelby and Lucy.

If you were forced to sing karaoke, what song would you pick?

“Brown-Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison. It’s such a catchy tune!

Dream travel destination?

I would love to travel all over Italy to experience the food, wine, and love of the country.

Commemorating National School Nurse Day today, the Highmark Foundation announced 11 winners of its third annual Advancing Excellence in School Nursing Awards, created to honor and recognize the important role that school nurses play in keeping children healthy. Award winners each receive $1,500 to use for professional development or health-related programs at their respective schools.

“I continue to be impressed by the advanced knowledge and skills demonstrated by school nurses,” said Highmark Foundation President Yvonne Cook. “With an increasing number of children entering schools with chronic conditions such as cardiac issues, autism, autoimmune diseases and cancer, school nurses face the challenge of managing their care during the school day. These 11 extraordinary school nurses are going above and beyond to protect and improve the health of the students in their care.”

The awards were presented in four categories, highlighting the dynamic role of school nurses: [Read more…]

Cole Memorial announced their semi-annual DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses during Cole Memorial’s Nurses’ Week celebration. The Hospital participates in the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the exceptional efforts nurses perform every day.

Nurse Patricia Knowles of Cole Memorial’s Skilled Nursing & Rehab Unit was nominated by her following peers: Certified Nurses’ Aides Lucas Turner and Stacie Lentz.

“Patty goes above and beyond to help her residents in the Skilled Nursing & Rehab Unit,” said Emily Bunnell, chief nurse at Cole Memorial. “It was nice to have co-workers nominate her and to share their positive comments. Congratulations to Patty and all of our award nominees!”

Both nomination forms echoed the same story: Not only does Patty help other employees, but extends her caring and compassion to the residents of Cole as well. Once, she bought a resident her favorite pudding just to put a smile on the resident’s face and to assist with taking her medications.

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While 70 Percent of Nurses Feel Burnt Out in Their Current Job, According to New CareerBuilder Survey 

Chances are, all Americans have felt the care and impact of a nurse at some point in their lives. As National Nurses Week kicks off to recognize the efforts of nurses across the country, CareerBuilder is releasing a new study that explores the growing demand for – and demands on – this critical segment of the workforce, and how this is impacting nurses’ job satisfaction.

Nursing jobs are increasing at an accelerated rate. CareerBuilder’s analysis of the labor market shows the number of nursing jobs (RN and LPN) in the U.S. grew 6 percent from 2012 to 2016 to 3.5 million, and is expected to grow another 7 percent from 3.6 million in 2017 to 3.9 million in 2021.

At the same time, employers are struggling to find qualified labor to fill job vacancies, leaving nurses currently on staff with larger workloads and longer hours. Day-to-day demands and high pressure situations have 7 in 10 nurses (70 percent) saying they feel burnt out in their current job, and 54 percent of nurses rating their stress level at work as high.

The nationwide survey was conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder from February 16 to March 9, 2017 among a representative sample of 3,215 full-time, private sector workers across industries in the U.S., of which 93 workers are nurses. [Read more…]