The University of Rhode Island (URI) has partnered with The Miriam Hospital in Providence on a nursing mentorship program that allows registered nurses to work one-on-one with seniors from URI’s College of Nursing. The clinical experience is called a Dedicated […]
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The University of Minnesota School of Nursing (UMN) will be implementing a new focus on substance abuse among registered nurses. This isn’t an issue commonly covered in nursing programs, but the university wants students to be aware of addiction and
The Columbia University School of Nursing conducted a national survey finding that 40 percent of nursing students feel they need more education on preventing and controlling infection. Reported findings also included that more than half of respondents have witnessed breaches
Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, previously appointed by the Obama administration, was asked to resign on Friday following instructions from the Trump administration. Murthy was replaced by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN, one of the first
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Two nursing students from Kent State University recently attended the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit in Washington, DC to meet with legislators and learn about how to make a difference in the nursing profession. Jason
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The American Nurses Association urges health care to eliminate all forms of bullying and incivility from our workplaces. Nursing and health care leaders, including the ANA, often leap immediately to declare that facilities follow a “zero tolerance” policy when dealing
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The CDC states Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, and each year, an average of 329,000 new cases are reported. As we approach the month of May and Lyme Disease Awareness Month, it’s hard
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Mary Zerlan, DNP, CRNA, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO was recently named to the Nursing Board of the American Health Council. She was selected for her vast knowledge and expertise in anesthesia from three decades
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Established in April 2006, Transplant Nurses Day was created by the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) in order to raise awareness about the tremendous contributions that transplant nurses make in the lives of their patients and the people with home
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The National Academies of Practice, a national interprofessional organization advising on health care delivery in the US, recently inducted Nancy Pontes, an assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden, as a Fellow. Pontes was inducted into the prestigious fellowship
