tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206351722012-02-16T18:01:10.358-08:00Covering the Nursing Shortage Crisis and emerging trends in Nursing EducationKristinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1164909437689667302006-11-30T09:51:00.000-08:002006-12-07T08:53:21.913-08:00I’ve been receiving e-mail requests from people asking to me to highlight some of the various degree programs on our nursing school directory. What a fantastic idea! Thanks to all for your great feedback.<br /><br />The first school I’d like to highlight is <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/south-university/">South University</a>. Originally founded in 1899, they have delivered quality education and personal attention to students for more than 100 years. Their innovative online programs are designed to cater to student needs with small classes that ensure individualized attention. South University has campus locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/accelerated-nursing-program-at-south.html">Read more</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116490943768966730?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1164824230771553192006-11-29T10:02:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:19:33.186-08:00I recently read that at a November meeting in Reno, the Nevada State Board of Nursing decided to allow teacher waivers for bachelor's degree nursing programs. The waiver, which has been in place for two years for associate's programs, lets nurses with a <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/rn-to-bsn-online/">bachelor’s degree in nursing</a> and experience to teach the clinical lessons in venues like hospitals and nursing homes. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/nurse-educators-desperately-needed-in.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116482423077155319?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1163789991427267962006-11-17T10:48:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:19:12.876-08:00Most recently I read a story how hundreds of students are on a three-year, yes I did say 3 year, wait list to get into the nursing program at Front Range Community College because there is not enough space on campus to accommodate them. According to the article there are about 350 students on the current wait list for the standard two-year associates <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/online-nursing-degrees.html">degree in nursing</a> and 125 are on the wait list for an accelerated program offered in the summer. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/nursing-school-waiting-list-in-hundreds.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116378999142726796?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1163709304889047362006-11-16T12:28:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:18:54.341-08:00Virtual checkups are one of the latest trends in the health care industry according to a recent article in the Associated Press. Due to the nationwide shortage of nurses and an aging baby boomer population, home telehealth programs are allowing nursing agencies to keep in constant communication with their patients. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/become-virtual-nurse.html">Read more</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116370930488904736?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1163610816636971572006-11-15T09:08:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:18:37.650-08:00Nurse educator Tracey Gaslin who is an assistant professor at the University of Louisville was selected from more than five hundred nominations to receive the New York Times Job Market “Tribute to Nurses” award. This award is given to honor outstanding patient care and excellence in <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/nurse-educator/">nursing education</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/nurse-educator-to-receive-new-york.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116361081663697157?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1163206896267897562006-11-10T16:54:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:17:48.191-08:00Jobs in the New York healthcare sector continue to accelerate rapidly due to aging baby boomers and significant increases in life expectancies from advancements in medical technology. Annual wages in the health care field, which average $38,917 in the Southern Tier, surpass many other sectors, including retail ($20,359) and the average for all sectors ($34,125).<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/health-care-jobs-in-new-york-are-on.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116320689626789756?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1163201835572064922006-11-10T15:32:00.000-08:002007-01-02T10:11:57.582-08:00According to the American Chronicle here are five reasons why opportunities for Legal Nurse Consultant’s will continue to enjoy even more electrifying growth over the next ten years. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/five-reasons-why-there-are-more.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116320183557206492?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1163008948746322372006-11-08T09:58:00.000-08:002006-12-29T13:16:04.812-08:00I ran across this career profile in the Greenbay Press Gazette and thought it was inspiring and worth sharing. Below is a summary of the full profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/career-profile-of-forensic-nurse.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116300894874632237?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1162923419211215672006-11-07T10:12:00.000-08:002007-01-08T11:14:00.368-08:00The surging popularity of the hit television drama 'CSI' has helped forensic nursing become a growing field. According to a recent article in Newsweek Health the history of Forensic nursing was launched as a specialty in the 1970s, when it became clear that hospital emergency rooms didn't have the resources to deliver proper treatment to rape victims. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/forensic-nursing-meets-television-means.