Nursing Careers Blog

NGCSU trains the teachers to help fill the nursing shortageGainesville Times, GA - 4 minutes agoByrne said more nursing schools are beginning to offer the MSNE degree. "There were many MSNE programs in the 1980s, and then there was an emphasis on nurse …

There has been a nationwide shortage of nurses for at least two decades. But it’s not because nobody wants to be a nurse. “You have a lot of students who want to go into nursing,” said Toni Barnett, head of the nursing program at North Georgia College & State University.

Shop sells custom-made scrubs for lessThe Valley Chronicle, CA - 12 minutes agoMost of what Lewis sells caters to nurses, nursing schools, students in Mt. San Jacinto College's nursing program, hospitals, and dental and veterinarian …

South China Morning Post (subscription)Incumbent counts on nurses' union to defeat challenger in health …South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong - 14 minutes agoMr Lee criticised the government for failing to provide adequate university places for nurses when the Hospital Authority shut its nursing schools in 2000. …

Interested in critical-care nursing? Program seeks participantsRockford Register Star, IL - 15 minutes ago“Nurses will get a taste of the different units. You don’t have an opportunity like that as much in nursing schools.”

Becky and Jim Groff understand the importance of critical care nurses at Rockford Memorial Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. They spend every day at the hospital with their twins, Holden and Tianna, who were born prematurely July 19. Becky Holden gave birth 25 weeks into her pregnancy, and the twins weighed little more than a pound each.

VA improving, expanding to help returning troopsCharleston Regional Business, SC - 6 minutes agoMUSC is one of seven new collaborators between the Department of Veterans Affairs and nursing schools under the VA Nursing Academy, a virtual organization …

The veteran arrived for his appointment at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center with moments to spare. A year ago he was in Iraq. Today, a valet parked his car, allowing him to get to his appointment on time.

Developing a competency-based curriculum in HIV for nursing …7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - 10 minutes agoThis activity brought different administrators, nurse leaders and faculty from four geographically dispersed nursing schools to collaborate on a shared goal …

BALTIMORE - A new report from the Maryland Hospital Association says the state’s rate of nursing vacancies is still higher than the national rate.