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U.S. Nursing Schools Transform Master’s Education by Adopting New Standards

April 12, 2011 – In a bold move to transform nursing education at the graduate level, nursing schools affiliated with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) voted at the Spring Annual Meeting to endorse The Essentials of Master’s … Continue reading

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Foundation of the NSNA Awards Over $168,000 in Scholarships

April 27, 2011 – The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association (FNSNA) has awarded 109 scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year. Scholarship recipients and sponsors were recognized during the National Student Nurses’ Association 59th Annual Convention in Salt Lake … Continue reading

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1-MINUTE CLINICALS – Lupus: Deciphering the Clues

May 3, 2011 – As the prototypical autoimmune disease, lupus occurs when the immune system malfunctions. In people with lupus, the immune system loses its ability to distinguish between these foreign substances, called antigens, and the body’s own cells and … Continue reading

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Johns Hopkins Nursing Student Donates Handmade Quilts

May 25, 2011 – Let’s face it, there is nothing quite like curling up with a comfy blanket and reading a book or watching your favorite television show. However, many of Baltimore’s youth aren’t afforded this simple luxury. Johns Hopkins School … Continue reading

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Online College Rankings for RN to BSN Programs

March 10, 2011 – GetEducated.com, a distance learning research group that publishes online college rankings for consumers, has released a new 2011 ranking list of the top affordable RN to BSN online nursing degrees.

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Dean of UCLA School of Nursing Appointed to National Advisory Council for Nursing Research

April 7, 2011 – Courtney H. Lyder, dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, has been appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to the prestigious National Advisory Council for Nursing Research.

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