The groundbreaking 2010 Institute of Medicine recommendations to transform the profession of nursing by 2020 included implementing nurse residency programs. Executing this recommendation has been surprisingly challenging, but such programs have worked extremely well when they have been implemented. Not …
In any career, finding good mentorship can pay off in dividends both by providing a mature professional guide as well as a personal one. However, finding and seeking mentorship can be difficult. A program in New Jersey hopes to change …
Anela Arabelovic and Delanie Kwiecinski recently graduated from Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois. Thanks to the Education to Careers Program at the high school, the two women now know what career path they want to pursue. They chose …
Akron Children’s Hospital, the largest pediatric hospital in Northeast Ohio, recently received 20 interns for its children’s program from universities and colleges across the region. The hospital cares for more than 800,000 pediatric patients from Ohio and around the world …
When 22 year old Erica Simmons was accepted into the University of Mississippi Medical Center nursing school, she had no idea that she would not only graduate with a 4.0 average, but that she would do so while dealing with …
Long-Term Living Magazine recently revealed the five winners of the 2015 Leaders of Tomorrow award. Among the winners was Deborah Platt, RN, BSN. Platt is employed at Royal Oaks Retirement Community in Sun City, Arizona as the Clinical Manager. Platt’s …
According to a 2013 nursing workforce report released by the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the average salaries for RNs working full-time increased by nearly 15% during the ten-year period between 2000 and 2010. Adjusted for inflation, this …