It’s a new year and like most folks, you’re probably embarking on an inclined treadmill like the ramp to the SS Fabulous Me.  Along with the New Year party favors, gym memberships have been exploding in full spandex regalia. Before […]
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In response to an executive order issued late last week by newly inaugurated President Donald Trump, nurses and nursing groups have started speaking up online to oppose a travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. Nurses understand the important
After establishing a Nurse Anesthesia Program on its Hattiesburg campus in 2012, the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) recently welcomed it’s fifth class consisting of 20 new students. The university is thrilled to welcome a new cohort who were successfully
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Evidence-based practice. Those three words seem to be all the buzz in health care in recent years, and there is a good reason why. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the science of our nursing care: It keeps us current, up-to-date, and providing
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Working nights? You’re certainly not alone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 15 million Americans work a permanent night shift or regularly rotate in and out of night shifts. If you’re working nights, you’ve probably heard warnings
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Our Nurse of the Week is Carrie Stephenson, a School Nurse at Bemis Middle School in Michigan. When Stephenson showed up for work on an ordinary Friday morning, she had no idea she would later be saving a seventh grader’s
Health care professionals and organizations all recognize the importance of paying attention to our health. Every day we witness the negative consequences of neglecting to cultivate and maintain healthy routines. Sickness loves to seek out the overburdened mind and body. With today’s frantic
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Maryland resident Dawn Silverthorn-Cerra, RN, BSN, has been a nurse for more than 30 years. For about the last five, she’s worked in home health care. She currently works for BAYADA Home Health Care. “I have to say it’s the
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American Sentinel University has announced a new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Informatics Leadership program, once of the first programs of its kind offered online. Intended to prepare master’s educated nurse leaders and educators to lead informatics in current
The Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research recently awarded Rachel Walker with the Career Catalyst Research Award for $450,000. Walker is an assistant professor and nurse scientist at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst College of Nursing. Out
