While it seems intuitive that nursing care should center on the patient, completing all the necessary clinical and administrative tasks sometimes takes precedence over listening to the patient and tailoring care to his or her priorities. Now many hospitals have launched initiatives to put the patient and family first in an effort to improve patient [...]

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and The Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAF) are sponsoring the very first presidential forum of the 2008 election focused solely on health care. New Leadership on Health Care: A Presidential Forum will take place Saturday, March 24th at 9:30 a.m. in the Cox Pavilion at the University of [...]

It’s a grim diagnosis: As many as 200,000 more physicians will be needed in the next decade than medical schools will turn out, leading to a nationwide physician shortage just when millions of baby boomers are entering their later years.
The anticipated shortfall is already creating stiff competition among health care providers across the country to [...]

Health workers across the NHS are facing severe hardship due to the current economic crisis and the effect of a below inflation pay deal. With inflation running at a 16-year high, NHS unions have joined forces to press the Government to reopen pay talks for next year. The unions argue that the three-year pay deal [...]

After more than a year with an interim dean, the UNM College of Nursing has hired Nancy Ridenour to step in as dean by the spring semester.
Ridenour is an adult nurse practitioner and served as a congressional staff member. She was one of 19 applicants for the position.
John A. Pieper, head of the search committee, [...]

NHS performance in England is improving, the Healthcare Commission’s annual health check shows.
Based on a series of checks for 2007-2008, the government’s health watchdog rated all 391 English NHS trusts grades of ‘excellent’, ‘good’, ‘fair’ and ‘weak’ for quality of service and financial management.
Over 60% were rated as excellent or good for both quality of [...]

Nurses have always carried the torch when it comes to improving patient care. The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) will give nurses the tools and education they need to provide expert care far into the future at its 34th Annual Conference to be held March 26-30, 2009, at the Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, PA.
The [...]

With the nationwide shortage of nurse educators fueling the nursing shortage currently plaguing America’s health care system, the National League for Nursing has joined HEALTHeCAREERS Network in a bid to match qualified faculty with job openings in all kinds of nursing programs from doctoral to LPN. This unique recruitment tool is made possible through the [...]

Since the eighth grade, Angela Crisp of Ventura, Calif., has known she wanted to be a nurse. In high school, she earned certification as a nursing assistant. Then, she enrolled at nearby California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and launched into the prerequisites for a bachelor of science degree in nursing (BSN)—anatomy, physiology and medical [...]

One big factor in America’s nursing shortage is a lack of people who can teach nursing.
So, to boost faculty ranks, two Berks County colleges have joined a growing number of schools offering master’s degree programs in nursing.
Alvernia College will officially start its program in January, but some students already are lined up to begin courses [...]