After a regulatory proposal from the VA to ensure veteran access to advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), including nurse practitioners (NPs), the proposal received a lot of backlash in the media. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) has decided […]
To address the nursing shortage in Arizona, the University of Arizona (UA) College of Nursing created an accelerated master’s program for people who hold university degrees in other fields. The only program of its kind offered in Arizona, it is
As an advanced practice nurse, Ethel Law knew she wanted to pursue nursing research and care for oncology patients. She went to work as an Oncology Nurse Practitioner in the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in 1991 to begin
Tara A. Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a Professor of Geriatric Nursing at New York University’s (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing as well as Executive Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. After recently receiving an invitation from
After five Allina Health hospitals and their nurses failed to reach an agreement over a new three-year contract, 4,800 nurses from the Minnesota Nurses Association issued a seven-day strike on June 19 against their hospitals. Allina was forced to hire
Nurses Get New Offer Following a Seven-Day Strike at Minneapolis-based Allina Health Read More »
In a new research study at the Columbia University School of Nursing, researchers found that nurse practitioners (NPs) who were able to care for patients independently had better relationships with healthcare administrators and improved teamwork with physicians. The study involved
After father-daughter duo Jamie and Erica Cernobyl had established separate non-nursing careers, both realized their true career dreams and the nontraditional pair graduated from Northampton Community College (NCC) together with associate’s degrees in registered nursing on May 26. The pair
Nurse of the Week: Father-Daughter Duo Pursue Career Change in Nursing Together Read More »
After 3,300 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) threatened a historic strike, BWH came to a tentative agreement to protect safe patient care, enhance hospital security, fight off attempts to implement non-union benefits for new nurses, and fairly increase
The academic nursing community has been taking part in ongoing efforts nationwide to address prescription drug and opioid misuse, and the University of Houston (UH) School of Nursing has decided to join the cause. By incorporating new prescription guidelines from
The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently awarded a $2.05 million, three-year grant to the Loma Linda University School of Nursing to expand and diversify its nurse practitioner education program. The HRSA hopes that diversifying the program will
$2 Million HRSA Grant Awarded to Loma Linda University School of Nursing Read More »
