Education and Careers

The Nurse Educator Shortage: The Root Cause of the Workforce Crisis
By Tiffany Goralczyk MSN RN CNL – While the nursing shortage has long challenged the U.S. healthcare system, the COVID-19 pandemic intensified its visibility as demand and costs surged. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts approximately 190,000 gross new job openings annually for registered nurses between 2024 and 2034.

2025 Academic Nursing Leadership Conference
Starts November 1st in Washington DC – The Academic Nursing Leadership Conference is AACN’s premier networking event for deans/directors and associate/assistant deans from member nursing schools. This powerful members-only gathering brings together visionary leaders, changemakers, and educators from across the country to collaborate, connect, and recharge.

The Karlene Kerfoot Nursing Leadership in Technology Education Grant
The grant honors the late Karlene Kerfoot, PhD, RN, FAAN, symplr’s Chief Nursing Officer, whose passion for nursing and technology continues to shape healthcare. In partnership with AONL and The DAISY Foundation, the education grant recognizes a nursing leader for pioneering contributions advancing technology in nursing with a focus on innovation and leadership to improve patient care.

ANPD Finds Solution for EBP
Association for Nursing Professional Development readies tomorrow’s nursing professional development leaders with Wolters Kluwer evidence-based practice workflow solution.

New Home for Practical Nursing Program
Bassett Healthcare Network’s A.O. Fox Hospital and Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ONC BOCES) have announced a new partnership that is bringing BOCES’s practical nursing certification program to the hospital.

Maine Invests in Virtual School Nurse Services
The Maine Department of Education, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and Avel eCare have partnered to deliver telehealth nursing services to school districts throughout the state, enabling access to nursing services in communities that are struggling with staffing and workload pressures…

Takeaways from the 2019 MEDITECH Nurse Forum
By Danielle Siarri MSN RN – The nursing outlook on technology and business is on the fast track. Most nurse informaticists would state that their role did not exist 5-10 years ago, proof that the career path of nurses is widening as technology gallops forward.

From Bedside to Boardroom: Reflections from HIMSS19 Nursing Informatics Symposium
By Beth Friedman – As an eighteen-year HIMSS convention veteran, I rarely come across a new meeting, reception or symposium. However, HIMSS19 was an exception.

Nurses NOW Roundup January 2019
Looking to keep your finger on the pulse of the nursing industry? Check out this month’s top nursing news stories from around the globe.

