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Nursing students turned away despite high demand
Even though a recent New England Journal of Medicine study expects the nursing shortage to reemerge as the U.S. economy improves, a record 75,587 qualified nursing applicants were turned away last
Offer volunteer overtime, mentors to retain nurses
With staff shortages and an influx of 16 million insured patients on the horizon, retaining high-quality nurses is vital to keeping up with the increasing demand for care. Although there is no one
Nurse informaticists are 'critical' for health IT revolution, HIMSS says
Nurse informaticists should have a greater role in health IT, HIMSS asserts in a new position statement. HIMSS also calls for improved informatics education for nurses. The statement reflects the
Looming physician, APN, PA shortages call for more training
Even under scenarios of aggressive training programs, the healthcare industry will experience a serious shortage of physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants during the next two
Bill would foster growth of nurse educator corps
A federal legislator has a filed a bill designed to encourage active-duty military nurses and those retiring from military service to become nurse educators. The legislation, modeled after a Defense
Physician assistant, nurse practitioners roles blurring
Despite the fact that the two have different types of training, in practical situations, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are increasingly being called upon to do similar work
Patient death raises questions on agency nurse use
The death of a patient in a Plantation, FL emergency department has re-surfaced persistent questions over whether hospitals nationwide are creating quality problems by using fill-in "agency" nurses