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116292341921121567?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1162502308332076362006-11-02T13:09:00.000-08:002006-12-01T16:16:01.083-08:00With a nationwide nursing shortage on the horizon institutions, schools, and even the U.S. Government are scrambling for solutions to this looming problem. One such solution is a new program spearheaded by Michigan State University and Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/11/retiring-nurses-urged-to-stay.html">Read on</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116250230833207636?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1162317955990156282006-10-31T10:02:00.000-08:002007-01-10T10:26:14.367-08:00Gene Tischer, executive director of the Associated Home Health Industries of Florida, Inc., was recently quoted in the Daily Sun that “The demand for home care will far exceed the home caregiver resource supply. Whoever is able to hire and retain good <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/home-health-care-nurse/">home health care nurses</a> will be successful.” <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/10/home-health-care-is-big-business-in.html">Read more</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116231795599015628?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1162243806618706862006-10-30T13:21:00.000-08:002007-01-10T10:35:25.714-08:00Colleges are desperately trying to ease the nursing shortage by adding additional spots for qualified applicants and expanding nursing educational opportunities. Pasadena City College, for example, recently added 10 spots to its class, but it still averages more than 500 applications for its 60 available spots each fall and spring. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/10/schwarzenegger-commits-93-million-to.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116224380661870686?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1162216084231241092006-10-30T05:45:00.000-08:002007-01-15T10:10:21.124-08:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 13pt;">The BBC News recently reported that scientists discovered mortality was 26% higher for the hospitals with the worst staffing levels compared with those with more nurses per patient. <a href ="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/10/nursing-shortage-contributes-to.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116221608423124109?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1160524356331370022006-10-10T16:51:00.000-07:002007-01-02T10:20:57.085-08:00Sally Lundeen, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing was recently quoted in USA Today as saying "so we have ourselves a crisis nationally." What she is referring to is the bleak fact that U.S. nursing schools couldn't find enough teachers and were forced to turn away tens of thousands of qualified applicants in 2005. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006_10_01_archive.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116052435633137002?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1160158613411097702006-10-06T11:12:00.000-07:002007-01-23T11:18:26.503-08:00It's a good question with no real cut and dry answer. The most generically cited answer of "I don't know" or "It wasn't for me" doesn't provide much insight. Other reasons include poor working conditions, significant responsibilities, lengthy learning curve (1-2 years on the floor), and an unsupportive environment. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2007/01/why-do-nurses-quit-during-first-year.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-116015861341109770?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1159726449563771362006-10-01T11:00:00.000-07:002007-01-23T11:31:23.335-08:00It's the same dilemma all over the country – there is a major shortage of nurses. And in light of the past hurricanes like Katrina, Wilma and Rita, the number of emergency preparedness health personnel would suffer quite a blow. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/10/us-may-not-be-prepared-health-personal.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115972644956377136?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1159291386908614542006-09-26T10:14:00.000-07:002007-01-24T19:34:31.612-08:00One of the worst crimes ever committed against a person is a rape. It is deeply violating and humiliating and victims struggle with the trauma for years. Compounding the problem with a shortage of nurses is almost a crime in itself.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/09/nursing-shortage-just-part-of.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115929138690861454?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1158673758199592172006-09-19T06:46:00.000-07:002007-01-29T09:17:33.995-08:00The nursing shortage in the United States is really pushing the healthcare industry in trying drastic measures to fill the gaps. In Rhode Island, health service organizations are going so far as to hire from overseas, shelling out the costs to a recruitment firm plus overseas relocation expenses, and even paying the costs for a foreign recruit to obtain a practicing license in the U.S. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/09/increased-incentives-enough-to-get-more.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115867375819959217?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1155303494858088002006-08-11T06:24:00.000-07:002007-01-29T09:34:59.126-08:00Sexual violence is an everyday occurrence that you hear about in all news media. It sometimes strikes close to home, either in your own family or someone you know. It is heartbreaking and disturbing. However, there is one nurse in Vallejo, California area that is working to do something about it. Her name is Vickie Whitson and she is dedicated to her side job as a Forensic Nurse.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/08/sexual-assault-nurse-examiner-career.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115530349485808800?