Tag: Education

How mentors help nurses transition to advanced practice roles

Editor's Note This article by nurse researchers at Washington University in St Louis and University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, shows how mentorship can positively affect role transitioning from an experienced RN to a novice acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) in a cardiothoracic ICU. The authors note the differences between preceptors,…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 10, 2023
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HCA investing more than $300 M to support education, training of nurses

Editor's Note HCA Healthcare, Nashville, Tennessee, on May 8, announced that it is investing more than $300 million to support the education and training of nurses, including expanding the Louisville, Kentucky-based Galen College of Nursing and opening a new HCA Healthcare Centers for Clinical Advancement. Since joining HCA Healthcare in…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 9, 2023
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AACN: Nursing school enrollment down 1.4%

Editor's Note For the first time in 20 years, enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs dropped 1.4% last year, according to a May 2 report on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN’s) annual survey of nursing schools. There also were declines in master’s and PhD programs, and 78,000…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 8, 2023
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US News releases 2023-2024 top graduate nursing programs

Editor's Note The US News & World Report, on April 25, released its lists of best nursing schools for master’s and doctoral degrees. Emory University in Atlanta is the top school for a master’s degree, followed by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The…

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By: Judy Mathias
April 26, 2023
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NCSBN launches new NCLEX exam

Editor's Note The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) on April 3 announced the launch of its updated licensure examination, the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Examination, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) April 6 reports. The exam was reportedly modified in order to better measure clinical judgment…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
April 7, 2023
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Penn Highlands Healthcare announces ‘Return to Work’ Nursing Residency program

Editor's Note On April 3, Penn Highlands Healthcare, DuBois, announced its new “Return to Work” Nursing Residency program for nurses who have taken an extended leave from their nursing careers, but want to return to work. Residency students participate in 5 weeks of courses that begin with didactics and progress…

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By: Judy Mathias
April 5, 2023
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UCLA School of Nursing receives grant to attract minorities to doctoral programs

Editor's Note The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), School of Nursing, on March 20, announced that it has been selected as a recipient of the UC Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative. The initiative is designed to attract underrepresented minorities to doctoral programs with the long-term goal of developing…

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By: Judy Mathias
March 29, 2023
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Surveys show pandemic’s effect on mental health

Editor's Note Although most people have largely returned to normal activities, mental health is still a concern, finds surveys conducted between March 2020 and September 2022 by Pew Research Center and other organizations. Among the findings: 41% of adults experienced high levels of psychological distress at some point in the…

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By: Judy Mathias
March 6, 2023
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Undercover agents bought fraudulent nursing degrees for $17,000

Editor's Note Between 2016 and 2021, some 7,600 fraudulent nursing degrees were sold to individuals so they could qualify to sit for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing exam (NCLEX), the February 27 Yahoo News reports. NCLEX is a rigorous exam that usually takes about 5 hours to…

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By: Judy Mathias
February 28, 2023
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AHA Fellowship projects address delirium, workforce challenges, elderly care, heart disease

Editor's Note Capstone projects by the 2021-22 cohort of American Hospital Association’s Next Generation Leaders Fellowship focused on improving gaps in education and patient care. The year-long capstone projects focus on key issues and challenges affecting healthcare affordability, cost, quality, and safety. Among the 2021-22 projects were delirium in the…

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By: Lindsay Botts
February 23, 2023
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