Nursing Education

Most Medical, Nursing Students Don’t Plan to Treat Patients, Survey Finds

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— Notably, a quarter of medical students in the U.S. are thinking about quitting their studies by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage A majority of medical and nursing students said they view their studies as a “stepping-stone” to a broader non-patient-facing healthcare career, according to a global survey from Elsevier Health. Of a total of […]

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Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage

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Story by MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Bill Conway didn’t start out wanting to make a big impact on the nursing profession. In 2011, the financier announced he would give away $1 billion to create jobs for the poor and asked the public to send him ideas. In came around 2,500 suggestions.

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Why Every School Needs a Full-Time Registered Nurse

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Why Every School Needs a Full-Time Registered Nurse Lorie Brown, JD, RN – EmpoweredNurses.org   February 12, 2025 In today’s rapidly evolving educational environment, student health and safety have never been more critical. Yet, many schools across the country lack a full-time registered nurse (RN) on staff, leaving students vulnerable in moments of crisis. While schools

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Do PAs Exist to Optimize Salary or to Provide Quality Care?

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 Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA | Clinical Advisor A January 2025 piece in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Associates  (JAAPA) reveals some compelling questions about why physician associates (PAs) exist. The informative piece looks at the impact of the Doctoral of Medical Science credential on PA practice. The survey article claims to

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Colleges Need To Take Charge Of Arranging Relevant Work Experience

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By Ryan Craig Senior Contributor to Forbes At a time when relevant work experience has never been more important for career launch, it was depressing to read a Bloomberg Businessweek article on nurse practitioners that came out just in time for the holidays. Here’s the first paragraph: Across the U.S., nurse practitioner students face the

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Closing the Nurse Staffing Gap: Why Non-Skilled Support Isn’t the Solution

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The nursing shortage is one of the most pressing challenges facing healthcare today. A recent article proposes a solution that sounds logical at first: shift tasks away from nurses and onto non-skilled workers or technology-enabled support systems. Obviously, this was not a solution promoted by nurses. This approach risks oversimplifying a complex issue and may

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Focus on Nutrient Density Instead of Limiting Certain Foods

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Brandy Winfree Root, RDN |Internal Medicine – MDedge The word “malnutrition” probably brings to mind images of very thin patients with catabolic illness. But it really just means “poor nutrition,” which can — and often does — apply to patients with overweight or obesity. That’s because malnutrition doesn’t occur simply because of a lack of

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