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Nursing student enrollment increases during pandemic

Oct 26, 2020

Students aren’t shying away from a nursing career in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Lakeview College of Nursing officials say they’ve had an increase of about 10 percent in overall enrollment from the fall of 2019 to the fall of 2020. “Our new student enrollment has also increased by 22 percent from the fall of 2019 to the fall of 2020,” according to Amy McFadden, coordinator of...

Nursing homes to get free COVID-19 vaccines under Trump plan with CVS, Walgreens

Oct 23, 2020

Americans living or working in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted care living centers, will receive COVID-19 vaccinations for free if and when they become available, the Trump administration said Friday. The administration announced a partnership with the nation's two largest drug store chains, CVS and Walgreens, "to provide and administer" the vaccines with "no out-of-pocket costs" for the recipients. The...

Top 5 Allied Healthcare Careers With Little Schooling That are In Demand Now

Oct 15, 2020

Are you contemplating a career in the medical field but don't have the time or money to invest in a 2 or 4-year college degree? If so, you have come to the right place. What is Allied Healthcare? An allied healthcare professional is a broad term for medical professionals outside of the commonly known direct patient care professionals such as nurses, physician assistants, medical doctors and pharmacists. ...

4 WAYS TO STRENGTHEN NURSING LEADERSHIP

Oct 05, 2020

Nurse leaders Joanne Disch and Mary Beth Kingston share insights about how to overcome challenges and continue to push nurse leadership forward as a valuable voice in the healthcare industry. Nurse leaders are no strangers to overcoming challenges. Drawing from their experiences, Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, board chair for Advocate Aurora Health; and Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, executive vice president and...

How medical students are innovating during COVID-19

Sep 21, 2020

The pandemic has been an all-hands-on-deck situation for health care. That has meant channeling the brainpower and energy of those who are just starting their careers in medicine: medical students. Medical students have contributed in the clinical realm, through volunteer work and through embracing challenges in the digital health realm. That has been evident in the work done by Sling Health , an innovation incubator led by medical...

School of Nursing prepares students to serve victims of child abuse

Jul 20, 2020

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 677,529 children were substantiated victims of abuse or maltreatment in the United States in the 2018 fiscal year; 71,140 of these cases were reported by healthcare professionals, who are considered mandatory reporters. Pandemic-related closures of schools and businesses mean many mandatory reporters, including teachers, day-care workers and coaches, are no longer...

College: Interest in Nursing Profession Going Strong Despite COVID-19

Jul 16, 2020

The pandemic has slowed down many facets of our lives, but one thing that remains untouched is the number of nursing program applicants to Houston Community College’s Coleman College for Health Sciences in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. There have been three applicants for every available slot for the past three years, said Coleman College President Dr. Philip Nicotera. Even as COVID-19 cases rise, he said, the...

Despite changes in heath care, compassion, strength, dedication of nurses is ever-present (Letters)

Jul 08, 2020

It could not be more timely that the World Health Organization designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwives on the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth . Nurses have been and will continue to be the frontline in the pandemic providing vital services to patients, families, and communities. Florence Nightingale was a English social reformer, statistician, and founder of...

Scituate nursing students go from college to the COVID-19 frontline

Jun 17, 2020

By Ruth Thompson rthompson@wickedlocal.com Lily Reid, left, and Katey Ferguson had just graduated from nursing school when they were hired to work with COVID-19 patients at the Boston Hope Medical Center, a 1,000-bed field hospital set up at the Expo Center in Boston The ink was barely dry on their college diplomas when Lily Reid and Kathryn “Katey” Ferguson were called to action in the face...

9 Facts to Motivate You into a Nursing Career

Jun 01, 2020

When we think about the medical field, it's easy to become lost in the apparent glitz and glamor of the world of celebrity doctors (we can blame Dr. Mike for that one), but what about the rest of the team? It's estimated that nurses outnumber physicians with a ratio of 10 to 3, and there are many different levels of nurses too. From newly qualified nurses right up to post-master's doctorate nurses, and the salary for these roles...

HOW SHOULD MEDICAL STUDENTS RESPOND TO COVID-19?

May 01, 2020

Medical students have always volunteered to help during health crises and disasters, and research suggests that pitching in with due care is good for them By Kieren Fahey, University of Melbourne In the face of the worst pandemic of our generation what should medical students be doing to help stretched health systems? Should we be jumping in an helping? Will we just get in the way? Do medical schools have a duty of...

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