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The field of nursing is always changing, and staying up—to—date can be hard with your busy schedule. Because of this, Online Nursing Career has created a resource for bi-monthly news updates about this exciting field! Browse our nursing news to find out the latest trends and tools needed for your career. News is conveniently broken up into three topics: Getting your nursing degree, nursing news, and your nursing career.
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After years of shows focusing on the lives of doctors, TNT is launching Hawthorne on June 16, focusing on the character of Christina Hawthorne, the chief nursing officer at Richmond Trinity Hospital in Virginia. Read more about new nursing show...
The president of the American Nursing Association is a nominee for Modern Healthcare magazine's 8th annual 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare competition. Read more about healthcare rankings...
The Tournament of Roses Parade, which normally accompanies the annual Rose Bowl, will have a nurse as its president for the first time soon. Read more about Sally Bixby...
With the average age of the U.S. population climbing higher and higher, the number of opportunities for nurses who can work with the elderly will keep multiplying. Read more about nursing for the elderly...
A professional boxer, fed up with the distance required to get medical treatment for his daughter, spent $250,000 of his own money to provide a clinic for the people of eastern New Orleans, according to the Times-Picayune. Read more about the New Orleans clinic...
Minnesota's Mower County Public Health Nursing Service (PHNS) primary role is to do what they can to assure that health services are accessible and of high quality. Read more about public health nursing...
Betsy A. Tirado was inspired to become a nurse by the life and passion of her aunt, Betsy M. Tirado Ortiz, according to a profile in the Discovering Nursing newsletter. Read more about the Tirado family...
"Nurse-Managed Health Centers", an innovative model for primary and preventative care, should be a major keystone of a new healthcare policy, according to University of Miami President and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna E. Shalala. Read more about the new healthcare policy...
Paula Segebarth does not just fix injuries as a trauma nurse at Banner Good Samaritan in Phoenix, Arizona, she also teaches injury prevention. Read more about Paula Segebarth...
In a hard economy, more men are looking at jobs once considered the province of women, including nursing, according to a report from ABC news. Read more about about men in the nursing field...
Shannon Worden is not your ordinary nurse. Read more about to find out why...
Vigilan, a software company specializing in administrative programs for community care for seniors, is asking the nursing profession for its ideas on how to improve assisted living, independent living and dementia care. Read more about improving care for the elderly...
Ohio’s first confirmed case of swine flu is a 9-year-old boy in Elyria, identified by a pediatric nurse at the EMH Regional Medical Center last weekend. Read more about the Swine Flu in Ohio...
Hoping to incentivize the training and graduation of more nurses in the state, the Texas state Legislature moved forward with a bill that would hire more faculty at nursing schools as well as reward those with more than a 70 percent graduation rate, according to an Associated Press report. Read more about education for nurses in Texas...
The Baylor University Medical Center has been re-designated a Magnet hospital with a status of "Excellence in Nursing Services". The designation, awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is given to fewer than 6 percent of hospitals nationwide, and only 2 percent have received re-designation. Read more about getting recognized for excellence...
Some hospitals have created a "patient navigator" position, a trained guide for patients through the often byzantine world of health care. It acknowledges that a serious diagnosis is shocking and difficult, and patients can feel overwhelmed with all they must learn to manage their disease and their treatment. Read more about the patient navigator position...
S"A Final Arc of Sky: A Memoir of Critical Care" is a memoir by Jennifer Culkin, a critical care and emergency flight nurse in the Pacific Northwest turned award-winning writer. The book details stories from her work across a 30-year career, from neo-natal units where she worked with children with serious genetic defects, to five years working as a helicopter-flight nurse, attempting to keep patients alive until they landed at a hospital. Read more about the memoir...
Sometimes, a nursing career can mean dressing up as the Easter bunny as a way to pass along smiles instead of medication. Read more about bringing Easter to patients...
The traveling nurses industry is reportedly on the rise and catering to people who enjoy exploring a different part of the country every three months. Read more about traveling the country...
The American Hospital Association has estimated that there are more than 100,000 registered nursing positions open at various hospitals across the country, the NBC affiliate in Kentucky, WAVE3 reports. Read more about new jobs...
Many states are continuing to do what they can to ease the ongoing shortage of nurses. Read more about erasing the shortage...
The current nursing shortage is expected to be a challenge whose effects are felt for decades unless action is taken to address it. Read more about nursing shortage impact...
Michigan is one of many states to announce recent steps to alleviate a nursing shortage that continues to be felt across the nation. Read more about state steps...
Two members of Congress recently introduced legislation that would help more people pursue nursing careers by providing loan assistance to those who agree to become nurse educators for a fixed period of time. Read more about nurse educators...
The nationwide nursing shortage is increasingly getting the attention of elected officials as well as industry leaders. Read more about policy concerns...
A leading nursing organization is warning that part of the nation's shortage may be due to too many qualified applicants being turned away from nursing schools. Read more about new programs resources...
A leading U.S. senator has introduced legislation aimed at combating the nationwide shortage of nurses. Read more about lawmakers intervening...
A Florida journalist is calling on her state to tackle its growing nursing shortage in light of her own recent experiences bringing her mother to a local hospital. Read more about the nursing shortage in Florida...
Hospitals are reportedly taking new steps to fight the nationwide nursing shortage by focusing more on keeping them working in the profession longer. Read more about hospitals and the nursing shortage...
A leading nursing organization is pointing out that the recently-passed economic stimulus bill contains funding that will help promote nursing education around the country. Read more about the nursing stimulus...
A Texas nursing organization is urging state lawmakers to provide $60 million to help fight a shortage of nurses. Read more about addressing the nursing shortage...
Online nursing degrees aren't just a great way to launch a new career - they can also be helpful for veteran workers who are eyeing a return to the profession. Read more about online nursing courses...
People who study for a nursing degree don't always have to wait until they've graduated to start performing helpful public services. Read more about public service in nursing...
Hiring an extra 133,000 registered nurses nationwide could lead to billions of dollars in economic benefits, according to a new study by the American Nursing Association. Read more about economic benefits of nursing...
Competition is growing tougher for spots at some nursing schools as a growing number of workers are attracted to an industry widely seen as being recession-proof. Read more about the nursing shortage...
Men are becoming increasingly well-represented in the nursing profession, which could help ease an expected worker shortage in the coming years. Read more about men in the nursing industry...
