The US is experiencing a nationwide shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners, forcing many states to find their own solutions. According to beckershospitalreview.com, a 2016 study conducted by the US Government Accountability Office analyzed six states and found that the
An innovative five-part program to enhance and expand the development of senior nurse executive leaders has announced that it will be welcoming its first incoming class of nurse executives in August 2020. The program, titled the Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive
Our Nurse of the Week is Marcela Hanson, a senior nursing student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW-Madison) who used her time during the COVID-19 pandemic to help others. After being barred from all in-person healthcare settings, Hanson and other
The University of Wisconsin Health (UW Health) recently announced it will be expanding its nurse residency program due to a state and national shortage of nurses. UW Health will increase its recruiting efforts to cope with the rising demand. UW
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Our Nurse of the Week is Seth Cobb, a nursing student at the University of Arkansas (U of A) who is using his position on campus to encourage a sense of community among fellow veterans. Cobb’s calling to become a
California is facing a growing shortage of primary care physicians. According to the Future Health Workforce Commission and Health Force Center at UC San Francisco, California is projected to be short 8,000 primary care clinicians by 2030, including doctors, nurse
Our Nurse of the Week is Sally Herman, 56, a nurse from Mesa, AZ who has helped hundreds of children through her work with non-profit, Operation Smile. Herman reports that she grew up feeling like the underdog. Her parents worked
Seton Hill University recently announced a new online RN to BSN program designed to allow working adults in the nursing profession to earn their bachelor’s degree online in as little as one year. Classes are set to begin in Fall
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Our Nurse of the Week is Margy Tepen, a recent nursing graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, who began her new career in the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, MO, last month. As a cardiac
Effective last month, Leslie K. Robbins, PhD, has been appointed dean of the School of the Nursing at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Robbins had been serving in the role in an interim capacity since September 2019.
