The nursing research studies underway at North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York and Barnabas Health in New Jersey are a testament to the fact scientific inquiry and nursing research spring directly out of practice questions. Their study results offer real proof that nursing research changes practice and improves patient outcomes. Read More
From municipal offices to the U.S. Congress, nurses have found a way to serve their communities in a new capacity — as elected officials, bringing with them transferable nursing skills and a desire to make the world a better place.
"Nurses make excellent legislators," said New Jersey Assemblywoman Nancy F. Munoz (R-District 21), RN, MSN, CNS. "Everything you do as a nurse prepares you for the legislature." Read More
Starting today, hospitals around the nation will have their 30-day readmission rate count toward penalties from Medicare as laid out in the Affordable Care Act, but New Jersey medical centers are ready, according to one Garden State expert. Read More
A new study reveals nurses are very accurate in assessing the quality of hospital care in the hospitals in which they work.
The study, published online in the journal Research in Nursing and Health, was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program and the National Institute of Nursing Research.
Enrollment in the College of Nursing at Seton Hall is at a record high this year with nearly 1,000 students.
Dean Phyllis Hansell has been the Dean of the College of Nursing since 2000. She has seen its prosperity within the last 12 years and accredits its success to the hard work and determination of the faculty who have brought the college to where it is today.
“Back in 2000 the numbers for nursing were very low and we worked very hard to build that enrollment,” Hansell said. Read More