Nurse practitioners applaud recent enactment of legislation that empowers them to better address the nation’s opioid crisis. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016 gives nurse practitioners the ability to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication for the treatment of […]
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Campbell University in North Carolina officially welcomes its inaugural cohort of 46 students in the Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing for the 2016-2017 academic year. This is a historic event for Campbell University after the program grew out of
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Thanks to the help of three grants totaling $85,000, four PhD students at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Nursing are receiving full scholarships. A grant of $40,000 was initially awarded to the college from the Jonas Center
The New York Academy of Medicine will honor Dr. Terry Fulmer at the 169th Anniversary Discourse and Awards on November 3, 2016. Recipients for the prestigious annual rewards are recognized for their individual contributions in health policy, public health, clinical practice,
A groundbreaking nursing education model is emerging in Kansas that will allow students to simultaneously earn their Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Four Kansas community colleges are joining the University of Kansas School
A frustrated Washington state nurse exacted sweet revenge after she sent her employer a cake with icing that spelled out “I QUIT!!!” Sarah Childers told ABC News she signed the cake—official notice she was leaving her job at a psychiatric
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Every nurse who has stepped on a unit knows that nursing has its problems. Unfortunately, when confronted with these problems, many nurses feel as helpless as some of the patients they care for. Management is nonresponsive, there are no unions
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After five years serving as Dean of the School of Nursing at UC San Francisco (UCSF), David Vlahov, RN, PhD, will be stepping down at the end of August. He plans to continue serving as a member of the faculty,
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The patient who watches the clock and requests their pain medication at the top of hour. The patient who always rates their pain a “10” out of 10. The patient who requests a specific narcotic like Dilaudid. Some nurses might
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After 4,800 Allina Health nurses at five Twin Cities hospitals went on a weeklong strike in June that didn’t result in a deal, the nurses have voted again to authorize a second strike that will last until a contract is
