In response to an evolving healthcare landscape, the UCLA School of Nursing has announced that it is adding a new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program beginning Fall 2018. The DNP program will focus on translation of research into […]
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Our Nurses of the Week are the student nurses of the University of Pennsylvania Nurse-Midwifery program who have created a scholarship for midwives of color. Each class of the program delivers a class gift to their professors prior to graduation
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According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) currently licensed to practice in the United States has reached a record high. The release of new data shows that more 248,000 nurse practitioners are
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Donna Hood, director of Louisiana Tech University’s Division of Nursing, was named Louisiana Nursing School Administrator of the Year at the Nightingale Awards Gala in Baton Rouge. Presented by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation (LNF), the annual event honors excellence in
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Heather M. Young, founding dean of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis, has announced plans to step down from her leadership position to pursue a research role at the school. After leaving the
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In an effort to find ways to minimize racial and cultural barriers in health care, a study published in the journal Creative Nursing explored the practice of storytelling to create a better understanding between cultures. Storytelling between nurse and patient
Our Nurse of the Week is Pamela Assid, registered nurse and director of emergency services at Sky Ridge Medical Center, who donated a portion of her liver to a young girl with a rare disease. As a nurse, Assid has
Students from the Indiana University School of Dentistry and School of Nursing are learning clinical skills together in a new experiential interprofessional education and practice program. The program was developed in response to dentists and nurse practitioners being asked to
The University of Michigan-Flint’s (UM-Flint) Veterans Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) program was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation as part of its commitment to improve the lives of US military personnel, veterans, and their families.
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Loma Linda University (LLU) School of Nursing professor Jan Nick, PhD, RNC-OB, CNE, ANEF, was recently selected as a fellow by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). AAN’s fellowship is highly competitive and considered one of the highest honors in
