Seattle, WA (NursingSalary.org) – Betty Bekemeier, an assistant professor at the University of Washington’s Nursing School, received a consistent grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to finance her studies on how joint ventures between public health government leaders, high skilled academic staff and various non-profit organizations can help… Continue Reading →
Brighter Horizons for Nurses in Washington, DC
Washington, DC (NursingSalary.org) – For a couple of years already, the media has been flooding us with information on the nation-wide shortage in nurses. The deficit started before the recession and has somewhat eased recently. “Aging nurses are postponing their retirement plans due to financial constraints, part-time nurses are working… Continue Reading →
New Nursing Specialty Director at Yale University
New Haven, CT (NursingSalary.org) – Starting this week, Yale University School of Nursing (YSN) has a new Nursing Specialty Director. Margaret P. Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, was just named Associate Professor and Specialty Director of the Nursing Management, Policy, and Leadership program at YSN. Dr. Moss has quite an… Continue Reading →
Two DePuy Hip Replacement Implants Recalled
Warsaw, IN (NursingSalary.org) – Two hip replacement implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics have been recently recalled. Higher than usual early failure rates have lead the company to withdraw the ASR XL Acetabular System and the ASR Hip Resurfacing System from the American market. Around one in eight patients with ASR… Continue Reading →
Fake Nurse Ordered to Pay Back Wages
Fairbanks, AK (NursingSalary.org) – Becky Nadine Hunter, convicted con artist, was ordered to pay back $18,000 in undeserved salary earned while lying about her profession. She obtained several nursing licenses in Alaska by posing as real Registered Nurse from the US and Canada. Using forged credentials, she managed to get… Continue Reading →
Nursing Student Receives Two-year Grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
New York City, NY (NursingSalary.org) – Anna Katherine Keiper, a University of Washington Nursing PhD student, received a two-year, $75,000 grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence in New York, announced The University of Washington yesterday, August 23rd, 2010. The grant is one of the first from the new… Continue Reading →
Nurse Charged with Murder in Romanian Maternity Hospital
Bucharest, RO (NursingSalary.org) – Registered Nurse, Florentina Cirstea at Giulesti Maternity Hospital, was charged with five counts of murder after failing to supervise the newborns in the ICU unit. She allegedly left the room for twelve minutes when a fire broke out, killing five of the eleven newborns and severely… Continue Reading →
Patient Denies Assistance from Black CNA, Court Disagrees
Indianapolis, IN (NursingSalary.org) – Certified Nursing Assistant, Brenda Chaney, was once on duty in a Plainfield nursing home when she found a female patient lying on the floor in the hallway, unable to stand on her feet. She couldn’t help her up, because the woman specifically requested that she didn’t… Continue Reading →
Dual Doctorate DNP/PhD Program at CWRU Gets First Student
Cleveland, OH (NursingSalary.org) – France Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University has already introduced the new dual doctorate DNP/PhD program beginning in the fall of 2010. The degree is meant for students who seek both leadership in advanced nursing practice as well as development of their… Continue Reading →
A Male Nurse Who Knows His Calling
Dallas, TX (NursingSalary.org) – Gary Springfield, a graduated Registered Nurse from the Baylor University’s School of Nursing, is one of the approximately 9 percent male nurses in the United States. Every now and then, he gets put off by a patient: “Well no, thank you, please get me someone else.”… Continue Reading →
