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Minnesota Board of Nursing Approves Rasmussen College Professional Nursing ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nov. 9, 2009 - The Minnesota Board of Nursing has approved the Associate’s in Professional Nursing degree program, offered through the Rasmussen College School of Nursing at its Mankato, Minnesota campus. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - November 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

NYU College of Nursing Faculty Members Receive Research AwardsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Oct. 14, 2009 - Gail D’Eramo Melkus, the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research in the College of Nursing received the 2009 Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award from the Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association, at their annual meeting, October 8, 2009, in Saratoga Springs, NY. Mary Rosedale, assistant professor in the College of Nursing, who also has a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry, will receive the Novice Nurse Researcher from the Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nursing Students: Win a Trip to Madrid, SpainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Undergraduate nursing students have an opportunity of a lifetime: write an article about nursing care for a chance to win a $2,000 scholarship to an international nursing conference in Madrid. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Dedicated Education Units Enrich Clinical Experience for Student NursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Oct. 6, 2009 - Designed to enrich students’ clinical experience while expanding nursing school capacity by tasking staff nurses to serve as clinical instructors, the dedicated education unit model is catching on ― with students, educators and nurses reaping the benefits. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

1-MINUTE CLINICALS - Weighty ErrorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to a report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Staying Flu FreeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(NAPSI) - The flu is nothing to sneeze at, so it's a good idea to protect yourself and your family by getting vaccinated. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

NCLEX Sample Questions: Colonoscopy and ParacentesisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Question 1: A client undergoes a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. During the procedure three small polyps were removed. Which nursing procedures are necessary when caring for the client immediately after the colonoscopy? (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 2, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

SDSU Professor Named Nurse Faculty ScholarEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sept. 30, 2009 - Michael Gates, Ph.D., a professor in San Diego State University's School of Nursing, has won a competitive grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to conduct research on the supplemental nurse workforce and the link between the nursing workforce and patient outcomes. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - September 30, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Record-breaking grants year for UCLA School of Nursing; funding tops $18MEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Grants helps bring science of nursing to prevention, improve care deliveryThe UCLA School of Nursing is well on its way to fulfilling one of they key goals Dean Courtney Lyder set when he took the reins a year ago: enhancing the school's research structure. In 2008–09, the school received 26 research grants totaling more than $18 million — a 300 percent increase over the previous year. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - September 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Tips for Landing the Nursing Job You WantEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some nurses are finding it more challenging than ever before to land the job they want. Until recently, opportunities were plentiful in almost every nursing specialty and even nurse graduates were virtually guaranteed a job wherever they pleased, straight out of nursing school. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - September 10, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

A New Solution? Community Colleges Begin Offering BSN DegreesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With four-year nursing schools filled to capacity and a growing demand for more highly educated nurses, several community colleges have begun offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - August 27, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nursing School Tuition on the RiseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thinking about going to nursing school or going back for a BSN, MSN or doctoral degree? Then you might want to brace yourself for the tuition bill. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - August 4, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

RWJF Study Shows New Nurses Dissatisfied Yet OptimisticEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Newly licensed nurses often encounter frustration with their new positions, citing unexpected situations, demanding assignments, a relentless pressure for speed and lack of respect, according to a new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - July 29, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center's Innovative Student Ambassador Program Begins Fourth YearEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When Brian Morgan of Joliet, begins his biology studies this fall at Lewis University, he will have an advantage not many others his age can claim – four summers of hands-on hospital work experience. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - July 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

1-MINUTE CLINICALS - Black Box Warnings: What They Mean to You and Your PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Staying current on medication issues challenges all professionals. The “Black Box Warning" also called the “BBx,” is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) sternest warning about a medication or product. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - July 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

1-MINUTE CLINICALS - Black Box Warnings: What they mean to you and your patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Staying current on medication issues challenges all professionals. The “Black Box” Warning also called the “BBx,” is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) sternest warning about a medication or product. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - July 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

NCLEX Sample Questions: Patient Mix-Up and Elevated TemperatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A nurse working for an agency gives 12 units of insulin to a nursing home resident who the nurse believes is Resident A. A few minutes later, she discovers she has given it to Resident B by mistake; Resident B was in Resident A’s bed. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - July 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Penn Nurses Head to India to Improve Rural Health OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has embarked on an international initiative to improve health outcomes in rural India by sending nurses to Tamil Nadu to pilot the functionality and viability of nurse-managed Rural Micro Health Centres. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - July 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Student Nurses Learn Lessons in Community Health on Tribal ReservationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
University of Washington School of Nursing students have the unique opportunity to complete a community health rotation on one of two Native American reservations on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula—the only rural public health clinical offered by the school of nursing. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - June 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

UIC Nursing Professor Named Red Cross 'Hero'Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Geraldine Gorman, assistant professor of health systems science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was named the first-ever Nurse Hero by the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - May 26, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Recession Crimps Job Availability for New Nursing GraduatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As recently as the summer of 2008 new nursing graduates were reveling in the perks of a hot job market, easily finding work in a favorite specialty on a preferred shift rotation. In a matter of months, due to the country’s dramatic economic downturn, the job climate has cooled considerably. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - May 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