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1154375726045136042006-07-31T12:50:00.000-07:002007-02-05T09:54:58.201-08:00In response to the growing shortage of nurses, the United States government created NELRP, the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. Basically, the government will repay sixty percent of a registered nurse's qualifying loan balance. In return, the nurses repay that gesture by serving at least two years in an area where there are critical shortages of nurses. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/07/nursing-education-loan-repayment.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115437572604513604?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1153969668077187462006-07-26T20:04:00.000-07:002007-02-05T10:15:45.446-08:00<p>Talk about motivating! Doral Gonzales of California is an inspiration for many people. She has dedicated almost twenty years to the Army as a reservist knowing she could be called into active duty at any time. She has, with the Army's help, earned two degrees and served as a nurse practitioner.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/07/army-reservist-continues-online-nursing.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115396966807718746?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1152844648480769412006-07-13T19:35:00.000-07:002007-02-05T10:15:45.393-08:00Thanks to the shortage of qualified nurses, it is no wonder that the position of Registered Nurse is the hottest job anticipated for the next several years. In fact, because of this shortage, many people who are earning nursing degrees can essentially write their own ticket to a great job! <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/07/rn-to-bsn-online-degrees-becoming.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115284464848076941?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1152640267854103802006-07-11T10:43:00.000-07:002007-02-13T09:37:26.260-08:00Thinking back to a recent hospital stay, I had filled out a suggestion card that the hospital gave out to all patients being discharged. I usually don't pay attention to the cards, but this time I did. I commented that the nurses who attended to me throughout my hospital stay were very professional and pleasant but lacked energy. I had asked one of my nurses if she was okay and she, being very honest, noted that all of the staff was pulling extra shifts simply because there were not enough nurses to go around. Many were handling twice the caseloads that they should have.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/07/nurse-education-expansion-and.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115264026785410380?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1152558832906203032006-07-10T12:13:00.000-07:002006-07-10T12:20:50.810-07:00When I saw this subhead: "<span style="font-size:130%;">Kenya and the rest of East Africa are in desperate need of nurses but can't afford to hire them, resulting in a mass exodus</span>" from the St. Petersburg Times in my newsreader, I could help but click for more.<br /><br />I haven't quite yet figured out how to respond to this news, but I encourage you to <a href="http://www.sptimes.com/2006/07/10/Business/African_nurses_take_t.shtml" target="_blank">take a look</a>. I'm just blown away at how quickly the U.S. Nursing Shortage crisis is becoming a worldwide issue.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115255883290620303?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1151353072809897332006-06-26T13:10:00.000-07:002007-02-19T09:46:04.656-08:00More and more people are showing interest in nursing degree programs these days, but there is a small problem - a growing shortage of nursing educators. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/06/root-cause-of-nursing-shortage.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115135307280989733?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1150816953864619612006-06-20T08:09:00.000-07:002007-02-19T09:48:01.394-08:00In response to a recent article about sending nursing students to the Ukraine to complete their training, I must say that that move is overkill to the extreme. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/06/nursing-shortage-education-in-ukraine.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-115081695386461961?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1149544259399212532006-06-05T14:47:00.000-07:002007-02-19T09:52:23.984-08:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The number of people available to fill the constant demand for nurses is falling farther and farther behind the demand. Nurse's aides are becoming registered nurses as quickly as they can. In turn, it is incumbent upon registered nurses to take the next step and earn their bachelor's of science in nursing degree or BSN as quickly as possible. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2007/06/rn-to-bsn-online-two-top-nursing.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114954425939921253?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1148758255026215692006-05-27T12:29:00.000-07:002007-03-06T10:53:22.770-08:00Are you a nurse looking for specific details about RN to BSN online degree programs? We've been getting questions regarding specifics on course details, how interactive classrooms work, the time requirements, prequisites, etc. In the article we published today, many of these questioned have been addressed to help you make the right decision about advancing your nursing career while maintaining your work & family schedule.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/05/rn-to-bsn-online-nursing-degree.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114875825502621569?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1147113154474911852006-05-08T11:30:00.000-07:002007-03-06T10:56:05.499-08:00"It's estimated that the actual nursing faculty shortage will end up being greater than the nursing shortage."<br /><br />Over the next two to three years Michigan is preparing to handle the fact that seventy percent of all the nursing faculty at NMU will be eligible for retirement. In times where the nurses are in such high demand, losing the experienced people that train them is upsetting.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/05/nurse-educator-average-age-57.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114711315447491185?