Linda D. Norman, DSN, RN, FAAN, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean, has been selected as a national ambassador for the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR). Norman was one of 15 nurse leaders selected from around […]
Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Nursing Education recently awarded Patti McFadden, an associate professor of nursing at Louisiana Tech University, a 2017 Nurse’s Touch Award. The award honors outstanding educators for advancing professionalism, leadership, and communication skills in nursing education programs.
February is all about heart health—what you can do to improve it, ways to prevent damaging it, and finding out what heart-healthy habits work for your lifestyle. Stress is a big contributor to poor heart health, so relieving stress is
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Last week, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill inducted Nilda Peragallo Montano as the new dean of the School of Nursing. She brings immensely valuable experience from her work as a nursing professor in Australia and Chile
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Kristen Noles, a nurse manager at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital, was breastfeeding her youngest child five years ago when she found a hardened area in her breast. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Noles embarked on
Knowing a few simple breathwork strategies can be a valuable tool for nurses during a hectic workday. While you’re probably most familiar with the pursed lip breathing technique you use on your patients who are short of breath, other types
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recently partnered to create the Nursing Infection Control Education (NICE) Network. NICE Network members come from 20 specialty nursing organizations holding memberships with ANA in collaboration
Hospitals will face a major dilemma if the current federal administration repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a suitable replacement. The ACA offers millions of Americans affordable health insurance, and hospitals have seen their revenues, and their quality of
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Joanne Robinson, the inaugural dean of the Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden, was recently named as one of nine fellows for the National League for Nursing’s (NLN) Executive Leadership in Nursing Education and Practice program. The program selects experienced executive leaders
Surgeries often involve a number of nurses, all with specific duties to perform in order to ensure the safety and care of each patient. Theresa Clifford, MSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA, is the perioperative nurse manager at Mercy Hospital in Portland,
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