AACN Advanced Practice Exams Aligned with APRN Consensus Model
February 20, 2014 - AACN Certification Corporation has completed the process of aligning all its certification exams for advanced practice nurses with the requirements of the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - February 21, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
What Will Stop the Violence Toward Emergency Nurses?
February 18, 2013 - When asked if they had experienced physical or verbal abuse in the previous seven days, 54 percent of emergency department nurses responded affirmatively according to a study on violence in the ED recently released by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - February 19, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Enrollment Growth Slows at U.S. Nursing Schools
January 29, 2014 - Enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate
nursing programs continues to increase, but at a slower pace than in
years past, with a shortage of faculty and clinical education sites
potential barriers to entry, according to preliminary survey data
released by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - February 3, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses Step Out to Help with ACA Enrollment
January 31, 2014 - Millions of Americans have received health
insurance coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but
millions more lack coverage. Many remain unaware of the opportunities;
therefore, the government has reached out to nurses to assist with
further ACA enrollments. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - February 3, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses Treat Pilot’s Heart Attack in Mid-flight
January 24, 2014 - Have you ever had to use your nursing skills in an emergency at 30,000 feet? It happened recently to two nurses who were flying from Des Moines, Iowa, to Denver, Colo. over the holidays, and it’s an experience they won’t soon forget. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - January 24, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Another Delegation of RN Volunteers Set to Deploy to...
January 2, 2014 - The latest group of registered nurse volunteers, who have been at work providing medical care to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, recently returned to the United States. But the disaster relief program established by National Nurses United is far from over--another group is planning to head to the Philippines in early January. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - January 20, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Volunteer Nurses and Physicians Sought for Medical...
January 15, 2014 - For the second year in a row, AMN Healthcare has partnered with HELPS International, a charitable non-profit corporation founded in 1984, whose mission is to alleviate medical problems in Guatemala's rural indigenous areas. Working together, AMN and HELPS International will be providing U.S. hospital-standard healthcare from highly trained medical/surgical volunteers to people who do not have access to basic healthcare and are locked in a cycle of poverty and hopelessness. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - January 20, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Volunteer Nurses and Physicians Sought for Medical Mission to Guatemala
January 15, 2014 - For the second year in a row, AMN Healthcare has partnered with HELPS International, a charitable non-profit corporation founded in 1984, whose mission is to alleviate medical problems in Guatemala's rural indigenous areas. Working together, AMN and HELPS International will be providing U.S. hospital-standard healthcare from highly trained medical/surgical volunteers to people who do not have access to basic healthcare and are locked in a cycle of poverty and hopelessness. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - January 16, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Smoking Rate Among RNs Shows a Healthy Decline
January 13, 2014 - If you’ve recently stopped smoking, congratulations! You’ve contributed to a significant decline in the number of registered nurses who smoke in recent years. You’re also contributing to your own personal health and that of your patients, many health advocates say. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - January 14, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Another Delegation of RN Volunteers Set to Deploy to the Philippines
January 2, 2014 - The latest group of registered nurse volunteers, who have been at work providing medical care to survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, recently returned to the United States. But the disaster relief program established by National Nurses United is far from over--another group is planning to head to the Philippines in early January. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - January 11, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
What Nurses Can Expect in 2014: Leaders’ Predictions
January 10, 2014 - What will 2014 hold for the nursing profession? No one knows for sure. But even without a crystal ball, some of the industry’s top leaders are making some predictions of nursing trends to watch for, based on what has been happening in health care and in nursing specifically over the past year. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - January 11, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Gallup Poll: Nurses Are (Once Again) the Most Trusted Profession
December 18, 2013 - Once again, nurses are tops. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 20, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
13 Key Nursing Articles in 2013
December 19, 2013 - As nurses look forward to 2014, they can also reflect on a number of top nursing issues and practical tips covered in NurseZone.com’s articles over this past year. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 20, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Associate Degree Nursing Organization Joins ANA as...
December 6, 2013 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) announced today that the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) has joined ANA as an organizational affiliate. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Sshh! Nursing Initiative Reduces Hospital Noise,...
December 9, 2013 - Hospitals are inherently noisy places. Alarms clang. Pages blare overhead. Doors open and close. TVs drone. And, of course, people talk. Nurses discuss their patients at shift change, and visitors chat with their loved ones. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
