Our Nurses of the Week are from Baylor’s Student Nurses Association (BSNA). Recently, the Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing served as a temporary hair salon, when students and faculty shaved their heads in solidarity with children who lose […]
A 2017 study from RNnetwork, one of the largest, travel nursing companies in the country, shows nearly half of the nurses they surveyed are considering leaving the field altogether. RNnetwork provided an email poll to more than 600 nurses across the
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Nurses make up the largest segment of the health care workforce in the United States. There are more than 3.1 million registered nurses nationwide and about 85% of these RNs are employed in nursing. Yet, some states are predicted to
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The Marian University Leighton School of Nursing is set to begin offering a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program starting in May 2017. The DNP program will offer two tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
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You receive your daily assignment and see that it includes a patient discharge. Do you think “Wow, I am so fortunate to be the person today who provides this family with a smooth transition from the NICU to home” or
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing has been partnering with community agencies to serve the health care needs of underserved populations across the state for many years. In 2013, the UAB School of Nursing Foundry Clinic
March 19th is Certified Nurses Day, the time to specifically honor nurses who have earned certifications. According to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, more than 768,917 nurses in the United States and Canada held certifications in 2016 (so said
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Ever wonder why you might think about earning a certification? In honor of Certified Nurses Day, we asked Karen S. Kesten, DNP, RN, APRN, CCRN-K, CCNS, CNE, associate professor at George Washington University School of Nursing in Washington, DC, as
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The University of Rochester (UR) School of Nursing recently relaunched its Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program (FPMHNP) as a distance program to address critical shortages of mental health care providers in New York state and around the country.
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) located in Hattiesburg, MS recently dedicated Asbury Hall as its new College of Nursing building. The university held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the facility this month although classes have been held in
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