Stephen F. Austin Nursing School Gets Advisory Council

October 29, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

Nacogdoches, TX (NursingSalary.org) – An advisory council was created in October 2010 to provide directions regarding future development at Stephen F. Austin’s Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing, reports SFA in a press release. The school has to meet the needs for registered nurses in the East Texas region…. Continue Reading →

Nursing School Choices That Change Peoples Lives

October 28, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

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San Francisco, CA (NursingSalary.org)-  When graduating high school, many students are faced with the tough choice of what they want to do with their lives. They can either go on to find some type of full time job to pay the bills, or they can choose to go through some… Continue Reading →

Nurses Being Reassigned At Sacred Heart Medical Center

October 19, 2010 in Nursing Jobs | Permalink

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San Francisco, CA (NursingSalary.org) – The Nursing job market continues to make things interesting for nurses.  In Spokane Washington, many nurses have been reassigned as part of their workforce reduction. Sacred Heart Medical Center has begun to reassign nurses based on their seniority and years with the medical center.  This… Continue Reading →

Kramer School of Nursing Wins Federal Grant for Patient Simulator

October 18, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

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Oklahoma City, OK (NursingSalary.org) – Kramer School of Nursing in Oklahoma City University is to get two new patients next year. While they are not flesh and bone people, they have lungs, they bleed, sweat and make human-like sounds. A federal grant amounting $231,860 was given to OCU for the… Continue Reading →

Future of Nursing Report from the Institute of Medicine

October 7, 2010 in Health Care | Permalink

Washington, DC (NursingSalary.org) – Tuesday, October 5, The Board of Studies under the Institute of Medicine Executive Office released a report on the future of nursing, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The paper challenges registered nurses to engage in greater roles in the increasingly complex healthcare system… Continue Reading →

Nurses Practice and Workload Expanded

October 5, 2010 in Nursing Jobs | Permalink

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San Francisco, CA (NursingSalary.org)- Recently, the IOM had released a statement issuing their opinion on what needs to happen in the health care industry. What they think should happen is expanding the responsibility of what nurse’s do and their workload. What they mean by this is instead of being limited… Continue Reading →

Response to IOM Nursing Shortage Report

October 5, 2010 in Health Care | Permalink

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San Francisco, CA (NursingSalary.org)-  In case you have been sleeping under a rock for the past year and have not heard, there have been several reports noting that there will be a shortage of nurses in the next decade. There will be so much of a shortage that it could… Continue Reading →

Nursing Students Fight Health Issues in Cleveland Schools

October 1, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

Cleveland, OH (NursingSalary.org) – Nursing students from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University started to implement a major district-wide program to monitor blood pressure levels among students and staff in the Cleveland Municipal School District. BSN Program Director Marilyn Lotas [photo] is the project coordinator…. Continue Reading →