Reforming Care Delivery: How Will It Affect Your Nursing Career?

While no one knows whether Congress and the president will achieve comprehensive health care reform, nursing experts are convinced that, regardless of what happens in Washington, nurses will find greater career opportunities in the future.
From larger patient populations and greater demand to advances in telemedicine and more community-based, non-hospital careers, a number of factors are [...]

Nursing Shortage National Concern

Tens of thousands of hospital deaths every year can be blamed on a nationwide nursing shortage, according to a report released today by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
The private commission, which inspects and accredits hospitals, believes that a lack of nurses is to blame for thousands of deaths caused by problems [...]

Nursing Shortage looms

In the midst of a national nursing shortage, Indiana nursing programs rejected about 2,500 qualified applicants because of a lack of full-time faculty, according to a survey of state nursing programs.
The 2008 survey by the Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition said faculty shortages prevent nursing programs from maintaining a supply of qualified applicants.
With a looming [...]

National American University Approved To Offer Nursing Program In South Dakota

National American University (”NAU”) , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of National American University Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCBB: NAUH), today announced that it has been approved by the South Dakota Board of Nursing to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program in South Dakota. The BSN program will be offered [...]

Study Finds Nurse Educators Significantly Increase Awareness For Product Launch

Quintiles have announced findings from a recent study from a program in which a team of 19 nurse educators helped raise awareness of a newly approved oncology drug for a major pharmaceutical company from 37% to 57%. The results are from an awareness study of 150 clinical practice registered nurses who were provided a survey [...]

During Tough Economic Times Parents Find Ways to Focus on Child Health

As both the election buzz and economic worries grow, parents and schools still concentrate on their number one priority: the healthy, positive development of their children.
To recognize their outstanding (and pretty creative) efforts, National PTA is awarding 22 local PTA schools with grants of up to $1,000 in honor of PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month, November.
These [...]

School of Nursing Azusa Pacific University

The Azusa Pacific School of Nursing encompasses a full spectrum of undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare nursing scholars for a lifetime of intellectual inquiry. With an APU nursing degree, graduates enter the health care field with a solid foundation in research, theory, clinical skills, and hands-on community service, setting them apart as leaders in [...]

Delaware, California County Take Steps To Address Nursing Shortages, Boost Number Of Bicultural, Bilingual Nurses

Two newspapers recently examined nursing shortages in Delaware and Ventura County, Calif., and efforts to increase the number of nurses who speak Spanish or are Hispanic to handle an increasing Hispanic patient load. Summaries of the articles appear below.
* Delaware: Delaware is facing both a general nursing shortage and a shortage [...]

Building Healthier Communities Is Focus Of Ambulatory Care Nursing Conference

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 [...]

Southern California Mobilizes In Response To Nursing Shortage Crisis

As part of its ongoing commitment to help alleviate the growing nursing shortage in Southern California, The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future raised more than $450,000 at the “Promise of Nursing for Southern California” Gala that will help ease the shortage throughout the region. One hundred percent of the event’s proceeds will support [...]