Tafford Uniforms, a company that supplies nurses with scrubs, shoes, and medical accessories, is looking to supply students with a little bit of extra cash. The North Wales, PA-based company recently announced the Tafford Uniforms Nursing Scholarship, which will provide two $1,000 awards in June. The scholarship, which is designed to support the education and training of nursing students, will be awarded twice per year on an ongoing basis. To qualify for...  Read More »

Snakes? Yawn. Death? Eh. Public speaking? Eek! Now that is scary! Studies have shown the No. 1 fear among human beings is getting up in front of a crowd of people and talking. People stutter, people sweat, and audiences stare. Unfortunately, public speaking is part of many of our lives. Whether it’s giving a presentation in front of a class, speaking clearly and confidently in front of a board of directors, or just sharing your opinion at a meeting, most...  Read More »

Roll out the red carpet. Cut the ribbon, pop the cork, and put on your best outfit. It’s time for the premiere of the new book in our series, Stressed Out About Drug Interactions. In this informative and entertaining publication, author Sheri Lynn Jacobson, MS, APRN, takes readers on a journey through the complicated world of drug interactions and provides tips and tools to help nurses like you deliver safe patient care every time. Hot off the presses,...  Read More »

Most students who dream of studying abroad imagine spending their days on the coast of Spain, wrapped up in the bustle of London, or down under in Australia. Few envision themselves studying in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine, a country slightly smaller than Texas that lies at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. But a new nursing program hopes to change all of that. The Workforce Development program, spearheaded by Nurses International (NI), an international...  Read More »

Spring is in the air. Along with rain, budding flowers, and budding romances it’s also the time for graduation. It’s a time for excitement, nervousness, and, of course, gift giving. Many of you will be saying sayonara to nursing school next month. So, what are you going to be getting? Or, more importantly, what are getting for that friend who helped you through those late-night study sessions or that buddy who took the extra time to go over your...  Read More »

Many students quake at the sight of a fraction. Oh, no! We like to work with whole numbers the best-and whole numbers with decimal points second best. Anything to avoid working with the enemy, fractions. So, many people decide to convert fractions into decimal points to make it easier for them to work with the numbers. It’s more calculator friendly, too. But, watch out! By converting one or more fractions into decimals, you are adding one or more steps...  Read More »

Both Brigham Young University (BYU) and Utah Valley State College (USVC) are making a few changes to help give enrollment a boost. Starting this fall at BYU, which is located in Provo, UT, students will be able to earn nursing degrees in four years, chopping six months off the current program. Also, instead of requiring 12 prerequisites to get into the program, the school will require only four. At UVSC, which is located in Orem, UT, administrators are hoping...  Read More »

When the Baskin-Robbins ice cream franchise decided to let customers sample flavors before picking which one they wanted, it was a revolutionary idea. But the company realized the value of allowing folks who had a tasty treat on their minds to sample a free taste on a small, pink, plastic spoon before settling in with a whole cone of just one flavor. Nurse recruiter Karen Henderson, RN, is putting a similar idea in place at Wellmont Health System in Tennessee....  Read More »