The academic nursing community has been taking part in ongoing efforts nationwide to address prescription drug and opioid misuse, and the University of Houston (UH) School of Nursing has decided to join the cause. By incorporating new prescription guidelines from […]
With summer’s incredible array of foods, activities, and fun, you’llprobably be out and about more. You don’t have to worry about icy roads, but there are plenty of other potential mishaps that are summer related. Here’s how to protect yourself
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Nurse strikes are a hot topic nationwide right now. With a major nurses’ strike in Minneapolis wrapping up tomorrow, a current one happening in Los Angeles, and a planned walkout in Boston next week, what gives? Rick Fuentes, spokesperson for
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No one is perfect, and no matter how hard you work at your job every day, some things won’t turn out the way you planned. You might beat yourself up for making an error or saying something you didn’t really
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The nursing profession is fraught with challenges on every front—from high-interest student loans and taxing mandatory overtimes to ensuring patient satisfaction and preventing on the job hazards. All these factors make future savings for a nurse all the more essential
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The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently awarded a $2.05 million, three-year grant to the Loma Linda University School of Nursing to expand and diversify its nurse practitioner education program. The HRSA hopes that diversifying the program will
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Just like anyone else’s journey to an advanced degree, nurses who set out to earn a BSN don’t always take the same path. With an industry-wide push to increase the number of nurses with BSN or higher credentials, many working
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The first Nurse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit and Hackathon was held at Northeastern University’s Boston Campus on June 17-19 with attending nurses from all practice settings. “Hackathon” was created from combining “hack” – writing computer programming for enjoyment – and
With summer comes lots of daylight, a little more time to enjoy the outdoors, and hopefully, some vacation time. Whether you’re spending two weeks away from work or trying to cobble together two days off in a row this summer,
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As newlywed couple Andrew Nixon and Julie Stroyne were exiting the Pennsylvanian Hotel in Pittsburgh as husband and wife for the first time they heard someone yelling for anyone who knew CPR. Being a trauma nurse, 24-year-old Stroyne ran over
