Fairfield University recently announced that they will be launching a new Doctor of Nursing Practice program in Nurse Midwifery beginning in Fall 2017. The DNP program will be offered through Fairfield’s Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies. […]
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Does your mind easily wander? Do you find yourself performing tasks at work without much thought? Research shows that people spend almost half of their waking hours thinking about something other than what they’re doing, which weakens their performance, creativity, and well-being,
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In October 2012, Rebecca Lee, RN, was working at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Hurricane Sandy hit, and it hit hard. Lee recalls that all the subways, highways, tunnels, and bridges were closed. Streetlights were out. Robberies and looting
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In an effort to make their nursing program more accessible for working nurses, the Loma Linda University School of Nursing has reduced tuition by half for its RN-to-BSN program. Tuition is now $19,600, down from $35,000, to help working nurses
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The Francis Marion University (FMU) School of Health Sciences recently received a $1.8 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) aimed at promoting nursing workforce diversity. The funding will provide four-year grants to cover tuition support for
The government of Jamaica has asked the United States health sector to cease the poaching of its nurses. Jamaica Says to Stop Poaching Our Nurses was a report on National Public Radio earlier this year based on an interview with
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By the year 2030, it is estimated that one in five Americans will be over the age of 65, and approximately 60% of this population will need treatment for at least one chronic condition. As the U.S. health care system
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Our Nurse of the Week is Michelle Peterson who decided to become a nurse in 2010 after asking an academic advisor at Utah State University (USU), “I like to help people. What should I do?” Before pursuing nursing, Peterson was
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When Teri Dreher, RN, CCRN, iRNPA, owner of NShore Patient Advocates, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, was still working as a nurse, she remembers when a patient kept having massive hemorrhagic episodes after a routine surgery. Despite this, the doctor wasn’t
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The National League for Nursing (NLN) recently re-designated the Kent State University College of Nursing a Center of Excellence for 2017-2022. Kent State’s use of leading-edge technology which allows nursing students to learn and practice the necessary skills to become
