Westways News

Nurse of the Month: October 2011

Every month Westways recognizes an outstanding healthcare professional from each one of our branch offices. Westways management and staff would like to congratulate the following individuals in becoming October 2011′s Nurse of the Month. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

Orange – Jeannine J.

Long Beach – Damian E.

San Diego – Elizabeth C.

San Bernardino – Richard B.

Bakersfield – Catherine S.

Las Vegas, NV – Raeann M.

Albuquerque, NM – Brenda M.

Texas – Josephine H.

Westways Corporate Office is Moving

We're Moving Again!

We would like to inform you that we will be moving our corporate office (Orange County) to 500 City Parkway West, Suite 130, Orange, CA 92868 – the building directly across from our current location. Our estimated move date is September 28, 2011. Feel free to call one of our friendly staffing coordinators at 800.575.9674 with any questions or concerns you may have regarding the move.

Westways Staff News September 2011

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Too Much To Learn?

Being that it is September and the start of a new school year, thoughts of education come to mind. This is even more evident as more hospitals seek the coveted Magnet recognition. A recent but quiet trend has been slowly making its way into the nursing world; hospitals are requiring their nurses to either return to school for their bachelor’s degrees or have a BSN before applying. I know everyone’s sick of this contentious topic, but the growing demands and responsibilities of nursing will require advanced degrees for nurses.

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The Work Place Bully

…It’s Not Always the Physician

Today, more than a quarter of nurses report being bullied at work by supervisors, as well as fellow nurses.

Bullying is described as any behavior that humiliates, intimidates or manipulates someone. Examples can be not helping a registry nurse, making lunch plans to order food and excluding someone, gossiping and saying negative things about one another, or telling someone in front of patients, families, and staff what they did wrong.

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