If you are looking into getting an MSN, you have a number of options to choose from. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing provides an excellent summary of your choices in its brochure on graduate nursing programs: Accelerated Programs … Continue reading
National Nurse Practitioners week was celebrated Nov. 13 – 19 across the country and Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood, Texas took the opportunity to spotlight some of its brightest during that week. Sandy Wood, NP, said that her becoming a … Continue reading
For more than 34 years Theresa Witt has provided care to thousands of patients in the Missouri area. She began her extensive career in 1982 as an R.N. at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Springfield and over the next … Continue reading
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predicts that over the next decade, the shortage in physicians will grow to between 61,700 and 94,700. The growing need for primary care professionals has prompted universities to offer master’s in nursing programs … Continue reading
Allina Health in Minnesota is in the midst of a nursing strike that has cost the health care provider millions of dollars. The strike, which began on Labor Day, is the result of a dispute over the cost of health … Continue reading
When Sheena Painter began working as a certified nurse’s assistant (CNA) at the age of 17, she didn’t know she was taking her first step towards a long and successful career in nursing. The Texas County, Missouri nurse remembers thinking, … Continue reading
U.S. News & World Report 2017 Best Graduate Schools Guidebook recently ranked the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) No. 46 for its Master of Science Nursing (MSN) program. The university was also ranked No. … Continue reading
In the medical industry, nursing does not just occur in the examination room. Nurses work with doctors, attend meetings, work with technical staff, and more. In order to inhabit all the roles a senior nurse needs to on a daily … Continue reading
Workplace violence can occur anywhere. However, a number of studies have found that workers who provide services that involve a great deal of contact with the public are at a greater risk of encountering violence in the workplace. The U.S. … Continue reading
While the impetus to grant full practice authority to nurse practitioners has been gaining ground throughout the country, some legislators in West Virginia sought to limit the scope of practice for NPs in a recent House bill. H.B. 4334 proposes … Continue reading
