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Tackling Nurse Shortages in OECD Countries

March 12th, 2010 by admin | 1 comment

There are reports of current nurse shortages in all but a few OECD countries. With further increases in demand for nurses expected and nurse workforce ageing predicted to reduce the supply of nurses, shortages are likely to persist or even increase in the future, unless action is taken to increase flows into and reduce flows [...]

Addressing the Nursing Shortage

March 8th, 2010 by admin | 0

Educating the next generation of qualified nurses in sufficient numbers is paramount to addressing the current nursing shortage. However, the current educational infrastructure in nursing schools inhibits workforce growth. While schools are struggling with such barriers as limited classroom space, insufficient clinical sites, and overall budget constraints, it is the shortage of nurse faculty that [...]

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

March 3rd, 2010 by admin | 0

Summary of Nurse Faculty Loan Program
You are the recipient of a Nurse Faculty Loan. This loan fund was created by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration to increase the number of qualified nurse faculty. As a recipient of Nurse Faculty loan funds, you may be eligible to have up [...]

NURSE PRACTITIONER I/II

February 27th, 2010 by admin | 0

The Clinic Services Division is seeking Nurse Practitioners I/II to provide primary health care services; including, physical examinations, diagnosing and managing care of patients, and perform other related work as assigned. Level I is the entry level where incumbents perform a variety of primary health care services, while learning medical procedures and practices as allowed [...]

The WVU School of Nursing

February 25th, 2010 by admin | 0

The WVU School of Nursing is pleased to announce that it has been authorized to offer the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) to our graduate students, who are or plan to become nurse educators. This external funding was obtained from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in a [...]

Nurse Educator Fellowship Awards

February 23rd, 2010 by admin | 0

The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program, created in 2006, is to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher learning that award degrees in nursing.
The Illinois Board of Higher Education is authorized to make awards to participating institutions on behalf of nursing faculty who have been nominated and selected to [...]

CIS Ombudsman Schedule A Nurse Recommendation

February 14th, 2010 by admin | 1 comment

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The nursing shortage in the United States is becoming increasingly problematic and may adversely affect the health care industry. According to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 2007 study, the United States will require 1.2 million new Registered Nurses (RNs) by 2014 to meet the nursing demand: approximately 500,000 RNs to [...]

Nurse Scholars Program

February 12th, 2010 by admin | 0

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) recognizes that nurses are critical to the health care delivery system, and that the ever-growing shortage of nurses and nurse educators in southeastern PA threatens the accessibility of quality and affordable health care in our community.
Addressing the nursing shortage
In 2003, faced with a growing shortage of nurses in our community, IBC [...]

Opportunities for Nursing Students

February 11th, 2010 by admin | 2 comments

OVERVIEW
How would you like to become a nurse in the United States Air Force? Air Force ROTC can provide you with the opportunity.
The Air Force offers nurses experiences and opportunities that few people outside of the military will ever have. You might be saving lives 30,000 feet in the air as a flight nurse or [...]

RECOMMENDED SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS AND ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS

February 11th, 2010 by admin | 0

Because nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants are not trained to make medical judgments, virtually all states require direct physician participation in care provided by these anesthesia providers. State statutes and regulations specify the requirements for medical direction or supervision of nurse anesthetists by a physician or dentist legally authorized to deliver anesthesia services. State statutes [...]

Nurse Practice Act Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

February 7th, 2010 by admin | 0

Purposes and Definitions
851-052-0000
(1) Purposes of these rules:
(a) To implement the provisions of ORS 678.245 to 678.285 governing the licensing of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
(b) To establish standards for safe practice for the CRNA.
(c) To serve as a guide for the Board to evaluate CRNA practice.
(d) To define [...]

NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT

February 6th, 2010 by admin | 0

The Iowa Board of Nursing is pleased to be a member of the nurse licensure compact. This new form of licensure and regulation will better protect the public by:
Allowing competent nurses to provide care both physically and electronically wherever care is needed;
Providing the public ready access to and a choice of qualified nurses;
Protecting clients against [...]