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NewsNurse advocates call for more involvement in reform
As health reform continues to take shape, industry experts contemplate how much involvement nurses should have in the process. Some say that because nurses play a broader role in patient care, they Read more...
California program helps turn unemployed into healthcare workers
In an attempt to kill two birds with one stone, the Youth Policy Institute in Los Angeles recently started a program to train low-income and unemployed residents as medical assistants, pharmacy Read more...
New nursing grads face tougher job market during recession
In the short term, the recession has put pressure on nurses to stay put and delay retirement, making it hard for newly graduated nurses to find jobs, according to USA Today. Those lucky enough to Read more...
Report: State-level efforts address the nursing shortage
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report that looks at what state-level partnerships have done to expand America's capacity to teach and graduate more nurses. With baby boomer nurses Read more...
The shortage isn't of students, but of clinical programs equipped to train them
Not unlike the plight in primary care, the overall number of general surgeons per 100,000 population has declined by 26 percent over the past 25 years. Given the present production level and Read more...
Health concerns highlighted in nursing survey
While more than three-fourths of nurses who responded to AMN Healthcare's 2010 Survey of Registered Nurses indicated that they were satisfied with their careers, many responses to the survey seemed Read more...
Physician shortage is getting worse
Brace yourselves: Demand for physicians continues to outstrip supply, and the problem is likely to get worse, according to new data. One source underscoring the problem is the Bureau of Labor Read more...
Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson examine role of nurses in health reform
As health reform efforts steam forward, what role should nurses play in remaking the health system? It's about time that someone asked this question, and the Institute of Medicine has come together Read more...
Nursing programs expanding to meet demand
As we've reported for years, a lack of training slots for nurses has long been one of the biggest obstacles to addressing the nationwide nursing shortage. While plenty of students want to enter Read more...
Survey: Nurses don't trust their employers
Talk about a vote of no confidence: A new study concludes that many nurses wouldn't be comfortable having friends or family receive care where they work. According to the study, conducted by the Read more...
| Press ReleasesKaiser Permanente Offers more than $300,000 in Scholarships to Nursing Students Facing Tough Economic TimesPASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nursing students in California are getting a financial boost from Kaiser Permanente’s Deloras Jones, RN Scholarship program with $319,500 in community benefit Read more >> API Healthcare Announces Best Practices for Managing Looming Nursing Shortage in Era of Healthcare ReformHospitals Burdened By Tight Budgets Do Not Have to Choose Between Quality Care and Affordability HARTFORD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- API Healthcare, the leader in healthcare-specific workforce Read more >> |
