Vanderbilt University officials recently announced that the university will be embarking on a $23 million School of Nursing (VUSN) building addition, set to break ground in late spring. The building completion is currently estimated for August 2018. The new building […]
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Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) recently received the Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for their redesigned undergraduate pediatric clinical experience. MCN’s undergraduate clinical experience is called America’s
The University of Miami (UM) School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) recently opened a new Simulation Hospital on its Coral Gables campus, signaling a promising transformation in the education of healthcare professionals. The five-story, 41,000-square-foot, fully equipped facility will
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Kent State University has launched a 100% online RN-to-BSN program across all eight of its campuses, making it easier for working nurses to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Kent State’s decision to make their nursing program more accessible and convenient for
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Our Nurse of the Week is Jordyn Pennington, a junior in the Chamberlain University College of Nursing who jumped in to help treat victims after witnessing a disastrous ride malfunction at the Ohio State Fair in July that killed one
After Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico last week, hospitals and medical services were left in critical condition. Many hospitals were flooded, suffered extensive damage, and were left dependent on diesel generators to keep their most critical patients alive.
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In the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Republican lawmakers have introduced the Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill which many anticipate will deny healthcare to millions of low and middle-income Americans. The bill has received widespread criticism from
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Nursing students receive many opportunities to practice the skills and knowledge they learn from textbooks and classroom courses, but simulations that realistically depict simulations they’ll encounter as working nurses is vital in preparing future nurses. At Bethel University, nursing simulations
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Yale University has proposed to found a new Global Health Institute as a joint effort of the deans of the schools of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine (Sten Vermund, Ann Kurth, and Robert Alpern, respectively). The new institute is pending
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Our Nurse of the Week is Ashley Apple, a nursing student at the University of Virginia (UVA) who gathered a team of caregivers to travel to Texas and help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Apple, 38, was the owner of a
