In the face of a primary care gap, much focus has been placed on nurses, especially nurse practitioners, as the solution. The primary care gap has surfaced over the past decade from events including the Affordable Care Act, new education […]
In her early 20s, Tiarra Barrera-Hammond started over in California but her challenges didn’t end there. As a single mother with two young children who suddenly found herself homeless, she was forced to find a way to support herself and
In line with National Nurses Week, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced the development of a new series of Certification for Nursing Education (CNE) training modules which will be created by experts from Boston College’s William F. Connell School of
Full practice authority for nurse practitioners has been an ongoing debate nationwide, but a new Pennsylvania bill announced last week could be a major step toward a breakthrough giving more practice rights to experienced nurse practitioners. Officially announced last Monday,
Kaplan University’s “Know Your Advanced Practice RN” campaign is a new initiative to help consumer and health professionals better understand the role of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and their distinct career paths. The launch of the campaign was announced
National Nurses Day is tomorrow, May 6, which kicks off National Nurses Week through May 12. To celebrate National Nurses Day, the Discovery Life Channel announced the premiere of two new documentaries about the lives of nurses. First to premiere
Today we are recognizing Adult Nurse Practitioner Stacy Kirkpatrick as our Nurse of the Week for the lasting impact she had on her patients in Boston’s homeless communities, and for her part in raising money for cancer research by riding
In an effort to immunize children in Ecuador and Guatemala, two members from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recently completed a global mission trip to the two developing countries. Nurse Practitioner and AANP member Dr. Kathy Wheeler went
The Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Nursing has partnered with Baptist Health Madisonville (Kentucky) to allow Baptist Health nurses to obtain baccalaureate degrees in nursing in as little as one year from the comfort of their own
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Texas Lutheran University (TLU) has been aiming to achieve several goals in the field of maternal-child nursing, and with the help of a new $50,000 grant from the RGK Foundation, their goals will now be possible. TLU received the grant
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