Enrolling in a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program can be a daunting task for many students due to the rigorous academic requirements often associated with it. Although DNP school can be intimidating, students who choose to enroll not only […]
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The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg was recently granted $1.5 million from the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation to support its growing nursing degree program. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program welcomed its second class of students this fall
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The George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing graduated its largest-ever undergraduate class last week according to a press release. The graduating class totaled 145 students enrolled in either the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing or the Bachelor of
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VA strives to deliver high-quality, compassionate health care to Veterans across America. We’ve taken great strides to ensure patients living in rural areas have access to a range of care options to best meet their health care needs. Due to
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Stricken with kidney failure brought on by ALS – a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects voluntary muscle movements – Navy Veteran Richard Cole was told that his only option was relocating to a nursing home, where professionals could oversee his
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The University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing recently received a Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, which covers diversity in higher education. This was the first time UVA’s nursing school has been
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When you think of nursing, you might picture inpatient nursing. Popular TV shows portray nursing primarily in the hospital, and most new graduate nurses start their careers in an inpatient setting. In fact, more than 60% of RNs are employed in a
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Linsey Steege, PhD, a professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) School of Nursing, has announced a new study on nurse stress and fatigue, which will ultimately improve nurses’ health. Steege will use Fitbits to track the activities of selected
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There are times—especially around the holidays—that nurses find themselves in situations in which they have to work with intoxicated patients. This isn’t easy by any means. And it’s probably not something that you learned about in nursing school. With New
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Recollections of the Flint water crisis are still vivid in the minds of many Americans. Responses to this crisis in the winter of 2014 needed to be swift and comprehensive. And while it may be hard to believe that access
