Sarah L. Szanton, an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON), was named one of the top 50 “Influencers in Aging” by Next Avenue, a digital publication covering perspectives on issues for older Americans. Next Avenue’s list […]
When it comes to finessing a resume, candidates typically try to answer key questions posed by (or implied by) the job description itself. Obviously, that’s part of the process. But there’s another question that they should be asking, but in
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Meet our Nurse of the Week, Tricia Seaman, the oncology nurse who adopted her cancer patient’s 8-year-old son after she passed away. Tricia was an oncology nurse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania when she met her patient, Tricia Somers. At the end
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Nursing has appointed Linda Sarna to serve as their new dean. Sarna is an internationally recognized scholar in promoting the role of nursing in tobacco control and oncology research focused on
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When Polly Shoemaker, RN, BSN, MBA, looks back on early 2016, she doesn’t know how she juggled everything. As director of clinical systems at Tulsa, OK-based St. John’s Hospital, Shoemaker already had a challenging job. But when her father’s esophageal
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Dr. Pamela Jeffries, Dean of the George Washington University School of Nursing (GWSON), was recently honored with the National League for Nursing (NLN)Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for Outstanding Leadership in Nursing Education. She was nominated by her GW faculty colleagues
Many people experience some kind of discrimination, stereotyping, or even prejudice against them at some point in their lives because of their race, sex, sexual orientationand even sometimes because of their jobs. While more and more men are entering the
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The College of Nursing at Kent State University has launched a free program for the 400 registered nurses who volunteer their time and expertise to mentor nursing students. Nurse preceptors work individually with students in a clinical setting to share
I had never received the backhanded compliment of “oh, she has such a pretty face” until recently. That was a compliment reserved for fat women. I did not consider myself fat at all. I would describe myself as overweight, but
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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected a demand for 1.1 million new nurses over the next seven years to fill 575,000 new positions and replace 550,000 nurses who will retire by 2022. To meet growing demand for nurses
