According to a new study conducted by Loma Linda University (LLU) Health, nurses can play a greater role in improving public health. The study was commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and performed at Loma Linda University. Judith […]
Our Nurse of the Week is Jamie Miller, a licensed practical nurse (LPN) from Marshalltown, IA, who saved a child from drowning while off duty at a local pool. Many people who are CPR certified never find themselves in a
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The George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing has announced a partnership with the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) to help address a nationwide shortage of nursing professors. OADN is a group that works to improve nursing education and
Last week, Duke Health broke ground on a new building that will house the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Division and Department of Orthopedic Surgery. The new building is expected to be open
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Two faculty members from the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing have received awards to help fund interdisciplinary research projects in the areas of access to health care for low-income cancer patients and weight loss following bariatric surgery. Darryl
The University of Vermont (UVM) Medical Center has created a residency program to help new nursing graduates successfully transition to the workplace. The program is designed to help ease the transition from classroom to bedside and research shows that this
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Our Nurse of the Week is Linda Girard, a retired nurse who recently received a reward for her generous contributions to the HIV/AIDS community. Girard recalls wanting to be a nurse since the age of 12, a dream she fulfilled
Previously proposed legislation to enable 13 institutions in the Colorado state system of community colleges to offer four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees was signed into law this week. The new legislation, HB18-1086 “Community College Bachelor Science Degree
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The UCLA School of Nursing recently received a $2 million gift from the Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation to endow a faculty chair in developmental disability studies. Their generous gift will enable UCLA Nursing to build on their national and international
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Oakland University recently hosted its second annual Interprofessional Workshop on Opioid Abuse, designed to help participants become more familiar with recent government legislation and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control on opioid use. The workshop included students from the
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