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1146007812868155212006-04-25T16:26:00.000-07:002007-03-12T14:20:14.029-07:00By 2012, Florida is expected to have a shortage of over 45,000 nurses statewide. According to the Orlando Business Journal, the Foundation for Florida’s Community Colleges and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida are working together to help reduce the nursing shortage through awareness of nursing and educational opportunities. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/04/nursing-scholarships.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114600781286815521?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael V. Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179579268002698863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1145913428889563932006-04-24T14:15:00.000-07:002007-03-12T14:29:30.413-07:00<p class="MsoNormal">The U.S. Department of Labor recently granted ISU $496,000 that will be split between their Nursing program and the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Business</st1:placename></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The funds allocated to the Nursing department will establish their new one-year highly concentrated program for eager students pursing a second bachelor's degree. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/04/us-department-of-labor-funds-new.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114591342888956393?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1144106519470264592006-04-03T16:17:00.000-07:002007-03-22T11:35:47.512-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>OUR CHILDREN, THE SCHOOL NURSE</strong></span><br /><br />It’s the first time we get checked for Scoliosis; our school nurse also checks for lice when we are children in second grade. But with budget cuts and a nursing shortage, school districts in Los Banos and across the country are experiencing limited resources to provide care for our elementary, middle, and high schools.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/04/our-children-school-nurse.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114410651947026459?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael V. Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179579268002698863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1143079783507524262006-03-22T18:04:00.000-08:002007-03-22T11:37:47.814-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>We Must Teach Nurses How to Search</strong></span><br /><br />Learning patient care begins in nursing school and continues throughout a nurse’s career. Following nursing school, most nurses continue their education hands-on, learning from their colleagues and from experience. But new ideas for patient care continue to improve the chances of patient comfort and survival. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/03/we-must-teach-nurses-how-to-search.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114307978350752426?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael V. Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179579268002698863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1143053081040213952006-03-22T10:43:00.000-08:002007-04-03T14:29:00.636-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Fighting for our Nurses – Forming a Union</strong></span><br /><br />The voice of many is greater than the voice of one. Forming a nursing union can have drastic impacts on the field that is so rampant with shortages, low salaries, and unsatisfied workers. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/03/fighting-for-our-nurses-forming-union.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114305308104021395?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael V. Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179579268002698863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1142980181974136962006-03-21T14:27:00.000-08:002007-04-06T11:42:11.947-07:00A must-read for nurses and for those that are inspired by healthcare workers, Christine Ardalan's Warm Hearts and Caring Hands is a tribute to the history of South Florida's nurses. The Miami Herald gives the book rave reviews and engaging insight on the author and her characters.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/03/warm-hearts-and-caring-hands-book-by.html">Read more</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114298018197413696?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1142477078600418052006-03-15T18:28:00.002-08:002007-04-23T11:29:24.364-07:00</p><p>The USA Today article “Prognosis for health care jobs: Excellent” discusses a different type of “ripple effect” that may give us insight into how the high demand for nurses is affecting other industries associated with nursing.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/03/nursing-ripple-effects.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114247707860041805?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael V. Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179579268002698863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1142099978367816932006-03-11T09:58:00.000-08:002007-04-23T13:42:06.620-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span>Nurses throughout history have been underpaid and overworked. According to an article by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, we find that if we increase nurse’s hospital salary, we increase the number of nurses who will work in these hospitals. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/03/economics-of-nursing-reducing-shortage.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114209997836781693?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Michael V. Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179579268002698863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1141612691202650392006-03-05T18:30:00.000-08:002007-05-08T13:34:56.730-07:00Many nurses treat their patients with home health care. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/nursingeducation/home-health-care-nurse.html">Home health care</a> in the traditional sense is where the nurse takes care of the patient, reading their blood pressure, listening to their heart, and reviewing their oxygen monitor. But now there is home health care that is in the virtual sense. