Effects of the Nursing Shortage

A study published in the January/February 2006 journal Health Affairs provides new evidence that if hospitals invest in appropriate Registered Nurse (RN) staffing, thousands of lives and millions of dollars could be saved each year. Specifically, the study shows that if hospitals increased RN staffing and hours of nursing care per patient, more than 6,700 [...]

The Strangest Places for nurses

Who knew? I was only looking for a fun read, but what I discovered was a new nurse hero in literature. Her name is Madam Poppy Pomfrey, and she exists in all the Harry Potter novels. It was quite a surprise to me, really, for no one had mentioned a nurse in these extremely popular [...]

Wilmington News Journal Examines Nursing Shortage In Delaware

The Wilmington News Journal on Tuesday published two articles about the state’s looming nursing shortage. Summaries appear below.
* Nursing school: The News Journal examined how the lack of qualified faculty at nursing schools in the state contributes to a bottleneck of nursing students. According to the Delaware Health Care Commission, there [...]

Efforts, Events Seek To Improve Health Of Pacific Islanders

The following summarizes coverage of events and initiatives that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.
* Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma American Indian tribe a three-year, $1.5 million grant to go toward residential substance use treatments [...]

Major Research Project Highlights The Changing Face Of Nurses In Films Over The Last 100 Years

An extensive study of how the nursing profession has been portrayed in films over the last century has shown that unflattering stereotypes are becoming less common and nurses are now being portrayed in a more positive light.
Australian nurse researcher Dr David Stanley reviewed more than 36,000 film synopses and watched 280 films made between 1900 [...]

Tips to get top nursing school

So, you want to go to one of the top nursing schools, take up nursing and be a well paid and steady employed nurse years from now? To achieve this and more, you have to scout for the top nursing schools that could give you the best level of education. You go here and there [...]

Nursing Colleges in India

Nursing education in India is hot and glittering with its multi-million dollar prospects. Nursing career holds the greatest employment potential in the world. It is one of the hottest disciplines with job prospects and ever increasing, never diminishing demand.
The Indian Nursing education has achieved a level of advancement in the standards of nurse training so [...]

Nursing Shortage Fact Sheet

The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby
boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that
nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels
to meet the rising demand for nursing care.
The American Association of [...]

The History of nursing

Nursing comes in various forms in every culture, although the definition of the term and the practice of nursing has changed greatly over time. The oldest sense of the word in the English language a woman employed to suckle and/or generally care for a younger child. The former being known as a wet nurse and [...]

Many of the nursing homes were divided into sub-companies

In recent years, private equity investors have increasingly targeted nursing homes as investment opportunities. Spurred by investigative reports and anecdotal evidence that these deals led to worsened quality of care, many companies have found themselves under increased federal scrutiny.
But according to a new study, such conclusions may be premature. Private equity purchases of nursing homes [...]