With very shaky beginnings as a malnourished infant in his native Vietnam, Nam Pham, one of this year’s Minority Nurse Scholarship winners, describes his challenge-filled life as an ultra-marathon. Despite the different professional, personal, and academic setbacks that resulted from […]
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As a labor and delivery nurse at UC Davis Medical’s Women’s Pavilion, Aracely Eres was well aware that advanced nursing degrees are necessary for healthcare because of the industry’s value of education and credentials. More and more hospitals are expecting
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The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) hosted 100 students this summer for the first-ever National Student Leadership Conferences’ (NSLC) nursing program. Students who took part in the program were given insight into available careers in the nursing field, an overview
Mary Walls-Penney is a geriatric nurse. Most of her patients suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, but even when they don’t recognize her they’re always happy to see her. Walls-Penney knows she works hard as a nurse, always trying to
The Rheumatology Nurses Society (RNS) is a non-profit professional nursing organization committed to the development and education of nurses to benefit patients living with rheumatologic diseases. RNS recently announced its “Heroes of Caring” project, an initiative aimed at recognizing and
Your nursing license is critical real estate. It reflects the fact that you’ve successfully amassed the right credentials to practice your skills. What it may not do, however, is give you wide berth in using that experience anywhere. In fact,
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is pleased to welcome Dr. Nena Peragallo Montano as the new dean for the School of Nursing, effective January 1, 2017. She is currently dean and professor for the University of
Patricia Shull, BHA, RN, has been working in nursing for 45 years. In her long tenure as a registered nurse she has worn many hats, and has served in many leadership positions along the way. Thirty-two years ago she opened an adult
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As part of a partnership between the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF), fifty nursing schools around the country will be receiving funding to host White Coat Ceremonies, emphasizing the importance of
Two new federal grants totaling over $2 million in scholarships and incentivized loans were recently awarded to the School of Health Sciences at Francis Marion University (FMU) to help master’s level nursing students. Both awards were given by the US
