An extra 40 nursing students will soon be taking classes at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in an effort to help reduce the growing shortage in the region. A three-year, $750,000 grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration has helped to launch an accelerated program for 20 of the students, who can use a bachelor’s degree in another field as a jumpstart to a bachelor’s degree in nursing. The program will be chopped...  Read More »

For anyone who’s ever gone to a National Student Nurse Association (NSNA) show, you know how fun they are. You can meet and network with peers, you can find a job, and you get lots and lots of free stuff! How can you beat that? This November 15-18, the 25th annual mid-year show is dropping anchor in Kansas City, Missouri. What is there to do in K.C. in mid-November? We’re giving you a list of the top 10 things. Yes, we realize the show is still...  Read More »

Healthcare organizations are always looking for new and innovative ways to recruit and retain nurses. Some of these organizations seem to have found a solution in providing concierge services to ease every day stresses that cause a distraction to employees during working hours. Best Upon Request, which is based in Cincinnati, provides concierge services to many healthcare organizations in an effort to increase employee retention and satisfaction, enhance employee...  Read More »

“Brenda prided herself on a quick response time to new orders.” And the winner is . . . (drum roll, please) . . . Joy Bailey! Congratulations, Joy! Thanks to everyone that submitted a caption. They were all fantastic! And, we’ll be back next week with a brand new cartoon! Will YOU be our next winner? Stay tuned . . .   Read More »

It’s simple, really. Put some letters together to form a word, toss some words together to form a sentence, piece some sentences together to form a paragraph, and just like that, you’re writing. But writing scares some of us to death. Some of us are “math” people, some of us would rather procrastinate, and some of us just can’t seem to get our points across on paper. Talking is so much easier, isn’t it? Well, we’re...  Read More »

Medications can be prescribed as intravenous injections. These injections are also called intravenous pushes (IVP), or IV boluses, and may be calculated the same way as any other injection. Besides knowing what the medication is, there are three things you must know before you administer any IVP medications: Amount and type of diluents Rate of administration Compatibility with existing fluids or medications It is impossible to remember this information...  Read More »

Masoud Ghaffari, PhD, RN, MT, an assistant professor in the college of nursing at East Tennessee State University, had an idea to combine education and exercise. In an effort to reduce stress and improve physical and emotional health, Ghaffari decided to offer students in his pathophysiology course extra credit in exchange for short essays. So, what was the catch? The students had to write about the effects of physical activity after participating in three,...  Read More »

Got a free day? That’s all you’ll need to earn your nursing degree from Ocean County College in Toms River, NJ, thanks to the school’s One Day Per Week Nursing Program. The four-semester program delivers classroom, lab, and clinical experiences in one day a week, and supplements learning with online lessons and taped class sessions that can be accessed on a student’s own schedule. To enroll, students need all the technological capabilities-home...  Read More »

During the last six months or so, many of you have gotten to know Stressed Out Nurses. Maybe you’re a regular visitor to the Web site, maybe you get the weekly Ezine, or maybe you’ve stopped by the booth at one of the National Student Nurse Association (NSNA) shows. Maybe all three apply to you. Either way, we want you to know we’re always growing, always changing, and always thinking of new ways to relieve your stress. Here are some of the...  Read More »

Masoud Ghaffari, PhD, RN, MT, an assistant professor in the college of nursing at East Tennessee State University, had an idea to combine education and exercise. In an effort to reduce stress and improve physical and emotional health, Ghaffari decided to offer students in his pathophysiology course extra credit in exchange for short essays. So, what was the catch? The students had to write about the effects of physical activity after participating in three,...  Read More »