Our Nurse of the Week, Phyllis Garr, BSN, RN, a pre-op holding nurse at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Department of Nursing is yet another standout DAISY Award recipient. She was nominated by a fellow nurse-turned-patient – who remarked, “I […]
Vaccinated health care workers who experienced breakthrough COVID-19 infections during the winter of 2020–21 had lower viral loads than their similarly infected but unvaccinated co-workers, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, published this week in the peer-reviewed journal
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the largest field strength in history for its health workforce loan repayment and scholarship programs thanks to a new $1.5 billion investment, including $1 billion in supplemental American Rescue Plan
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New York In the days after Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey, nurses from the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) hit the ground, providing health checks and aid to the hardest hit communities. Since then, NYSNA has
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Insulin is as essential as water for many people with diabetes. Of the more than 30 million Americans with diabetes, approximately 7.4 million rely on insulin to manage their condition. But it is one of the most costly drugs on
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November honors those who provide end-of-life care with National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Many nurses in this specialty say the work is emotionally and physically rigorous at times, but an incredibly gratifying area of nursing. National Hospice and Palliative
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Although rare diseases are just that—rare—it’s still important for nurses to be aware of them or be able to find out about them if they find themselves treating patients who have them. Ann Kriebel-Gasparro, DrNP, MSN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, faculty member
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Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the U.S. could have access to a new antiviral pill from Merck expected to alter the deadly trajectory of the covid-19 pandemic — with a second option
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Stephen J. Cavanagh, Dean of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis has appointed Amy Nichols, Ed.D., R.N., C.N.S., C.H.S.E., A.N.E.F. as the school’s associate dean for academics. Nichols has held the position on an interim basis since January of this year. In this
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Governor Kathy Hochul today, at a breakfast hosted by the Association for a Better New York, announced a State University of New York and City University of New York Scholarship Program called the Nurses For Our Future Scholarship that will
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