Two fall 2017 graduates of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing, Kate Bradley and Kristen Bertrand, have both been accepted into the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nurse Residency Program. They will work in highly specialized health […]
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Can a simple B vitamin like folic acid really prevent serious birth defects? The answer is a resounding yes, but taking the vitamin in the easiest days and weeks of pregnancy is key. When women find out they are pregnant,
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Thinking about going to nursing school? You’re headed for a great career, one that’s rewarding, challenging, and always exciting. But nursing school is notoriously difficult. Most nursing programs require high GPAs and impressive scores in math, chemistry, biology, psychology, and
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Arizona State University (ASU) recently named Judith Karshmer the new dean of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Karshmer is the former dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of San Francisco (USF) and
As the demand for educated and qualified nurses continues to grow, prospective nursing students might wonder how they can afford nursing school now to open their career possibilities over a lifetime. If you have applied to schools and are receiving
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The Hawaii State Center for Nursing (HSCN) recently released the 2017 Nursing Workforce Report announcing that the number of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the state has doubled since 2005. APRNs are registered nurses with graduate education, specialized certifications,
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The alarm goes off; you groan. How can it be time to get up already? You check the clock, hit the snooze button, and decide to skip breakfast in your head. You can eat something later—there’s no time. Now that
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The 2017 clinical excellence conference organized by the National Association of Indian Nurses of America (NAINA) concluded on December 2nd at Houston, Texas. It was for the first time that NAINA as a minority organization ventured to engage in a
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Many advances have been made in the last two decades in successfully treating smaller and sicker neonates. Focus on curative care, improvements in technical interventions, and pushing the limits of viability in order to save the most vulnerable life has
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Our Nurse of the Week is Stephanie Uddo, a 27-year-old New Orleans nurse who was molded by Hurricane Katrina to help those less fortunate than her. After the devastating hurricane struck Louisiana when she was just 15 years old, Uddo
