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(Tribune Democrat) Hospitals across the region maintained financial health last year, a new state report shows.
But leaders say the continued strength required constant scrutiny and creative programming to identify new opportunities in a dynamic industry. [Read more...]
(Penn News) Marissa DeCesaris hopes to make an impact on improving care for the mentally ill.
The Nursing junior, a Marlton, New Jersey native, became interested in the field after taking a psychology class in high school. Her interested deepened as a Penn freshman, while working with Nursing Professor Nancy Hanrahan researching mental health services and people with mental illness. [Read more...]
(Heath Care Finance News) While nursing students who receive a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and those students who receive an associate degree in nursing (ADN) are both fulfilling the educational requirements to become registered nurses (RNs), a BSN may offer nurses a greater opportunity for career advancement, and more often than ever before, hospitals are looking for potential nurse candidates with higher degrees. [Read more...]
Nurse practitioners, specifically, are pushing hard for more latitude in how they are allowed to provide care. State nursing boards in 16 states and the District of Columbia allow these nurses to practice without physician supervision. The nurses can order diagnostic tests, prescribe medications and manage treatments—among other services—performing many tasks that physicians traditionally provide. [Read more...]
(ONCLIVE) There are three routes of education for becoming a Registered Nurse (RN): by completing a 3-year diploma (non-degree) program, completing a 2-year Associate’s Degree program, or completing a 4-year Baccalaureate program, which leads to the BSN degree. Nurses in practice have been disputing the pros and cons of each type of educational preparation for years. [Read more...]
(LDnews.com) With a growing demand for certified nurse aides, HACC Lebanon Campus unveiled a new tuition-free program for Lebanon County residents Wednesday.
HACC President John J. “Ski” Sygielski announced the Certified Nurse Aide program at a news conference on the local campus with local dignitaries. [Read more...]
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(Decatur Daily) Bret McGill, dean of Calhoun Community College’s Health Division, oversees a flourishing nursing program that’s grown to close to 600 students annually.
The program offers seven nursing tracts, with classes held in the Health Sciences Building, one of the area’s most cutting-edge teaching facilities. [Read more...]
(Twin Cities) Craig Keefe was a semester away from finishing his studies to be a registered nurse. Like a lot of college students — like a lot of Americans — he was on the social networking site Facebook.
But in December, officials at Brainerd’s Central Lakes College took exception to some of Keefe’s posts on his private Facebook page and kicked him out of school.
Keefe says he wasn’t told what the problems were with his posts, nor was he told why or how anything he did violated school policy. Angered, he has taken his complaint to court. [Read more...]
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