Two University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing faculty members, Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, and Sharon Hewner, PhD, have been named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). Fellows are recognized for their contributions to nursing and health care and […]
The New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing has been awarded a $1.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) to establish the NYU Meyers Center for Precision Health in Diverse Populations. According to
How nurses and other health care disciplines are being educated is starting to have a significant impact on the nursing role. A growing focus on interprofessional education (IPE) is shifting what we know about how the health care team can
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Our Nurse of the Week is Jenni Chang, an oncology nurse who was honored by her patient Patrick Lewis for the care she showed him after being diagnosed with cancer. Lewis is a US veteran who served as a sergeant
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In many people’s minds, the typical nursing student is an 18- to 22-year-old enrolled in a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree program at a college or university. However, there are many degree options available for aspiring nurses at
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The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated the pinning of the largest number of students in the school’s 108-year history on Sunday, August 5. A total of 370 graduates were comprised of 276 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students,
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Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Nurses Association proposed a ballot initiative to mandate nurse staffing ratios in Massachusetts hospitals. The proposed mandate would lead to the reduction of 1,000 behavioral health beds, increase emergency room boarding for mental health patients, and
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For more than 35 years, Elizabeth (Liz) Drake, RNC-NIC, MN, NNP, CNS, CHOC, Children’s at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, has worked with infants as a NICU nurse. Her time spent at the bedside of these tiny patients with
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The family of Edith Ivey, an alumna of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing, has endowed a $125,000 nursing scholarship in her name. The Edith Ivey Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate nursing student
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The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) has announced that they will be awarding 30 nursing students with the 2018 Board of Directors Student Scholarship. The APNA student scholarship program is intended to encourage students to pursue the field of psychiatric-mental
