To provide compassionate, highly-trained nurses to serve the health care needs of the nation’s veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establishing new partnerships with seven of the country’s finest nursing schools. The partnerships will bring to 10 the number of collaborations between the Department and nursing schools under the VA Nursing Academy.
The expanded [...]

Bobbie Atkinson, the namesake and treasurer of the Bobbie A. Atkinson Foundation, recently visited Texas A&M University-Texarkana to deliver a check for $5,000. The donation is the second installment toward a $25,000 pledge toward the Master of Science in nursing program at the university.
The first classes for students pursuing the degree are being offered this [...]

Eons ago (before husband, kids, career, etc.) I found a summer job teaching horseback riding at a boys camp in North Carolina. The pay wasn’t great but the view from the top of the mountain was breathtaking and I couldn’t pass up the chance to spend hours every day riding around the mountainside on horesback. [...]

Nursing is one of America’s fastest-growing careers, and there are lots of options. If you want to work directly with patients, you can specialize in everything from neonatology to hospice care. You can work in a hospital, a doctor’s office, or a patient’s home. Outside of patient care, options range from nurse informatics (helping nurses [...]

Nursing home workers at Windsor Skyline Care Center and Windsor Ridge Care Center will hold a joint demonstration today asking their employer to make needed improvements in resident safety.
Salinas City Councilmember Sergio Sanchez, Democratic Assembly nominee Bill Monning, nursing home workers, SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West, and community allies will take part in the rally at [...]

The Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions received a $1.49 million grant from the federal Health Services and Research Administration to share its expertise in training nurses in the use of technology to improve patient safety and outcomes.
Under the program, Drexel will train 45 faculty members from partner schools in technology-related initiatives [...]

Checking a nursing home’s background is crucial in determining if Mom or Grandpa will receive good care. Has the home been in trouble before? Are there enough nurses? Are residents safe?
Yet it is easier for a consumer to find the repair and ownership history of a used car.
Mary Rismeyer knows this all too well.
Her 78-year-old [...]

Whether your nursing school tuition fund is half-full or half-empty, chances are you can always use financial aid assistance. Nursing school is expensive, but there are many grants, loans, scholarships, work-study and loan forgiveness programs available to hard-working students — you just need to know where to find them.
Discover how easy it is to [...]

All this adds up to a huge opportunity for those who have considered becoming a registered nurse, and it doesn’t have to mean the grueling hours typically associated with working in a hospital’s emergency or critical care centers. In fact, nurses who specialize in travel nursing, in-home care, forensic nursing and a wide range [...]

Nursing career opportunities are greater and more varied than ever before, and the demand for qualified nurses has never been higher. As the health care field becomes increasingly complex and specialized, more and more nurses are finding steady, rewarding careers beyond the traditional hospital setting. If you have a desire to help others, a [...]