This Week in Nursing: September 30 to October 7, 2012
This week’s nursing news features headlines about different nursing specialties and special nurses, from school nurses and psychiatric nursing to a new online nursing network. There’s a story on an...
View ArticleThis Week in Nursing: October 14 to 21, 2012
This week’s nursing news included a sobering story about a compassionate hospice nurse who knows about suffering from personal experience, and several headlines about honoring outstanding nurses for...
View ArticleMedical Surgical Nurses Week!
National Medical-Surgical Nurse Week is celebrated the first week in November each year to give patients, doctors, co-workers, — along with anyone else who has ever been aided by the skill and...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Nursing Career Salaries in 2012
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently more than 2.7 million registered nurses in the United States, making an average yearly salary of $64,690. However, these statistics...
View ArticleThis Week in Nursing: October 28 to November 4, 2012
By K’Lee Banks This week’s nursing news included numerous headlines addressing nursing education, training, and the importance and role of research, informatics, and healthcare technology in nursing...
View ArticleResources to Help Nurses Break Through Language Barriers
Hola. Ni hao. Bonjour. Hello. Don’t shy away from the language barriers that arise on the job; instead, welcome the diversity. The United States is a melting pot of languages and cultures, and it’s...
View ArticleThis Week in Nursing: A Look Back at November 2012
The first half of the month of November 2012 featured a variety of topics in the world of nursing, including the following: Election results and speculation about how Obama’s re-election will impact...
View ArticleRaising Awareness on Home Care and Hospice
November is Home Care & Hospice Month. The month usually associated with Thanksgiving and Black Friday also highlights the need for nurses in the areas of home care and hospice. The U.S. is...
View ArticleThis Week in Nursing: News From Dec. 3-9, 2012
As the year 2012 winds down, the first week of December featured headlines in nursing news including reports of how many nurses use different types of technology on the job, one nurse’s reflections on...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future Highlights the Profession
Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future is designed to help those interested in exploring a career in nursing as well as create awareness about the profession. “Nursing is an emotionally...
View ArticleRose Parade’s Nurses Float Rings in the New Year
Nurses took center stage on Jan. 1 at the Rose Parade. For one, the president of the 2013 Tournament of Roses was Sally Bixby, RN, the first nurse who has served as president of the organization. Along...
View ArticleNurse Educator Conferences for the New Year
The New Year is the season to make resolutions and set goals for the next few months. Make the resolution to advance your personal understanding and knowledge of nursing. Here are a few conferences...
View ArticleCenter to Champion Nursing in America
The Center to Champion Nursing in America was instituted with the mission to ensure that all Americans have access to a highly skilled nurse when and where they need one. The organization’s Future of...
View ArticleNurses for a Healthier Tomorrow- Solving the Nursing Shortage
The nursing shortage in this country is no secret. Enter Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (NHT). “Rather than wait until the problem is severe and patients are at risk, NHT is working now to heighten...
View ArticleGame-changing Technology That Affects the Health Care Job Market
“Technology has to be invented or adopted,” said Jared Diamond, a well-known scientist trained in physiology. Diamond’s thoughts on technology touch on the health revolution that is currently occurring...
View ArticleNurses Coming to a Store Near You
These days, nurses can be found in almost every health care setting. You can find them in clinics. You’ll spot them in hospitals. You may even catch them helping out at your local pharmacy or shopping...
View ArticleNational Nurses United Stands by its Campaign to ‘Heal America’
National Nurses United is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses, with close to 185,000 members nationwide, in U.S. history. “NNU was founded in 2009 unifying three of the...
View Article“Nursing the Finest History, An Illustrated History” Celebrates the Nursing...
“This book has many gorgeous illustrations that depict nursing through the years. As a nurse myself, I found it to be a book that does honor the art of nursing. It added to my pride in my profession,”...
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