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Kent State University, University Hospitals Partner to Address Nursing Shortage

In an effort to address the continuing nursing shortage in northeast Ohio, Kent State University and University Hospitals (UH) have partnered to create a new nursing education program that aims to increase the number of nurses with bachelor degree’s who enter the workforce each year. “University Hospitals is excited to enhance our existing relationship with […]

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Report Shows Health Care Professions Top List of Most In-Demand Jobs for 2019

According to a new report by CareerCast, health care professions top the list of the most in-demand jobs for 2019, with home health aides ranked the most in-demand. By 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 47 percent increase in home health positions. Other in-demand positions in the health field include Medical Services Manager, […]

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Loyola University Medical Center Names New President

Loyola University Medical Center has named Tad A. Gomez its next president, effective Feb. 25. Gomez will succeed interim president Daniel J. Post, who filled the position in April after former president Larry Goldberg left to become president of Banner Health in Phoenix. Gomez, 47, comes to the 547-bed medical center from Northeast Georgia Health […]

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Pioneering Vanderbilt School of Nursing building designed with health in mind

Health and well-being inform every part of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s new $23.6 million building expansion, opening Jan. 22. The expansion, which broke ground in 2017, was designed to target LEED Gold and WELL Silver certification. Once the certification process concludes, the university anticipates that this building will be the first complete, ground-up structure […]

In need of care: Nursing shortage already being felt across the state

The state’s nursing workforce is in a unique predicament as it deals with its aging workforce. The “Silver Tsunami” brought on by baby boomers leaving the workforce is well documented, and employers in most sectors are struggling to fill resulting vacancies. Read More

Staffing Levels, Culture Challenge Quality of Nursing Home Care

In 2018, the state took the unusual step of issuing a consent order requiring a New Haven nursing home to hire an independent nurse consultant and implement minimum staffing ratios after inspections at the facility uncovered numerous lapses in care and safety violations. Read More

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Nursing Homes Penalized For High Hospital Readmissions

Most Connecticut nursing homes will see their Medicare reimbursements reduced in the coming year for having high resident readmission rates to hospitals. Of Connecticut’s 224 nursing homes, 75 percent (168) are being penalized by Medicare based on how often their residents were re-hospitalized within 30 days of discharge. Twenty-five percent (56) in Connecticut are receiving […]

Group of Johns Hopkins nurses say hospital fails to address patient care concerns

Agroup of Johns Hopkins Hospital nurses on Saturday slammed the renowned Baltimore institution, saying it fosters poor working conditions for those in their ranks and by doing so, compromises patient care. The nurses — who are in the midst of a contentious campaign to unionize — presented a trio of scathing reports during a town […]

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WTAMU nursing students to apply skills at Potter County Detention Center

“In a hospital setting, you have a lot of resources. You have doctors, you have co-workers who are other nurses, you have radiology technicians, you have respiratory,” said Medical Supervisor and RN at the jail Mary Ferguson. “In a community setting like this, unfortunately we don’t have the benefits of having a doctor on staff […]

UP Adds new Nursing Major and Engineering Minor

Starting next year, a new major, a bachelor of science in integrative health and wellness studies, and a new minor, innovation, will be offered to students at UP. Over the last several years, a major in integrative health and wellness studies and a minor in innovation were proposed by both professors and students on campus. […]

Survey of school nurses reveals lack of bathroom policies and bladder health education

In an online survey developed by the Society for Women’s Health Research, a majority of school nurses reported that the pre-K-12 schools they work for do not have written policies on student bathroom use and do not have education for students and teachers on bladder health. Read More

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UNMC College of Nursing Receives $91.5K Grant for Geriatric Services

The project is being managed by UNMC assistant professor Dr. Nancy Meier, who teaches adult gerontology and psychiatric mental in the nurse practitioner programs. She explained that many older patients have to travel further for specialized services, which limits their access to care. “One of the reasons for my applying for this grant is that […]

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