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Section: Nursing
Nursing
Dr. Laura N. Gitlin Takes An Interdisciplinary Approach to Patient Care
An applied sociologist by training, Dr. Laura N. Gitlin grew up fascinated with the ways people and their families – including her own family – adapt to adversity and interact with the health care system. Today, that fascination has transpired into a number of psychosocial environmental home and community-based interventions the researcher-practitioner has developed with […]
February 27, 2019
Nursing
Initiatives Could Bolster NM’s Physician Ranks
“I wish there was a quick easy answer,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lamented last week. Nevertheless, New Mexico’s new governor is offering a multi-pronged prescription intended to help alleviate the shortage of physicians and other health care professionals in New Mexico. Read More
February 25, 2019
Nursing
Dr. Lee Anne Xippolitos: A Nurse Practitioner
As she prepares to retire as dean of the School of Nursing at Stony Brook University this spring, Dr. Lee Anne Xippolitos reflects on a health care career that spans almost two decades. “My career’s been an interesting one in the fact that it’s been a blend of service and academia,” Xippolitos says. When Xippolitos […]
February 25, 2019
Nursing
Dr. Betty N. Adams: A Commitment to the Profession
When Dr. Betty N. Adams’ father told her she would “make a good nurse,” it greatly influenced a child who already had demonstrated a commitment to helping other people, particularly those who were sick. Adams took his advice and went on to become one of the nation’s foremost nurse educators. Now dean of the College […]
February 25, 2019
Nursing
As Retirement Nears, Nursing Dean Reflects on Tenure
As Dr. Anita Hufft looks to retire this summer, she won’t be leaving a career as an astronaut that she envisioned when she was a youngster – she will depart Texas Woman’s University (TWU) as one of the nation’s foremost nurse educators. As dean of the College of Nursing at TWU’s three campuses in Denton, […]
February 20, 2019
Nursing
Hospitals Welcome Foreign Nurses, Doctors to Fill Personnel Shortage
As the health care industry faces shortages in doctors and nurses, local providers are increasing recruitment efforts that include bringing in more employees from outside the United States. Geisinger is in its first year partnering with Medefis, a vendor management system that brings in experienced nurses from Jamaica, Philippines, India and Africa. The three-year program […]
February 18, 2019
Nursing
Oklahoma College of Allied Health Faculty Receives Grant to Train Community Providers to Help Children With Disabilities
University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health faculty members received a $1.25 million federal grant to enact a training program that will will serve the needs of children with disabilities and health professionals in that field, according to a press release. The Office of Special Education of the U.S. Department of Education issued the grant, […]
February 11, 2019
Nursing
Kent State University, University Hospitals Partner to Address Nursing Shortage
In an effort to address the continuing nursing shortage in northeast Ohio, Kent State University and University Hospitals (UH) have partnered to create a new nursing education program that aims to increase the number of nurses with bachelor degree’s who enter the workforce each year. “University Hospitals is excited to enhance our existing relationship with […]
February 6, 2019
Disparities
Report Shows Health Care Professions Top List of Most In-Demand Jobs for 2019
According to a new report by CareerCast, health care professions top the list of the most in-demand jobs for 2019, with home health aides ranked the most in-demand. By 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 47 percent increase in home health positions. Other in-demand positions in the health field include Medical Services Manager, […]
January 30, 2019
Nursing
Loyola University Medical Center Names New President
Loyola University Medical Center has named Tad A. Gomez its next president, effective Feb. 25. Gomez will succeed interim president Daniel J. Post, who filled the position in April after former president Larry Goldberg left to become president of Banner Health in Phoenix. Gomez, 47, comes to the 547-bed medical center from Northeast Georgia Health […]
January 30, 2019
Nursing
Pioneering Vanderbilt School of Nursing building designed with health in mind
Health and well-being inform every part of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s new $23.6 million building expansion, opening Jan. 22. The expansion, which broke ground in 2017, was designed to target LEED Gold and WELL Silver certification. Once the certification process concludes, the university anticipates that this building will be the first complete, ground-up structure […]
January 21, 2019
Nursing
In need of care: Nursing shortage already being felt across the state
The state’s nursing workforce is in a unique predicament as it deals with its aging workforce. The “Silver Tsunami” brought on by baby boomers leaving the workforce is well documented, and employers in most sectors are struggling to fill resulting vacancies. Read More
January 7, 2019
Nursing
Staffing Levels, Culture Challenge Quality of Nursing Home Care
In 2018, the state took the unusual step of issuing a consent order requiring a New Haven nursing home to hire an independent nurse consultant and implement minimum staffing ratios after inspections at the facility uncovered numerous lapses in care and safety violations. Read More
December 12, 2018
Nursing
Nursing Homes Penalized For High Hospital Readmissions
Most Connecticut nursing homes will see their Medicare reimbursements reduced in the coming year for having high resident readmission rates to hospitals. Of Connecticut’s 224 nursing homes, 75 percent (168) are being penalized by Medicare based on how often their residents were re-hospitalized within 30 days of discharge. Twenty-five percent (56) in Connecticut are receiving […]
December 5, 2018
Nursing
Group of Johns Hopkins nurses say hospital fails to address patient care concerns
Agroup of Johns Hopkins Hospital nurses on Saturday slammed the renowned Baltimore institution, saying it fosters poor working conditions for those in their ranks and by doing so, compromises patient care. The nurses — who are in the midst of a contentious campaign to unionize — presented a trio of scathing reports during a town […]
December 4, 2018
Nursing
WTAMU nursing students to apply skills at Potter County Detention Center
“In a hospital setting, you have a lot of resources. You have doctors, you have co-workers who are other nurses, you have radiology technicians, you have respiratory,” said Medical Supervisor and RN at the jail Mary Ferguson. “In a community setting like this, unfortunately we don’t have the benefits of having a doctor on staff […]
November 28, 2018
Nursing
UP Adds new Nursing Major and Engineering Minor
Starting next year, a new major, a bachelor of science in integrative health and wellness studies, and a new minor, innovation, will be offered to students at UP. Over the last several years, a major in integrative health and wellness studies and a minor in innovation were proposed by both professors and students on campus. […]
November 28, 2018
Nursing
Survey of school nurses reveals lack of bathroom policies and bladder health education
In an online survey developed by the Society for Women’s Health Research, a majority of school nurses reported that the pre-K-12 schools they work for do not have written policies on student bathroom use and do not have education for students and teachers on bladder health. Read More
November 26, 2018
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