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/03/virtual-nurses-and-home-telecare.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114161269120265039?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1140798983453014932006-02-24T08:26:00.000-08:002007-05-08T13:47:10.380-07:00The nursing venue is in constant flux with an ever changing elderly population. Soon the baby boomers will be our elderly population needing nursing care, both in the hospital and out. But we must define “out.” “Out” can be in a nursing home, in an assisted living facility, or now, many choose to stay at home. <br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2007/05/home-health-care-nurse-education.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114079898345301493?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1140619774859990742006-02-22T06:47:00.000-08:002007-05-30T15:24:36.747-07:00In articles previously written, we discuss shortages of nurses. What is the cause – not enough applicants many perceive. But not everywhere! In many places it is the educational faculty that is at fault.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/02/nursing-shortage-paradigm.html">Read more</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114061977485999074?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1140236975969022352006-02-17T20:27:00.000-08:002007-06-13T09:35:02.341-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span>Now is the time to become a nurse. There is a shortage. With a shortage, there is an accessibility to find a position in a local hospital, help in the aftermath of Katrina, act as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (ACNPs), work in the area of genetic nursing, end of life nursing, and preparing for bioterrorism – the opportunities are great and the ability to find your passion in many different fields are given through these opportunities.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/02/new-trends-in-nursing-careers.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114023697596902235?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1140130960588847382006-02-16T14:58:00.000-08:002007-06-13T09:54:01.616-07:00It was recently brought to my attention that there are currently 1,100 unfilled budgeted faculty nursing positions nationally. Donna Snelson, chairwoman of the College Misericordia nursing department feels the pressure, with positions currently open and an expected 64% replacement need in nurse educators over the next 5 years.<br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/02/nurse-educators-in-demand.html">Read more</a> ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-114013096058884738?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1139602637986442392006-02-10T12:14:00.000-08:002006-03-15T20:15:20.490-08:00Here it is folks - straight from CNN... Ranking #1 on their "Five of the most unpopular jobs" article is Registered Nurse.<br /><br /><blockquote>According to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there was a shortage of 110,000 RNs in 2000, or about 6 percent of the national demand. The shortage is expected to grow to 29 percent by 2020.</blockquote>The title of this article is misleading though, suggesting that the list contains professions that people aren't interested in. However, in the case of Registered Nurses, there are plenty of candidates pursuing RN, <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/rn_to_bsn_online.html">BSN</a> and <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/nurse_educator.html">Nurse Educator</a> certifications. The complication lies in the fact that our population has increased dramatically, the baby boomers are beginning to require more frequent healthcare and a large generation of nurses are expected to retire in the next five years.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What are we doing about it?</span> Well, there's hope...<br /><ul> <li>Nursing salaries are increasing for employee rentention</li> <li><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/">Online nursing degrees</a> are gaining credibility as the waiting lists for campus courses grow</li> <li>Organizations like Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (ANSR) are challenging the Federal government to react on a national level to the nursing shortage<br /> </li> </ul> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/Careers/02/08/cb.unpopular.jobs/index.html">CNN article</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113960263798644239?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1139346401307159162006-02-07T13:05:00.000-08:002006-03-15T20:15:37.020-08:00I recently signed up to receive email alerts from Yahoo! for the phrase "nursing shortage".<span style=""> </span>Surprisingly I have been slammed with news headlines published daily regarding this crisis and how much it's costing health care facilities to recruit qualified nurses and to retain their current nursing staff.<o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal">Today's headline from WLBT.com caught my attention:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on"></st1:place></st1:state></p> <blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Mississippi</st1:place></st1:state>'s Nurses Association is pushing legislation to help deal with the state's nursing shortage. Members say one problem is retaining teachers at the state's six nursing schools.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The organization supports a House bill giving nursing faculty $12,000 in incentives over the next three years.</p> </blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4463199&amp;nav=2CSf">Full Story</a></span> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is an ideal time for registered nurses to start continuing education to become healthcare educators.<span style=""> </span>Take a chance to request 100% tuition reimbursement from your employer -- many of them are paying for nurses to earn their degrees online as incentive for employee retention.