Nursing News - Healthcare Training & Education

USC Columbia hosting “Improve Cross Functional Collaboration & Teamwork” workshop

April 25, 2018
Nursing
Lori Ponoroff

The University of South Carolina in Columbia will host an “Improve Cross Functional Collaboration & Teamwork” workshop June 7-8, 2018 at its Clinical Simulation Lab, that will feature a round of the serious game Friday Night at the ER. The... Read more

Antillean Adventist University in Puerto Rico opens new sim center

April 13, 2018
Nursing
Lori Ponoroff

Antillean Adventist University (AAU) in in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico opened its new Health Sciences Simulation Center for future healthcare professionals. The 5,421-square-foot simulation center, certified by the Gaumard Scientific Company, has a maternity... Read more

USC Aiken Nursing program gets Johnson & Johnson Awards grant to improve relationship with medical centers

March 14, 2018
Nursing
Lori Ponoroff

Johnson & Johnson awarded the University of South Carolina Aiken a $25,000 grant to enhance the instruction in the School of Nursing’s (SON) simulation labs and help strengthen the university’s relationship with Aiken Regional Medical... Read more

Chamberlain University & Ochsner Open Nursing program in New Orleans

March 6, 2018
Nursing
Lori Ponoroff

Chamberlain University and Ochsner Health System entered an educational alliance agreement that includes the opening of a new Chamberlain University campus on the West Campus of Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. Chamberlain is now accepting... Read more

University of San Diego Nursing Simulation Center Earns International Accreditation

February 13, 2018
Nursing
Lori Ponoroff

The Dickinson Nursing Simulation Center at the University of San Diego (USD) received national and international accreditation, one of only 106 centers in the world to do so. The Dickinson Center at USD’s Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science,... Read more

UI Nursing College to launch learning initiatives in Africa, Haiti

January 24, 2018
Nursing
Katerina Maurtua

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The University of Iowa’s (UI) College of Nursing will launch health and education learning initiatives in Haiti and Swaziland thanks to a recent donation of $191,500 from two UI graduates, Susan and Andy Code. The initiatives will differ the two... Read more

Nursing education in Kansas helping to avoid nursing shortage

January 12, 2018
Nursing
Christina Bracero

As Medical Training Magazine has reported several times before, the nursing field is experiencing a shortage as the baby boomer generation enters retirement and fewer young graduates move into this field. However,while the rest of the country is... Read more

Ohio University Southern nursing school gets pediatric simulator

January 8, 2018
Nursing
Katerina Maurtua

The Center for Nursing Education at Ohio University Southern in Ironton, Ohio received a Laerdal pediatric simulator that will help the school train nurses in more simulated scenarios of sick children who need emergent care – such as this one: a child,... Read more

UT-Austin School of Nursing Introduces Robo-Nurse

December 13, 2017
Nursing
Katerina Maurtua

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has added a “robo-nurse” to their staff. The robot will provide students with experience in telemedicine, over-the-phone or online interactions with healthcare providers. The Robo-Advanced... Read more

UK Healthcare addresses nursing shortage

December 4, 2017
Nursing
Christina Bracero

Kentucky is experiencing a shortage of registered nurses in their hospitals and clinics. This shortage is due to the aging “baby boomer” population placing a strain on healthcare resources, the expansion of the Affordable Care Act leading to... Read more