JPMorgan Chase has announced that it will be helping to fund a new two-year community college to prepare low-income Chicago residents for jobs in nursing and other high-demand fields. Instituto College is set to open this fall and is being […]
Kyana Brathwaite, founder and CEO of KB CALS- Caring Advocacy & Liaison Services, worked as a critical care nurse when she hurt her shoulder during a patient transfer. Our patient population is getting heavier [and] it is not always realistic
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Anne M. Cabello, RN, BSN, CRRN, was only 12 years old when she experienced a mild stroke. Luckily for her, with good, acute rehabilitative care—as well as, she says, much love, prayers, and support—she made a full recovery. This experience,
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Kaplan Nursing, a unit of its Test Prep services that prepares students for the NCLEX-RN Exam, has announced a new partnership with Examity, the leading provider of online proctoring and identify verification, to make it easier for nursing schools to
Health care quality and patient safety are not dependent upon a singular factor. Rather than addressing the system and its processes in a methodical, incremental fashion, the current model focuses improvement in a single area, rather than addressing the system
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So you’ve been fired by a patient. It’s not pleasant. But the good news is that you are not the only one who has had this experience. Getting fired is a natural part of patient care. Not everyone that you
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A member of the Florida State University (FSU) College of Nursing faculty has been selected for induction as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing. Professor James Whyte IV, ND, PhD, ARNP, FNAP, is one of 195 distinguished nurse
Our Nurse of the Week is Krista Ryan, a nurse in the heart attack unit at Advocate Christ Medical Center, who was working out at her local gym when she saw a man fall off his treadmill. She has been
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The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) has hired nurse entrepreneur Kenneth Dion, PhD, RN, MSN, MBA, as assistant dean for Business Development and Strategic Relationships. Dion is stepping into a newly created position in which he will shape and
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One of the American Nurses Association’s seven Bill of Rights for Registered Nurses is to freely and openly advocate for themselves and their patients. Yet, women and minorities may not be as effective advocating because they’re less likely to negotiate.
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