The University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing wants to teach nurses how they can help communities struggling to recover following a disaster thanks to an $87,000 grant from the Jefferson Trust. A panelist from UVA Nursing and Bluefields, Nicaragua, […]
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As the prevalence for individuals requiring inpatient psychiatric treatment and stabilization has increased over the years, more and more nurses are becoming curious as to what a psychiatric-mental health nurse actually does on a given shift. Before I delve into
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham has recently opened its new state-of-the-art School of Nursing building. With a 72,000-square-foot expansion and renovation, complete with the latest technology-enhanced classrooms and competency labs, the School of Nursing building is already being put
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I waited five years for this day: my first day as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. Mental health is a specialty with the highest demand and lowest supply in the United States. IÂ filled one of seven vacancies, so the staff
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Robeson Community College’s new nursing program was recently approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, ahead of its start in summer 2019. RCC’s Paramedic to RN Bridge program is designed for paramedics to obtain an Associate Degree in Nursing.
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Peripheral Intravenous Line (PIV) complications can be aggravating at best and deadly at worst. To get more information about this topic and to learn about a new invention from 3M, we interviewed Joseph Hommes, VSN, RN, VA-BC, Technical Service Specialist,
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Escape rooms are no longer just a mystery-themed game – the University at Buffalo (UB) has turned it into an interprofessional training opportunity to help improve teamwork and communication between nursing and pharmacy students. Communication is critical between nurses and
In a call for conversations and action between health care providers and their patients about travel health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a new travel awareness campaign. The goals of this campaign are to help
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A nutrition pilot was recently launched at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to give nurses support to change their health habits, allowing them to better care for their patients. Nurses often deliver health promotion education to patients, but
While maternal outcomes have improved over the years, a considerable number of women in the United States die from or continue to experience a number of pregnancy-related complications. According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
