Statistics of violence against nurses over the last decade are shocking. According to NursingWorld.org, approximately one in four nurses have been physically assaulted at work in the last year. Although healthcare workers make up only 9 percent of the workforce, […]
Many professions that require more graduates to enter the workforce in the near future are hindered by a lack of education funding to grow their programs. Fields like occupational therapy and engineering are suffering, but the nursing field especially is
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $350,000 traineeship grant to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) College of Nursing. The grant will fund 50 Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) from 2016-2018, covering two full academic years.
Although the nurse licensure compact gives nurses and employers new workplace and staffing options, critics have concerns about the process for achieving those objectives. Chief among them is that individual nursing boards and legislative entities have been left out of
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A new Master’s in Nursing Informatics program is being launched at Western Governor’s University (WGU) in Salt Lake City, UT. The program is being offered through the College of Health Professions to train students to prepare, gather, document, and analyze
On December 9th, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) celebrated the official start of construction on the new University of Nebraska Medical Center’s (UNMC) College of Nursing Lincoln Division and University Health Center building. The shared facility will be built on
Below, I interview Rachel Barone, a registered nurse (RN) who works in an emergency department (ED) and also at an outpatient radiology center. Tell me about your background in nursing. Was this your first or second career? My background in
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In response to a nationwide effort to increase and improve all graduate nursing programs, the University of Portland School of Nursing has created two new master’s programs. According to UPBeacon.com, these new programs will bring new directions and opportunities to
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In the midst of a nationwide nursing shortage, many nursing schools around the country have attempted to increase their capacity for incoming classes which isn’t always possible because of insufficient faculty numbers. The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) has
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Hospice nursing is the kind of career you might not consider until you experience it. Whether that means having hospice in your home as a loved one’s life comes to an end, working in hospice in a hospital environment, or
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