One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston is home to some of the best hospitals in the country. Some of the best nursing jobs in Boston can be found at Massachusetts General, Brigham & Women’s, Beth Israel Deaconess, the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, New England Baptist Hospital and...
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You may have heard of Magnet hospitals; you may even be fortunate enough to work in one. For those of you who may not be familiar with Magnet designation, here is why the distinction matters. What is the Magnet Recognition Program? The Magnet Recognition Program was created by the American Nurses Cr...
Read more →Rob/ Fotolia The role of the case manager in home care is taking on greater importance and urgency, according to this article on Nurse.com. The Affordable Care Act is a big part of why, as it requires a greater level of coordination with its measures to control costs, improve transitions to home car...
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Anna Subbotina/ Fotolia It’s September, and kids everywhere are going back to school. And school nurses everywhere are there to serve them when they’re hurt, or sick, or in need of other medical attention. In this article on Brookline, Massachusetts’ Wicked Local website, a RN and school nurse named...
Read more →There has been more and more emphasis on increased education for nurses. It's becoming increasingly common for employers to require that nurses go back to school to receive more education. Nurses are also calling for their peers to gain more education as a way to make their voices heard. The MSN deg...
Read more →Edie Layland – Fotolia.com Nurses Branch Out More than 120,000 nurses now work outside the profession, according to Florida Today. While this might seem like a problem, especially against the background of the nursing shortage, nurses in Florida don’t see it that way. The expansion of the field beyo...
Read more →After some legal skirmishing between the courts and doctors, certified registered nurse anesthetists will not need to be supervised by a physician, according to this article on Nurse.com. This upheld previous rulings to that effect from the lower courts, and also serves to confirm that the former go...
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Soldiers do so much to take care of us — we need to make sure we’re taking care of them, too. This observation is made by a nurse named Beverly Malone, in this article in the Chicago Tribune. It is about the need to ensure that nursing students know more about how to provide the best medical care to...
Read more →Minerva Studio – Fotolia.com An article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel points out that nursing may offer may options than many people realize. With nursing projected to grow faster than most other occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more and more people are taking a serious...
Read more →The nursing shortage is not uniform right now, as some geographical areas have plenty of nurses while others don’t, and some fields or specialties are facing shortages while others aren’t. One field that is currently looking for more nurses is mental health. The associate vice president of behaviora...
Read more →Image courtesy of DIAC Images via Flickr The question of whether nurse practitioners should be allowed to practice independently is being debated in Nebraska. Many nurse practitioners argue that there are many benefits to being able to work without physician oversight. Meanwhile, many physicians are...
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Medical care is usually easy to access in major metropolitan areas, but can be much more difficult to find in rural areas. And when minor ailments are left untreated, they can escalate into medical crises that require a costly trip to the emergency room. Pasco County in Florida has developed a new M...
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