Penn Professor Named Nursing Dean at UIC
March 11, 2010 - Terri Weaver, the Ellen and Robert Kapito Professor in Nursing Science and chair of biobehavioral and health sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, has been named dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Nursing Education Forum Looks to the Future
Feb. 26, 2010 - Holding out hope for health care reform, several of the nation’s nursing leaders convened at their own national forum in Houston on Monday, February 22, to discuss new solutions in education, training and recruitment. Their challenge is designing a blueprint to reform the profession, equipping nurses with the tools to implement a more effective and efficient health care system.
School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch Celebrates 120 Years
Feb. 23, 2010 - The School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, one of the oldest nursing schools in the U.S. - and the first in Texas - will celebrate 120 years on March 10th.
National League for Nursing Annual Survey of Schools of Nursing: As Recession Hits, Expansion of Educational Capacity Stalls
Feb. 19, 2010 - Since the 1950s, the NLN has conducted an annual survey of all nursing programs in the United States, gathering key statistics including admissions, enrollments, graduations, student demographics, and numbers of faculty. The 2009 annual survey was administered from May to September 2009 to obtain 2007-2008 data.
AACN Holds First Student Summit
Feb. 18, 2010 - The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is gearing up for its very first student policy summit next month.
America’s Nursing Schools Face Capacity Issues
Feb. 5, 2010 - The nursing shortage has been at the forefront of America's health care issues for several years. An aging, soon-to-retire nursing workforce and an aging baby boomer population with greater health needs are converging to create a situation of less supply and greater demand for qualified nurses. And health insurance reform, if and when it happens, could add millions more patients to the list of those needing services.