With a shortage of doctoral-level Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the state of Wisconsin and 30 percent of all CRNAs set to retire in the next five years, the University of Wisconsin (UW) Oshkosh has responded by offering the […]
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As a hospice nurse with Mother Teresa Hospice in New Sewickley Township, PA, Kelley Fishovitz has made it her life’s work to help terminal patients. Most importantly, she wants to help her patients die with dignity and in comfort. This
In an attempt to bridge the employment gap for military personnel, Idaho State University’s (ISU) College of Technology is helping veterans who have medical training obtain a nursing certificate, one of few programs of its kind offered in the US.
A week from yesterday, 4,000 Allina Health nurses from five Twin Cities hospitals returned to work, ending what was almost a six-week-long strike. The strike began late in the summer during a period where nurse strikes were a hot topic
The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) has chosen University of Wisconsin (UW) Nursing’s BSN@Home program as the recipient of its 2016 Celebration of Excellence Award for Mature Program. BSN@Home is an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
California State University LA’s School of Nursing has been chosen as a recipient of the 2016 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. As a recipient of the award, Cal State LA will be featured in the December
Caitlin Brassington stopped for milk on her way home from a busy shift when, still wearing her scrubs, she ran into an acquaintance who had never seen her in uniform before. After a short conversation, the woman said she had
At last week’s 2016 Healthcare Workforce Summit, Avantas released a new survey report titled Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016: Optimizing Nurse Staffing in an Era of Workforce Shortages. Avantas is an AMN Healthcare Company, the nation’s leading innovator in healthcare
A new $50 million initiative to build on the excellence and diversity of the faculty at Yale University was announced last fall. The initiative, backed by the Provost’s Faculty Development Fund, will provide up to half of the salary for
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced that they are accepting applications for a new traditional four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program which will begin next year. The new program is being added to complement the already existing RN to
