Lindsay Cokel just started nursing school, and she already has a job lined up.Cokel, who’s working on her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Nursing, will start at Brookwood Medical Center when she graduates. In exchange, Brookwood is helping pay some of her tuition.
Deals like Cokel’s are increasingly common as [...]

The need for appropriate school nurse-to-student ratios in every Pennsylvania school is one of the state’s most urgent healthcare issues, according to the Pennsylvania Nursing Congress on Practice, Education and Policy. During its first working session held near Harrisburg, the Congress voted to address school nurse-to-student ratios.
The Congress is bringing this issue before the Cabinet [...]

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) today released preliminary survey data which show that enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 5.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. Though this increase is welcome, surveyed nursing colleges and universities turned away more than 32,000 qualified applicants due primarily to a shortage of nurse [...]

The work of America’s 2.9 million registered nurses to save lives and maintain the health of millions of individuals is the focus of this year’s National Nurses Week, to be celebrated May 6-12 throughout the U.S.
Using the theme, “Nurses Making A Difference Every Day,” the American Nurses Association (ANA) and its 54 constituent associations, [...]

the Council of Graduate Schools will host a forum on “Graduate Education and the Public Good.” The event, to be held at the Library of Congress, will feature panel presentations with United States congressmen and senators, employers, Ph.D. and master’s degree holders. The objective of the forum is to emphasize the importance of graduate education [...]

Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauded Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) for introducing the Troops to Nurse Teachers (TNT) Act of 2008 (S. 2705). At a time when the military and civilian healthcare systems have been crippled by an acute nursing shortage, the need for innovative solutions, like the TNT program, are [...]

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) today announced its unaudited consolidated financial operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008.
For the second quarter of 2008, Skilled Healthcare reported net income of $8.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $4.1 [...]

Congress recently passed a measure authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that would provide a significant boost to nursing education both nationwide and in Bennington County.
The provision, included in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, is part of an effort to combat the nursing shortage in the United States. The bill was passed by [...]

Congress recently passed a measure authored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that would provide a significant boost to nursing education both nationwide and in Bennington County.
The provision, included in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, is part of an effort to combat the nursing shortage in the United States. The bill was passed by [...]

If you volunteer at the local food bank or visit seniors at a nursing home, congratulations.
In New Jersey, you’re a prized rarity.
The Corporation for National and Community Service has released its annual survey on volunteering, and there’s little in it for the Garden State to proud of.
Slightly more than one in five New Jersey residents [...]