Tax-Free Student Loan Forgiveness Program Aims To Bring More Nurses To Rural NC

North Carolina is taking major steps to strengthen its rural healthcare workforce. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) recently announced a new loan repayment initiative to…
Writing for publication: a guide for nurses

Nurses from the British Society for Heart Failure author board share advice on writing, including tips on overcoming barriers and gaining confidence to write and publish professionally. The post Writing for publication: a guide for nurses appeared first on Nursing Times.
Analogue and digital, Nursing Times was, and is, a vital nursing resource

We thought it apt to look back to the very beginning. The first edition of Nursing Times arrived on 6 May 1905. The post Analogue and digital, Nursing Times was, and is, a vital nursing resource appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘If recruitment continues at its current level, we will have a depleted workforce’
Fiona Cust on the decline in the recruitment of nurses and the challenges facing the nursing workforce globally. The post ‘If recruitment continues at its current level, we will have a depleted workforce’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Nursing Practice: The Full Scope of What We Do
When most people think of nursing, they picture hands-on patient care—taking vital signs, giving medications, or performing wound care. While these activities are core to our profession, nursing practice is much broader. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), nursing practice encompasses direct and indirect patient care and includes roles in administration, education, research, consultation, and policy. For […]
New cream to be available on NHS for moderate to severe eczema
A new treatment option could transform the lives of patients with eczema, including health and social care workers, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The post New cream to be available on NHS for moderate to severe eczema appeared first on Nursing Times.
Workforce issues will take centre stage in November

A range of Nursing Times events highlight some of the challenges, as well as potential solutions, that are affecting staffing. The post Workforce issues will take centre stage in November appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘Safe staffing saves lives and strengthens healthcare systems’

Jane Ball from the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence on the importance of maintaining safe staffing in nursing. The post ‘Safe staffing saves lives and strengthens healthcare systems’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing Patients experiencing hypoglycemia present with either adrenergic (tremors, palpitations, anxiety), cholinergic (sweating, paresthesias) or neuroglycopenic symptoms (cognitive, behavioral, psychomotor changes, seizures, coma).
Nurse Breaks Silence After Being Fired for Reporting Hospital’s Baby Mix-Up | Opinion

Podcast Episode >>Listen to “Nurse Breaks Silence After Being Fired for Reporting Hospital’s Baby Mix-Up (With Jana Price, Joyce Fisher and Matthew A. Luber)” [audioplayer_ncbabyswap] Image: Philadelphia Enquirer, Virtua Health…