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Section: Nursing
Nursing
What School Nurses Are Facing
When schools shut down for COVID, nurses kept going in. And when schools reopened, school nurses kept taking care of all the kids in the building.
February 28, 2022
Health
Responding to Desperate Need for More Health Care Workers
In the wake of the pandemic, new efforts are underway to increase the health care workforce.
November 29, 2021
Nursing
The U.S. Needs More Nurses, but Nursing Schools Don’t Have Enough Slots
October 25, 2021
Nursing
Montana State Receives $101M, Largest Gift Ever Given to a U.S. Nursing college
August 30, 2021
Nursing
School of Nursing at Hallmark University Receives $75,000 Scholarship Grant
Thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Baptist Health Foundation, the Hallmark University nursing program is able to teach and prepare more future nurses. “I do wanna make the world a better place,” Britteny Whitaker, a nursing student at Hallmark University, said. Whitaker is a third-year nursing student at Hallmark, as well as a Marine […]
July 27, 2020
Nursing
Texas Woman’s University Expands Dual Nursing Program to Second Community College
Texas Woman’s University (TWU) plans to expand its nursing program through a collaboration with Alvin Community College (ACC) in an effort to provide a more direct path to a nursing degree and reduce the cost of earning one. The collaboration with Houston’s ACC will launch in the spring of 2021 and students must maintain a […]
June 8, 2020
Nursing
University of Louisville Nursing Scholarship Created to Honor Breonna Taylor; Four-Year Renewable Award
To honor the memory of the EMT from Louisville, the University of Louisville Health Board of Directors is creating a nursing scholarship in the name of Breonna Taylor. The Breonna Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund in Nursing will be a four-year renewable award. In choosing the recipient, preference would be granted to a Black female who […]
June 8, 2020
Nursing
Medical Students Take to the Streets to Give Free Care to Detroit’s Homeless
(CNN) Armed with care packages, clothes and clinical supplies, medical students in Detroit are learning outside the classroom. They are putting their knowledge and boots to the pavement, providing free health care to the city’s homeless. Each week, students under the supervision of a registered physician or nurse practitioner get on their bikes and look […]
November 4, 2019
Nursing
Campus Nurses Speak: How College Students Are Handling Their Health
When it’s your kid’s turn to go to college, you’re a nurse second and a parent first. All your professional knowledge about sleep deprivation, binge drinking and the “Freshman 15” can fly right out the window. And even if you earned a bachelor’s degree or Master of Nursing, your college experience may have been far tamer […]
September 30, 2019
Nursing
University Plugging the Nursing Shortage
At the moment there are estimated to be 40,000 nursing vacancies across the UK, but that figure is expected to rise to 70,000 over the next five years. “The workforce is the make-or-break issue for the health service,” says Anita Charlesworth of The Health Foundation. “Unless staffing shortages are substantially reduced, the recent NHS long-term […]
August 5, 2019
Nursing
New Executive Vice President Appointed To UC Health System
The University of California Board of Regents appointed a new executive vice president for UC Health on Thursday, according to a University press release. Carrie Byington, a clinician, educator and researcher, was appointed to help lead UC Health’s five academic medical centers and 18 health professional schools across the UCs. UC Health also oversees student […]
July 22, 2019
Disparities
Drexel President Announces Job Losses For Clinical Faculty And Staff Due To Hahnemann Closure
About 40 percent of Drexel University physicians and clinical staff will lose their jobs as a result of the planned closure of Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel president John Fry announced in an email to the university staff Thursday morning. For weeks, clinical staff and employees at the university’s medical college have been wondering what the sudden […]
July 22, 2019
Nursing
Lehigh Names David Rubenstein The First Executive Director Of Health And Wellness Center
Following a national search to lead the enhancement of student health services at Lehigh, Vice President of Student Affairs Ricardo Hall announced that David Rubenstein has been named to that new role. He is currently the vice president of Health and Wellness at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., and a clinical professor of psychology. Rubenstein […]
July 15, 2019
Nursing
26 New Resident Physicians Welcomed At Riverside University Health System Medical Center
More than two dozen new doctors began working at this month at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, where they will spend the next three to seven years training in their specialized fields of medicine. The doctors are recent graduates from medical schools across the country. Dr. Roger Garrison, associate director of graduate medical education, […]
July 15, 2019
Nursing
What Philadelphia Is Losing When It Loses Hahnemann Hospital
As a physician, I recently have been devastated by the news that the hospital in which I practice and teach is closing. Philadelphia Academic Health System, LLC, the owner of Hahnemann University Hospital, announced on June 26th that the 171-year old institution would close in about 70 days. Immediate steps toward closure then decreased the number […]
July 8, 2019
Nursing
Kaiser Permanente, Seattle Colleges Offer Scholarships For Medical Assistant Students
The Puget Sound Area is in need of more Medical Assistants and Seattle’s students need more access to sustainable careers. That’s why Kaiser Permanente teamed up with Seattle Colleges to create the Career Launch Scholarship program to train Medical Assistants, the frontline care providers who welcome patients into medical offices by taking and charting vitals and […]
July 1, 2019
Nursing
Nurse Who Exposed Problems At State’s Only Public Hospital Will Be N.J.’s Next Top Health Official, Sources Say
New Jersey’s top health official is a registered nurse with vast experience running hospitals, and until recently helped the state’s only public hospital gain its footing after a series of management and fiscal problems triggered its CEO’s ouster, two sources have told NJ Advance Media. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce Judith Persichilli as the next health commissioner […]
June 24, 2019
Nursing
University of Missouri System Touts New Health Institute
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri System officials say a new health institute focused on personalized medicine should bring hope to Missourians suffering from deadly diseases. The official groundbreaking for the $220.8 million NextGen Precision Health Institute was held on Friday at the University of Missouri campus. Read More
June 24, 2019
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