Student Nurses Learn Lessons in Community Health on Tribal Reservations
University of Washington School of Nursing students have the unique opportunity to complete a community health rotation on one of two Native American reservations on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula—the only rural public health clinical offered by the school of nursing.
UIC Nursing Professor Named Red Cross 'Hero'
Geraldine Gorman, assistant professor of health systems science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was named the first-ever Nurse Hero by the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago.
NSNA’s 57th Annual Convention Draws Over 3,100 Attendees
Over 3,100 participants attended the National Student Nurses’ Association’s (NSNA) 57th Annual Convention in Nashville, TN, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The Convention program included numerous focus sessions, faculty workshops, two outstanding plenary sessions, over 180 Career Expo exhibit booths, and the Drexel University NCLEX® EXCEL! Mini-review course.
Nurses Help Develop the NCLEX
Arguably, the most important test of a nursing career, the NCLEX exam measures new graduates’ competencies and determines if they can practice as entry-level nurses.
NCLEX Sample Questions: Turner's Syndrome and Diabetes
Parents have just been told that genetic testing has shown that their unborn baby has Turner’s syndrome. The mother asks the nurse if the child will grow in a normal fashion. The nurse responds that:
Single-Parent Nursing Students Reap Rewards of Innovative Program
Judith Mathews, RN, Ph.D., dean of the Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools in Plainfield, New Jersey, knows firsthand the difficulties of managing work and school as a single parent. Mathews’ personal experience gave her a clear vision of what was needed to help single parents achieve success as nursing students. Funds to institute her ambitious idea for a cost-free residential program, however, were a long time coming.