NSNA’s 57th Annual Convention Draws Over 3,100 AttendeesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Over 3,100 participants attended the National Student Nurses’ Association’s (NSNA) 57th Annual Convention in Nashville, TN, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The Convention program included numerous focus sessions, faculty workshops, two outstanding plenary sessions, over 180 Career Expo exhibit booths, and the Drexel University NCLEX® EXCEL! Mini-review course. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - May 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nurses Help Develop the NCLEXEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Arguably, the most important test of a nursing career, the NCLEX exam measures new graduates’ competencies and determines if they can practice as entry-level nurses. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - May 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

What Makes New RNs Stay on the Job?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nursing turnover is costly for hospitals and newly licensed nurses tend to leave their employers more frequently than any others. Can anything be done? Fortunately, yes. A new national study has shed some light on why these RNs may choose to leave and what hospitals can do to keep them on the job. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - April 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

NCLEX Sample Questions: Turner's Syndrome and DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Parents have just been told that genetic testing has shown that their unborn baby has Turner’s syndrome. The mother asks the nurse if the child will grow in a normal fashion. The nurse responds that: (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - April 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

The Recession’s Effect on Jobs for New NursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Despite the uphill march of the national unemployment rate, there are still nursing jobs out there. Even for new grads. However, it may be a little harder for novice nurses in certain pockets of the country to land their dream jobs right out of nursing school. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - March 11, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Single-Parent Nursing Students Reap Rewards of Innovative ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Judith Mathews, RN, Ph.D., dean of the Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools in Plainfield, New Jersey, knows firsthand the difficulties of managing work and school as a single parent. Mathews’ personal experience gave her a clear vision of what was needed to help single parents achieve success as nursing students. Funds to institute her ambitious idea for a cost-free residential program, however, were a long time coming. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - March 4, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Faculty Shortage and Low Nursing School Enrollment Impact Nursing ShortageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Data released by The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) reveals that faculty shortages and low nursing school enrollment growth will have a significant impact on the nursing shortage. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - January 8, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

1-MINUTE CLINICALS - PT /PTT DilemmaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At some time or another, many of us are confused with the different options available for the laboratory testing of Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT), so here’s a little ‘cheat sheet’ to refresh your memory: (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - January 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

A Look at New Nursing Technologies and TrendsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nursing technology has transformed the way nurses work and continues to evolve, along with the roles that nurses play in today’s health care arena. According to various studies and surveys, technology in the nursing world has increased patient satisfaction and overall outcomes, reduced clinical errors and decreased the amount of paperwork that nurses were once required to perform. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - December 12, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Success Strategies for New NursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Graduating from nursing school is an accomplishment in itself. You now have a sturdy foundation to make your mark in the nursing world and implementing some strategies for success will help you navigate your way to a prosperous and fulfilling nursing career. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - November 19, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

What are Hiring Managers Looking for in New Nurse Graduates?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although the nursing shortage has created openings at facilities across the country, securing a nursing job is still competitive. As a new nurse graduate it is important to prime yourself to be the best candidate possible, as positions at the best hospitals and programs always fill quickly. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - November 12, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Making a Difference: Volunteer Opportunities for Student NursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the most rewarding ways that nursing students can get important hands-on nursing experience is by lending their skills, knowledge and time as a volunteer. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - November 4, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

1-MINUTE CLINICALS - Chronic Renal DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to a recent study that involved nearly 250,000 patients in veteran’s hospitals, individuals with a history of chronic kidney disease were almost 20 per cent more likely to have potentially preventable complications of surgical or medical care. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - November 3, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Online Nursing Schools Make the GradeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to employment experts, there has never been a better time to become an RN, or for working nurses to advance their education, due in part to the growing nursing shortage and the increased demand for trained caregivers, And now—with the influx of online nursing degree programs available to students across the country—getting that degree in nursing has never been easier. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 29, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Nursing Programs Aim to Diversify Student EnrollmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As America becomes a more multicultural society, nursing schools are attempting to increase the ranks of minority nurses in order to build a nursing workforce that more closely resembles the people in its care. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 15, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Everest University’s Brandon CampusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
, located just outside of Tampa, held its first graduation ceremony Oct. 4 for its nursing program. In total, 18 nurses graduated with associate’s degrees in nursing as part of the inaugural class. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 9, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

1-MINUTE CLINICALS - No More Talking Back!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Joint Commission (TJC) warns that hostile behavior and rude language among health care professionals poses a serious threat to the overall quality of patient care and impacts patient safety (TJC, 2008). (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - October 7, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Preparing for Your Best Year in Nursing SchoolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Your surfboard is packed up and the empty suntan lotion bottles and faded beach towels strewn around your room are another sign of the changing seasons. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - September 17, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Hospital Offers In-House OR Training Program for New Grads and Experienced RNsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hospitals around the country are coming up with innovative programs, ideas and agendas to combat the nursing shortage currently afflicting the United States health care system. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - September 10, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Virtual ER Enhances Student Nurse TrainingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Experts agree that the most effective kind of training is experiential, although hands-on training is rarely a wise or practical place to start when it comes to nursing. That is why some instructors are using virtual reality to give students the next best thing. (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - September 3, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info

Campus Corner: Help Finding Financial Aid to Pay for PrerequisitesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I am an LPN who wants to pursue a career as an RN. The problem, I can’t seem to find funding to go to school unless I am in an approved nursing program. Well, what about those of us who just need a little help with our prerequisites? Are there any funding programs available to help until we get into the nursing program? –James (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - September 2, 2008 Category: Nursing Source Type: info