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Phoenix</st1:placename></st1:place> is proving to be one of the most popular nursing schools offering <a href="http://www.uphoenixonline.com/index.cfm?key=seo_21">RN to MSN</a> and <a href="Nurse" educator="">Nurse Educator</a> degrees online.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113934640130715916?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1138931678076052932006-02-02T17:51:00.000-08:002006-04-02T11:01:15.390-07:00I came across a news site today that put a very interesting spin on a Nursing Degree program available that promotes an "accelerated" Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. The article's subtitle alone, "UW-Oshkosh's accelerated nursing program looks to address the national nursing shortage", praises this program as a legitimate solution to the overwhelming demand for qualified nurses.<br /><br />But read on and somewhere near the end it states that there is no information regarding the quality of nurses that the program is graduating. Having personally experienced the extensive studying and time commitment required for a standard 2-3 year <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/rn-to-bsn-online/index.cfm">RN to BSN Online</a> program, I am a bit concerned about the corners being cut to "accelerate" the learning process.<br /><br />Many of my posts have been griping about the lack of answers to the nursing shortage and I am, in a way, relieved that a program like this exists. It's certainly easier to swallow than recruiting nurses from other countries. But as a patient, I personally would be very concerned knowing that my health care is depending on a 1-year crash course in nursing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.advancetitan.com/story.asp?issue=11217&amp;story=4568" target="_blank">More on UW-Oshkosh's Accelerated Nursing Program</a><br /><br /><a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/rn-to-bsn-online/index.cfm">Other RN to BSN Online Degree Programs</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113893167807605293?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1138663282731907012006-01-30T15:06:00.000-08:002006-05-05T07:03:06.143-07:00It's a relief to see working nurses respond publicly to the Nursing shortage crisis. A nurse from South Carolina <a href="http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/news/opinion/13745616.htm" target="_blank">spoke up</a> today stating that the quality of medical care is at risk if we don't seriously address the issue.<br /><br /><blockquote>I've been a nurse for 22 years, and I've been saying the same thing for 22 years. Unfortunately, the public will pay dearly for this in the coming decades.<br /><br />So wake up. Start rattling cages with your elected officials, hospital administrators, physicians, nurses and educators before we all end up on the short side of quality medical care.</blockquote><br />Individual hospitals are responding to the nursing shortage in their own way - I've seen some improve their package benefits to recruit nurses from other health care facilities, while others are searching overseas to recuit nurses that will not only beef up their staff, but save on the salary budget as well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheers to the South Carolina nurse.</span> This issue needs to be addressed at a national level and put an end to the bandaid approach. Let's get more educators in our nursing schools and produce a higher graduation rate of qualified U.S. nurses.<br /><br />And a note to the nurses on waiting lists for advanced nursing degree enrollment, make sure you research opportunities with online distance learning - it could get that diploma in your hands much faster. Here's some info about <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com">online nursing degrees</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113866328273190701?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1138141949704486792006-01-24T14:30:00.000-08:002006-03-15T20:17:31.823-08:00Imagine this look on my face... "Are you friggin kidding me?!?!?!"<br /><br />That's me. Right now. After reading that Rhode Island Hospital sent a recruiting team to India last September to find nurses to relieve their nursing shortage crisis.<br /><br />I thought for a moment that I had just stumbled across another piece in the news about how there aren't enough nurses to care for the growing population of elderly people and that there aren't enough nurse educators to train students to become certified nurses, RNs or MSNs. But as I neared the end of this article on <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15980675&BRD=1713&amp;amp;PAG=461&dept_id=24491&amp;rfi=6">The Pawtucket Times</a> website, the last paragraph honestly floored me:<br /><blockquote> One hospital has turned elsewhere to meet its needs. Rhode Island Hospital executives went on a recruiting trip to India last September to seek nurses. Thirty nurses signed agreements to work at the hospital, said Louis Sperling, Rhode Island Hospital's vice president of human resources, who went on the trip. The nurses could arrive before the end of this year, he added.</blockquote><br />This is scary on so many levels - especially after learning that starting salaries for nurses set by the government run about $190 per month according to the Indian Nursing Council.<br /><br />A response to the article on the Pawtucket Times website had an interesting idea: Maybe it would be cheaper for everybody if we just shipped the elderly and medically indigent off to India for medical treatment.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113814194970448679?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1137694565244850972006-01-19T10:13:00.000-08:002006-03-15T20:17:48.580-08:00592 million is the magic number being asked of President Bush to help alleviate the national nursing shortage. This is an excerpt from the press release on U.S. Newswire that contains a complete copy of the letter written by the Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (ANSR):<br /><br />Without an infusion of funding that can really make a difference, the nursing and nursing faculty shortages will continue at the expense of the health and well being of this country's citizens.