TRENTON — Nurses pursuing advanced degrees will have access to a virtual tutoring program paid for by private funds and provided to nursing schools throughout the state, the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey said today…read more
It is counterintuitive — yet indisputable — that even with a national nursing shortage looming, many new nursing graduates cannot find the jobs they want most…read more
It is counterintuitive yet indisputable that even with a national nursing shortage looming, many new nursing graduates cannot find the jobs they want most ( "New RN grads feel squeeze for jobs," News, Friday)…read the complete letter.
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2010 – Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced the launch of NursingCAS, the first national centralized application service for students applying to all types of registered nursing (RN) programs…read more
It was a bruising, often vitriolic, battle, but health insurance reform is now the law of the land. Some changes enacted the ability of young adults up to 26 years of age to continue coverage under their parents’ policies and the elimination of pre-existing condition denials for children…read more
What if New Jersey didn’t have enough nurses to meet the state’s health care needs? What if emergency rooms were understaffed, health clinics closed and nursing schools severely reduced their programs?
The scenario is possible — even imminent, health care executives from around the state said during a New Jersey Nursing Initiative business summit in December in Monroe, if nothing is done about the state’s looming nurse faculty shortage…read more