The University of Florida (UF) College of Nursing has named Dr. Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini, PhD, RN, FAAN, its first director of diversity and inclusion. Created to enhance awareness and dialogue about important issues in diversity, the newly established position was created […]
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A three-year, $2 million grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services will fund an advanced nursing education program at Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) nursing school titled, “Caring-based Academic Partnerships
Funded by a $2.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, the School of Nursing at University of Washington (UW) is launching the Center for Innovation in Sleep Self-Management. The center will be working to develop ways to
The Columbia University School of Nursing held a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 14 to celebrate the opening of a new nurse practitioner primary care group in Washington Heights. Pioneering in nurse practitioner-led care, this is the second primary care
Greta Zimmer Friedman, the nurse kissed by a sailor in the iconic picture taken in Times Square on V-J Day in 1945, has reportedly passed away according to her son. The photo which marked the end of World War II
Patricia Davidson, PhD, MEd, RN, FAAN, Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) was awarded the 2016 Australian Museum’s Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers. Considered one of Australia’s most prestigious scientific awards, Davidson is the
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The School of Nursing at Montclair State University is preparing a full Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, waiting for approval by the NJ Board of Nursing. Along with the new BSN program, Montclair is almost finished constructing Patridge
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As part of a $2 million renovation that took place over the summer, Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Nursing now functions like a virtual hospital. The renovations took place in Stevenson Hall, a 116-year-old building that has housed Wesleyan’s nursing
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A recent proposal from the Obama administration seeks to lift a ban that prevents physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) from providing home care to Medicare patients. In an article from Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen, Japsen explains that the current ruling limits access
After working in an oncology clinic for 25 years, Claudia Besco was diagnosed with breast cancer this spring. A routine mammogram spotted her cancer, forcing her to take 12 weeks off of work for chemotherapy and surgery, but then she
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