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Tag: Nursing
Native Americans
Montana State University Receives $2.2M Grant to Recruit and Retain Alaska Native and American Indian Nurses
The United States Health Resources and Services Administration gifted a $2.2 million grant to Montana State University (MSU) to recruit and retain more Alaska Native and American Indian nurses. Using the four-year Nursing Workforce Diversity grant, 15 American Indian and Alaska Native nursing students enrolled in MSU College of Nursing’s Caring for Our Own Program […]
August 5, 2021
News Roundup
Saint Louis U School of Nursing Receives $2.1M Grant To Increase Workforce Diversity
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a nursing workforce diversity grant, worth $2.1 million in federal funds, to Saint Louis University’s Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing. This is the third time the school has received the HRSA grant, which supports recruitment, enrollment, retention and graduation of students from underrepresented and disadvantaged […]
July 16, 2021
News Roundup
Penn State’s College of Nursing Receives Historic $27M Gift
Penn State’s College of Nursing has received a pledged gift of $27.125 million from Ross and Carol Nese, longtime supporters of the college. It is the largest gift ever given to the College of Nursing and the second-largest single commitment to an academic unit in Penn State’s history. In honor of the Neses’ “landmark commitment,” […]
July 16, 2021
Health
Business Execs Create Nurse Aid Scholars Program at Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Carolinas College of Health Sciences is partnering with Charlotte business execs Todd and Janelle Collins of Red Hill Ventures to create a nurse aide education program meant to remove barriers, especially for students of color, Q City Metro reported. The Collins duo created the Todd and Janelle Collins Nurse Aide Scholars Program. “The nurse’s aide […]
July 2, 2021
African-American
Pace University Receives Nearly $2 Million Grant to Encourage Minorities to Pursue Careers in Nursing
Pace University’s College of Health Professions has received nearly $2 million to increase opportunities and retention for minorities in nursing, according to Pace officials. The Nursing Workforce Diversity four-year grant – funded through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – is meant to increase educational opportunities and retention for first-gen college students from underrepresented ethnic and […]
July 2, 2021
African-American
Dr. Debra J. Barksdale Will Be Next Dean of UNC Greensboro School of Nursing
Dr. Debra J. Barksdale will be the next dean of University of North Carolina Greensboro’s School of Nursing and Professor in Family and Community Nursing. Barksdale is currently a professor of nursing and the associate dean of academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she led the revision of a nursing leadership and organizational science […]
April 1, 2021
Health
Dr. Pamela Jeffries Named Dean of Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Dr. Pamela R. Jeffries will become dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective July 1. Jeffries is a professor and dean of the George Washington University School of Nursing. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the NLN’s Academy of Nursing Education and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare. In the […]
March 25, 2021
Community Colleges
Louisiana Health Provider Teams With Community College to Address Nurse Shortage
Louisiana health care provider Ochsner Health has committed $20 million to the nursing program at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. The announcement comes as the Louisiana State Board of Nursing forecasts a significant shortage of nurses across the state over the next several years. “With the country facing a critical shortage of trained healthcare […]
March 1, 2021
News Roundup
Marquette University Receives $31 Million from Alumni, Money to Go Towards Nursing School
Marquette University has received a $31 million donation from alumni couple Darren and Terry Jackson, Forbes reported. The gift will be used to help the school’s College of Nursing reach its goal of preparing 5,000 nurses over the next decade – the school wants 1,000 of the 5,000 to be ethnically and socially diverse. Beginning […]
February 5, 2021
Latest News
2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Elizabeth Aquino
Nurse, professor, scientist and activist all aptly describe Dr. Elizabeth Aquino. As an associate professor in the School of Nursing at DePaul University and president of the American Nurses Association-Illinois, Aquino has also risen to national prominence in her field. In 2019, she was named one of “Five Hispanic Nurse Trailblazers Everyone Should Know” by […]
January 19, 2021
News Roundup
Loyola University New Orleans and Ochsner Health to Start Undergraduate Nursing Program
Loyola University New Orleans and Ochsner Health are looking to start a four-year pre-licensure undergraduate nursing program starting fall 2021, according to university officials. The program will lead to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Graduates can take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurses (RNs). The program is currently pending approval […]
October 23, 2020
African-American
Bethune-Cookman’s Spring Nursing Graduates Currently Hold 100% NCLEX Pass Rate
Bethune-Cookman University’s (B-CU) L. Gale Lemerand School of Nursing currently holds a 100% pass rate among their spring graduates who have taken the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. However, three of B-CU’s 18 spring graduates still need to take the test. Over the past few years, B-CU, a historically […]
August 7, 2020
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