Archive for July, 2008

VA awards USF $3.5-million to help nurses, veterans – Tampabay.com

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

VA awards USF $3.5-million to help nurses, veteransTampabay.com, FL - 10 minutes agoAbout 38000 qualified applicants are turned away from nursing schools around the country each year, in part because of a lack of instructors, Cahill said. …

Nurses’ perform better in national exams – New Vision

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Nurses’ perform better in national examsNew Vision, Uganda - 19 minutes ago… would this financial year buy 13 buses for them. Out of the 32 nursing schools in Uganda, only 24 provided candidates for this year’s final exams.

Colleges Would Have Role in Training New Health-Care Workers Under … – Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Colleges Would Have Role in Training New Health-Care Workers Under …Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - 1 hour agoDeVry, which already owns medical and nursing schools, says the acquisition will further diversify its health-care offerings. The university already has …

VA Announces New Nursing Academy Sites – MarketWatch

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

VA Announces New Nursing Academy SitesMarketWatch - 21 minutes agoThe partnerships will bring to 10 the number of collaborations between the Department and nursing schools under the VA Nursing Academy. …

More spots for nursing students – TheChronicleHerald.ca

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

More spots for nursing studentsTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 15 minutes agoMs. Hazelton and Mr. d’Entremont both talked about the need to do other things besides expanding nursing schools to get more nurses in the province. …

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Nursing students collect textbooks to send to Iraq (The Florida Times-Union)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The St. Johns River Community College Student Nurses Association recently began a book drive in an effort to support U.S. military nurses in Iraq and their mission to begin a nursing school for Iraqi residents.

Nursing students collect textbooks to send to Iraq – Florida Times-Union

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Nursing students collect textbooks to send to IraqFlorida Times-Union, FL - 9 minutes agoAn e-mail from Gifford explained the need for nursing schools in Iraq and the strict religious beliefs that hinder progress. According to Gifford, there has …

US Rep. Latham: Authors Bipartisan Solution To End America’s … – IowaPolitics.com (press release)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

US Rep. Latham: Authors Bipartisan Solution To End America’s …IowaPolitics.com (press release), IA - 8 minutes agoHowever, the nation’s nursing schools are already at capacity as one out of every three qualified applicants is turned away due to a shortage of qualified …

Jane E. Schultz: Ten Common Myths about Women in the Civil War and … – History News Network

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Jane E. Schultz: Ten Common Myths about Women in the Civil War and …History News Network, WA - 22 minutes agoBut when the first professional nursing schools appeared in Boston, New York, and New Haven in the 1870s, Civil War hospital workers were seldom among them. …

Where have the nurses gone? – The Keene Sentinel

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Where have the nurses gone?The Keene Sentinel, NH - 24 minutes agoDespite many nursing schools considering expansion to make room for an influx of nursing school applicants, administrators are having trouble finding nurses …