The Francis Marion University (FMU) School of Health Sciences recently received a $1.8 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) aimed at promoting nursing workforce diversity. The funding will provide four-year grants to cover tuition support for […]
When Teri Dreher, RN, CCRN, iRNPA, owner of NShore Patient Advocates, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, was still working as a nurse, she remembers when a patient kept having massive hemorrhagic episodes after a routine surgery. Despite this, the doctor wasn’t
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The National League for Nursing (NLN) recently re-designated the Kent State University College of Nursing a Center of Excellence for 2017-2022. Kent State’s use of leading-edge technology which allows nursing students to learn and practice the necessary skills to become
Dr. Marilyn Wideman was recently named the new Dean and Vice President of the Kaplan University School of Nursing. She joined the university one year ago as associate dean of online programs and has been serving as interim dean since
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The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey recently appointed Janet Gordils-Perez, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, as the new chief nursing officer. Gordils-Perez joined the Rutgers Cancer Institute in 2004 as the director of oncology nursing. Her prior experience also includes
The University of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint) recently announced that it will be introducing a new Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) degree set to start in Fall 2018. This new degree program will be part of UM-Flint’s School of Health Professions
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Prior to the 1950s, neonatal jaundice was a common problem and one of the leading causes of death in premature infants — that is, until a British nurse made a fortuitous discovery. Sister Jean Ward, whose reputation for excellence in
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The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recently received a $1.2 million grant from the US Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Nurse Faculty Loan Program to support Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students who plan to become nursing faculty. The
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has granted $2.4 million in funding to the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing to increase access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment among American Indian communities in Western New
Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing recently received a $1.3 million federal grant to help train nurse practitioner students to work in five health center organizations in southeastern Georgia. The program is called The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) and
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