100 Best Blogs for Nursing Students

No doubt about it, getting through nursing school can be a challenge, especially if you’re trying to balance work, school and family life all at once. However, nursing students can find support in their fellow students, graduates of nursing programs and a myriad of professional and medical blogs. Check out this list we’ve put together [...]

Accredited Online Nursing Courses Makes Nursing Education for Professionals who are Time-Starved More Convenient

Nursing staff shortages across the U.S. and Canada have made it increasingly difficult for nurses to take time away from their shifts to physically attend nursing continuing education courses. To help nurses keep their knowledge and credentials current, RN.org announces enhancements to their website www.RN.org which provides easy to use, convenient, accredited, and cost-efficient online [...]

MedCentral College of Nursing To Transfer Operations To A.U.

Ashland University and MedCentral Health System of Mansfield have signed a letter of intent to transfer MedCentral’s College of Nursing operations to A.U., beginning July 1.
The boards of trustees of both institutions have approved the intent to negotiate final agreements, which are expected to be signed later this spring. The MedCentral College of Nursing has [...]

One-third of RNs Plan to Leave Job in Next 3 Years, Survey Finds

Nearly one-third of registered nurses (RNs) surveyed in January say they will not be working in their current job a year from now.
Close to half say they plan to alter their career path in the next 1-3 years in a way that would either take them out of the nursing field entirely or reduce their [...]

Emagister Notices an Increase in Online Searches for Nursing Degrees

The rise in Nursing Degree searches online corroborates the growing need for Registered Nurses (RN’s) to take the place of retiring nurses in hospitals and other health care facilities.
Registered Nursing is considered one of the fastest growing career fields in the United States with over 587,000 positions projected to open up by 2016. Searches [...]

Terry J. Jones-Copeland, RN Distinguished for Professional Excellence in Nursing

Terry J. Jones-Copeland, RN, Staff Nurse in the Ambulatory Healthcare Department of John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing.
A registered staff nurse, Terry J. Jones-Copeland lends nearly three decades of experience to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital. Specialized in [...]

Cambridge Who’s Who Honors JoAnn C. Green for Excellence in Nursing Consultancy Services

JoAnn C. Green, a critical care nursing consultant and Clinical Education Specialist at Tampa General Hospital, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing consultancy services and clinical education.
Skilled in the field of critical and cardiac care nursing, JoAnn C. Green is noted for her adept ability to [...]

California Nurses Association Cheers Eden District Board for Courageous Action to Overturn Sutter Deal

Malinda Markowitz, RN, co-President of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee issued the following statement in the wake of this week’s vote by the Eden Township District Health Board to sue Sutter Health over conflicts of interest and cancel the Memorandum of Understanding that is the basis of Sutter’s attempts to close down San [...]

RNs Reach Settlement at St. Joseph, Eureka Hospital Cite Gains for Patients, Security for RNs

Registered nurses at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka have achieved a tentative settlement with hospital officials on a new collective bargaining agreement that nurses say bring significant improvements in patient care protections and economic gains for the RNs.
Some 375 St. Joseph Eureka RNs are represented by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC). The [...]

St. Johns Hospital on Trial for Attacking RN Rights

The federal agency that oversees labor law has ordered St. Johns Health Center, located in Santa Monica and a part of the Catholic chain, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, to stand trial on charges that it violated the rights of its registered nurses. The National Labor Relations Board is prosecuting the hospital for unlawful harassment [...]