Archive for February, 2008

Students need more people to teach them GERMANNA’S NURSING BY THE NUMBERS (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Lack of experienced instructors hurts effort to train more nurses

Students need more people to teach them GERMANNA'S NURSING BY THE … – The Free Lance-Star

Monday, February 25th, 2008

The Free Lance-StarStudents need more people to teach them GERMANNA'S NURSING BY THE …The Free Lance-Star, VA - 20 minutes agoAcross the country, nursing schools are struggling to serve potential students because of the difficulty of finding nursing faculty. …

Saturday’s Our View: Nurses needed (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Medical officials in Iowa have offered a sobering analysis: The state’s nursing shortage is quickly turning into a crisis as colleges struggle to graduate enough nurses to replace an aging healthcare workforce.

Saturday's Our View: Nurses needed – Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Saturday's Our View: Nurses neededCouncil Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA - 12 minutes agoNationally, about 30000 applicants to nursing schools are turned away each year due to faculty shortages, according to the American Nurses Association. …

Poor exam scores place Wilkes nursing program on "provisional" status – Wilkes Beacon (subscription)

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Poor exam scores place Wilkes nursing program on "provisional" statusWilkes Beacon (subscription), PA - 9 minutes agoCurrently there are 81 state approved nursing schools. "Provisional approval status" according to the Pennsylvania Bulletin, is placed on a school by the …

Poor quality nursing schools blamed (Inquirer)

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

An education official blamed the low passing rate of this year’s nursing board examinees on poor quality education in many of the 460 nursing schools all over the country.

Poor quality nursing schools blamed – Inquirer.net

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Poor quality nursing schools blamedInquirer.net, Philippines - 15 minutes agoMany nursing schools have teachers with no masters degree in nursing, she said. She also suggested setting limits in the admission of students. …

Saturday’s Our View: Nurses needed (Southwest Iowa News)

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Medical officials in Iowa have offered a sobering analysis: The state’s nursing shortage is quickly turning into a crisis as colleges struggle to graduate enough nurses to replace an aging healthcare workforce.

Self-confessed ‘crammer’ tops nursing board (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

A 21-year-old student – who confessed she was a “crammer” – became the topnocher of the nursing licensure examinations, ABS-CBN News learned Friday.

Nursing students rally to save the girl child – Ahmedabad Newsline

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Nursing students rally to save the girl childAhmedabad Newsline, India - 11 minutes ago… spread the message of 'Save the Girl', a rally was organised on Thursday at Junagadh, in which students of all nursing schools of the state took part. …