A major consequence of the nationwide nurse shortage is a lack of school nurses. Less than half of the public schools around the country have full-time nurses, and it’s even worse in urban and underfunded schools, leaving one school nurse […]
V-CARE was created by the federal government in 2013 to fund pilot programs at nine universities around the US to create Bachelor of Science in Nursing curriculums for veterans, medics, and corpsmen. Military medics and corpsman who are trained to
Million Hearts is a nationwide initiative with a goal of preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. Their initiative is co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on
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Dr. Lori Lioce, a clinical associate professor of nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been a steady advocate for increased clinical simulation in nursing education programs. She took part in the development of a program at
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the nation’s largest professional organization representing nurse practitioners (NPs), is asking Congress to strengthen patient access to vital health care services. Over 300 members will be in attendance, serving as the voice of
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Healthcare services for pediatric patients are complex and these very young and very ill patients often experience frequent transitions across care providers with poor coordination, leading to increased hospitalization. There are available instruments for determining severity of illness and patient
The Nabholz Charitable Foundation has awarded a $500,000 donation to the nursing and occupation program at the University of Central Arkansas. Chairman of the Nabholz Corporation, Charles Nabholz, states that the foundation’s donation is a way for Nabholz to give
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After placing second last year, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing moved up into first place on the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of graduate schools for 2017, a top honor. U.S. News & World Report released their 2017
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