Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN National Nurse Practitioners week was celebrated Nov. 13 – 19 across the country and Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood, Texas took the opportunity to spotlight some of its brightest during that week. Sandy Wood, …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN For more than 34 years Theresa Witt has provided care to thousands of patients in the Missouri area. She began her extensive career in 1982 as an R.N. at St. John’s Regional Medical Center …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predicts that over the next decade, the shortage in physicians will grow to between 61,700 and 94,700. The growing need for primary care professionals has prompted universities …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN Allina Health in Minnesota is in the midst of a nursing strike that has cost the organization millions of dollars. The strike, which began on Labor Day, is the result of a dispute over …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN When Sheena Painter began working as a certified nurse’s assistant (CNA) at the age of 17, she didn’t know she was taking her first step towards a long and successful career in nursing. The …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN U.S. News & World Report 2017 Best Graduate Schools Guidebook recently ranked the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) No. 46 for its Master of Science Nursing (MSN) program. …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN In the medical industry, nursing does not just occur in the examination room. Nurses work with doctors, attend meetings, work with technical staff, and more. In order to inhabit all the roles a senior …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN Workplace violence can occur anywhere. However, a number of studies have found that workers who provide services that involve a great deal of contact with the public are at a greater risk of encountering …
Reviewed by Abbie Jacobs, RN, BSN While the impetus to grant full practice authority to nurse practitioners has been gaining ground throughout the country, some legislators in West Virginia sought to limit the scope of practice for NPs in a …