<br /><br /><a href="http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=59451" target="_blank">More from U.S. Newswire</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113769456524485097?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1137523030158126252006-01-17T10:36:00.000-08:002006-03-15T20:18:12.920-08:00I'm glad to know that in a time of crisis at Alice Springs Hospital where a shortage in nursing staff is so severe that the safety of both the patients and staff are at risk, our Health Minister has stepped in with some words of authority. Apparently after being briefed on the situation the Health Minister asked the hospital's CEO to "take immediate steps to alleviate the situation".<br /><br />How's that for pressure?<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but the root of the nurse shortage at this hospital probably goes a little deeper than the CEO's hiring efforts.<br /><br />Maybe the Health Minister should have taken this news worthy opportunity to address the issue of the decreasing number of qualified nurses available to hire and the fact that over 30,000 applications to nursing schools were turned away last year due to a shortage in educational staffing.<br /><br />More on the Alice Springs Hospital Nurse Crisis:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1548830.htm"> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1548830.htm</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113752303015812625?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1137169409287333272006-01-13T08:22:00.000-08:002006-04-11T14:16:33.450-07:00Recently I ran across this article projecting a shortfall of 800,000 registered nurses (RNs) by the year 2020.<br />While it's obvious that healthcare facilities are focusing more of their budgets on recruitment of new nurses, the problem lies in the fact that their is a limited number of qualified registered nurses to employ.<br /><br />Many healthcare workers are seeking RN to BSN and RN to MSN degrees, but are being turned away because there simply aren't enough qualified teachers to fill the demand. Online nursing degrees are helping to fill the gap as we are seeing a new trend towards distance learning for adults. Below is an excerpt from the EndoNurse news item:<br /><br />"According to research conducted by Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, from Vanderbilt University, enrollments in nursing programs have to increase by at least 40 percent annually to replace those nurses expected to leave the workforce through retirement."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.endonurse.com/hotnews/5ch1616152570378.html">http://www.endonurse.com/hotnews/5ch1616152570378.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113716940928733327?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1136839604291616962006-01-09T12:45:00.000-08:002006-03-15T20:18:50.023-08:00The National Commission on Nursing Workforce for Long-Term Care reported last May that there are nearly 100,000 vacant nursing positions in long-term health care facilities. Even more shocking is that the nurse turnover rate now exceeds 50%! The report stated that this situation is costing long-term facilities an estimated $4 billion a year in recruitment and training expenses.<br /><br />This news is shocking and sad. Qualified nurses are busy recruited and incentivised my institutions with more financial backing while the patients in a facility with a more modest budget suffer. I don't blame the nurses at all - they deserve as much as they can get for the work they're doing. But the system as a whole is out of synch and it starts with nursing education.<br /><br />Earlier today I read that over 30,000 applicants to nursing school for a BS in Nursing were turned away last year because they simply did not have enough qualified instructors to handle the demand. Let's hope that the qualified nurses that want to advance their degree to become Health Care Educators are not being put on the same type of wait list.<br /><br />This trend in the nursing field provides qualified nurses with an opportunity to evaluate their current salary, benefits and responsibilities. Knowing the facts about this nursing shortage provides the upper hand for her to request 100% reimbursement for continuing education, a salary increase and improved benefits. If she's interested in exploring other employment opportunities, new recruitment firms have been established exclusively for nurse placement.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">More on the Nursing Shortage:</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><a href="http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/12/27/az/west_valley/pi03.txt"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/12/27/az/west_valley/pi03.txt</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Earn your Nursing Educator Degree online:</span> <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/universityphoenix/master_nursing_education.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/universityphoenix/master_nursing_education.html</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nurse Placement Agency:</span> <a href="http://www.execusearch.net/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.execusearch.net/</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113683960429161696?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20635172.post-1136590482243046262006-01-06T15:04:00.000-08:002006-12-04T09:27:17.143-08:00I came across some information today that convinced me that the cost of continuing education for nurses does indeed pay for itself -- and then some!!<br /><br />According to the Nursing2005 Journal, the average income for a BSN responding to their salary survey was $58,600, 7.3% higher than 2004 ($54,600) and 18% higher than 2003 ($49,600). Those with an MSN earned $10,300 more on average than the average RN respondent. <a href="http://nursing.earnmydegree.com/blog/2006/01/nursing-salary-survey-says.html">Read more</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20635172-113659048224304626?l=nursingdegreeonline.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kristinnoreply@blogger.com