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 [...]

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 [...]

NMC Welcomes Recommendations Of The Report Of The Prime Minister Independent Commission On The Future Of Nursing And Midwifery

The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has welcomed the recommendations of the Prime Minister’s independent Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England published today.
The Commission’s report makes a number of high-level recommendations directly relevant to the NMC’s role in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of patients and the public by ensuring nurses [...]

Nursing students twice as likely to smoke as the general population

Public health experts are calling for urgent steps to reduce the number of healthcare professionals who smoke, after a survey of over 800 new nursing students found that more than half were current or former smokers.
The Italian study, published in the January issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing (66:1), surveyed 812 students who were [...]

Telenurses face conflict between what is best for patients and what services are available

Nurses who provide telephone advice services have to balance the conflicting demands of providing appropriate medical advice and acting as a gatekeeper to limited healthcare services, according to a review in the March issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing (66:3).
Canadian researchers reviewed 16 studies carried out over the last two decades, covering more than [...]

Myrna Elma Ricarte Honored for Accomplishments in Nursing

Myrna Elma Ricarte, Registered Nurse at Orange County Healthcare Agency, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing.
Ms. Ricarte has 50 years of overall professional experience, and has been with Orange County Healthcare Agency for 16 years. As a registered nurse, she is responsible for educating patients on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Data to Help Make Informed Decisions About Nursing Homes in MA

The decision to place an elderly loved one in an unfamiliar setting, such as a nursing home or other skilled care facility, is never easy. Unless you have had direct experience with nursing homes, it is difficult to know what to expect. It is also challenging to weed through the varying reports associated with nursing [...]