Earlier this fall, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing named Dr. Rolanda Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN as the new Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion. Johnson, who is also the assistant dean for academics and associate professor of nursing, has replaced Assistant Professor […]
We’re starting a new feature for DailyNurse.com called Research of the Week! We’ll be sharing relevant and interesting research articles from our journals at Springer Publishing Company that we hope you find useful and helpful in your career. This week
Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, a neonatal nurse practitioner and nursing professor in the George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing, is working to create a set of guidelines for nursing professors teaching pediatric care. She will be working alongside the Josiah Macy
Have you discovered that you have leadership potential, and are now interested in developing your leadership skills? A significant part of becoming a great leader is to motivate yourself to strengthen the skills that are needed to become an effective
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Our Nurse of the Week is Leslie Silcox, a registered nurse from Knoxville, Tennessee, who has been organizing hurricane relief efforts for years in her own spare time. Most recently, she helped pack supplies to send to Florida following the
Mental illness is a growing epidemic in today’s modern society. Due to the prevailing societal stigma that exists for this vulnerable population, there is often a huge disparity and lack of empathy present in the care provided for individuals suffering
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When Lynn Dow, RN, MSN, was a young girl, she dreamed of being a writer, and she wanted to write novels. But when her Dad died shortly before she turned 14, there was no money for college. “Instead I had
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The University of Rochester (UR) School of Nursing has been selected to receive the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine for the second year in a row. The UR School of Nursing
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Students across the country say they have been shamed by for-profit colleges promising a great education and career prospects. Here’s what nursing students should know before enrolling in any degree program to ensure it is a wise investment. Imagine spending
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Lately my hospital has had an influx of traveling nurses from all over the United States. And they’ve all been amazing! Some from Louisiana, Illinois, North Carolina, California, etc. And they really seem to enjoy being here.  So why are
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