University of St. Thomas Receives $3.25M Nursing Program Grant

November 22, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

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Houston, TX (NursingSalary.org) – The US Department of Education awarded the University of St. Thomas a $3.25 million grant to support the reopening of the nursing school. The funds are also to be used to attract students with low incomes, as well as more Hispanics. The grant comes to aid… Continue Reading →

JHUSON Registered Nurse Supports Text4Baby Program

November 19, 2010 in Registered Nurse | Permalink

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Baltimore, MD (NursingSalary.org) – Elizabeth Jordan, director of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing baccalaureate program and also Certified Registered Nurse, recently joined the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHBC) in an attempt to promote their text4baby program. Text4baby is a free program meant to assist underserved mothers to… Continue Reading →

University of Ulster Strives To Be World Leader in Nursing Research

November 13, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

Ulster, UK (NursingSalary.org) – The University of Ulster is aiming high. They recently announced the rebirth of the Institute of Nursing Research and are planning on becoming one of the top international institutions in research and development in the nursing sector. The new facility “will bring an improved structure to… 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 →

Air Disaster Simulation at the University of Ulster Nursing School

September 13, 2010 in Nursing Schools | Permalink

Ulster, UK (NursingSalary.org) – Nursing students at the University of Ulster got the chance to practice their learned skills with an air disaster simulation exercise during the weekend. Following the incidents in the US on September 11, 2001, the City of Derry Airport organizes a public biannual exercise for demonstrative… Continue Reading →

Pediatric Nurses Gather for 26th Annual Conference

July 30, 2010 in Health Care | Permalink

Philadelphia, PA (NursingSalary.org) – The theme of this year’s Pediatric Nurses Conference, July 18-20th, was to celebrate pediatric nurses at the bedside. Almost 300 pediatric nurses from across the world attended the annual event, reports Medical News Today. The participants had the chance to socialize with their foreign colleagues, explore… Continue Reading →