April Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

March Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Often what distinguishes a respiratory illness as one that requires exclusion or sending the ill student of staff member home, is the presence of a fever. It might be a good PRACTICE POINT for school nurses to evaluate their current definition of fever. If you have been a school nurse for a few years you know that definition is steeped in tradition. The definition also varies even among credible professional medical organizations.

The major change to the W4 form is that withholding numbers are no longer used. The employee's tax dollar amount is calculated based upon the individual’s income and status.

Important information from the CDC.

• How to Protect Yourself

• What to do if you think you are sick

• What you need to know

Early in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 2020 would be the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. WHO is planning lots of programming and reporting around the year to celebrate nurses and support the profession. Here are six reasons why 2020 is the perfect time for the Year of the Nurse.

#YON2020 #YearOfTheNurse

It’s time to call lights out on this common sleep disorder.

Affecting at least 10% of the adult population globally, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly common sleep disorder characterized by the frequent obstruction of your airflow while you sleep.

Some of the most memorable advice that Sri Reddy ever received about love and money was 31 years ago, from his grandfather who was visiting from India.

“When it comes to your spouse, your shoes, and your mattress,” his grandfather said, “choose wisely.”

It’s a good reminder to stay cautious about what provides our foundation—day, night, or throughout a lifetime.

What is the most common cause of workplace injuries, back sprains, and strains?

February Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

Afraid of illness? Wash your hands ALREADY!

Ask the Nurse: Christine Hammerlund
President of Assured Healthcare Staffing and Nurse

The World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization (WHO), designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife to advance nurses’ vital position in transforming healthcare around the world. It also is in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.

#YON2020 #YearOfTheNurse

January Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!

The days before the New Year are a reflective time for a lot of people. Many of us decide we are going to start off the year with a clean slate and a few well-intentioned resolutions. This holiday season, why not launch the new year by making time for three small tasks:

Hypothermia is a condition of abnormally low body temperature. Exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it can be produced. Prolonged exposure to cold will eventually use up your body's stored energy. The result is hypothermia.

Go for a walk even when the weather is really cold – your body has to work overtime to get warm and you may burn up to 50% more calories than you would on the same walk in summer!

My parents used to say “listen to your elders”as if they had some kind of knowledge only their generation understood. But maybe there’s something to that wisdom, especially when it comes to healing the body. After all, Hippocrates, the Greek physician and “father of Western medicine,” said, “Let medicine be thy food and let food be thy medicine.” Science has proven what our elders have known for thousands of years: that certain foods can naturally help prevent and treat disease. Here are six healing foods with medicinal superpowers. (Illustration by Sam Falconer)

Not all CNA’s are IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) verified. Assured Healthcare only employs Certified Nursing Assistants.

Why is this important?

A few years ago, Nancy Lublin discovered something obvious. Nancy was the CEO of Dosomething.org, the largest teenage charity in the world.

In order to keep up with its members, Dosomething shifted their communications from email to texting (yes, that’s obvious, but that’s not what she discovered).

December Employee Birthdays and Anniversaries to Celebrate!