If you’ve been working in medicine for very long, you already know that the field has been a little slow on the uptake when it comes to adopting new technologies. And by slow, we mean “molasses at the North Pole” …
The fight to allow advanced practice registered nurses to practice to the full extent of their training, education and certification saw a major victory late last year when the Veteran’s Administration announced amendments to its provider regulations that would allow …
As one of the country’s preeminent nursing organizations, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is in an excellent position to guide nurses who want to obtain a graduate degree. In a brochure on graduate nursing programs, the AACN …
As a part of becoming a nurse practitioner, you will have to gain hands-on experience by working with a preceptor. However, many graduate nursing students find locating a preceptor to be a challenging task. Healthcare facilities receive no money for …
When Ali Baghai MS, CRNA, chose psychology as his major in college, it was influenced by the fact that his mother had been mentally ill. He wanted to help people and this seemed to be the best way. But after …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Health Resources and Services Administration recently allocated more than $2 million dollars in federal grants to Francis Marion University Health Sciences in Florence, SC. The grants come at a time when states …
Nursing students are finding yet another hurdle in obtaining a nursing degree. The clinical rotations required as part of every nursing program are becoming increasingly challenging to schedule. There are several reasons contributing to the difficulties students are facing when …
Graduate nurses hold important positions in the world of health, assisting an increasingly dependent medical field as more and more physicians enter retirement. However, nurses with graduate degrees can contribute to medicine through more than just patient care. As professors, …
“I don’t get no respect,” said the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, comically lamenting a lack of understanding for the work he believed he did for society. Sandy Summers, RN, MSN, MPH, will present a lecture next week at Luther College …
The state of Louisiana mourned last week after the death of one of its oldest World War II veterans, Major Emiline Bourgeois, at the age of 103. Bourgeois died in Thibodaux, Louisiana, the same place she was born, but she …
