It is an enviable opportunity to provide healing services to a country in need by combining a fairly large, diverse, multidisciplined medical team. Three nurses on missions did just that, and in the process, they saw that one person can […]
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From 2012 to 2015, Jo-Ann Eastwood, associate professor at UCLA School of Nursing, partnered with several local African American churches to conduct an American Heart Associationfunded clinical trial that tested the effectiveness of using smartphone apps to help black women
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From electronic health records (EHRs) to smartphone apps, today’s health IT tools can help nurses develop innovative strategies for closing the gap of racial and ethnic health disparities. One of the top priorities of President Obama’s Health Information Technology for
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Tears build behind your eyes. Your mind plays over and over how much you want to turn and run, but you can’t. No matter what, you have to keep going because you are strong and people are relying on you.
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Getting a job offer is thrilling, but having two offers on the table can actually heighten both excitement and anxiety. Because nurses are in demand and much needed right now, you could someday find yourself having to choose between two
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Nursing school is difficult, no doubt, but it pales in comparison to the first year working as a nurse. New nurses face many obstacles they may not have even fathomed while in school. Whether you landed a position in your
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You might ask how a wannabe artist/photographer ended up working nights surrounded by medical equipment and really sick people. I blame it on my father. Of course, he’s not here to defend himself anymore, but take my word for it,
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The need for nurses to become familiar with and engaged in the policy-making process has never been greater. While nurse leaders throughout time have emphasized the need for nurses to become more involved in advocating for patients and the profession,
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Two unions that represent nurses in New York State are actively pursuing safe-staffing criteria in Albany to pass a mandatory staffing law. New York State Nurses Association, the state’s largest nurses union, and the Communications Workers of America are attempting
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The Lienhard School of Nursing in the College of Health Professions at Pace University is set to receive a $40,000 grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare. The grant, which will be matched by Pace University to
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