Category: Nursing

A nursing education program invented at Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System is showing promising signs, its creators told The Baltimore Banner. 

A team of clinicians from the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and a nurse in Florida were selected as recipients of an award recognizing commitments to patient safety from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Daisy Foundation.

Healthcare groups are concerned the U.S.’ decision to limit green card applications for foreign nurses will exacerbate staffing woes at hospitals and nursing homes, The Hill reported April 25. 

Kristin Wolkart, RN, has spent much of the past year doing what she loves — learning.

A nursing student about to leave on spring break had her first nursing experience after a man collapsed at Kennedy Airport in New York City, Sacred Heart University said in an April 20 press release.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched a year-long nurse residency program that will be available in 21 states in partnership with Dignity Health Global Education. 

Portland (Ore.) Community College’s nursing program is at risk of closure due to a vacant nursing director position, OPB reported April 21.

Athena Minor, MSN, RN, chief nursing and clinical officer at Hartford, Ky.-based Ohio County Healthcare, found hope in some of the changes necessitated by COVID-19.

Athena Minor, MSN, RN, chief nursing and clinical officer at Hartford, Ky.-based Ohio County Healthcare, found hope in some of the changes necessitated by COVID-19.

No more applications for green cards for foreign nurses will be accepted by the State Department this year, and only applications submitted by June 2022 will be processed until the backlog eases up and more green cards are made available, according to …