As summer storms roll in across much of the U.S., we’re reminded that preparation is an absolute necessity and could mean the difference between life and death. Whether it’s a hurricane, a tornado or ...

Womack Army Medical Center held its annual, week-long Nursing Skills Fair in the Health Education and Staff Development Department, Oct. 26 to 30. The fair provided nursing and ancillary health care ...

Recent advancements in nursing have reinforced the importance of integrating robust competence frameworks with comprehensive clinical training. Nurse competence encompasses not only technical skills ...

Premier at Perry Village in New Bloomfield has launched its own nurse aide training program, a move leaders say is aimed at ...

Hospitals with ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) designation are always seeking better ways to educate their nurses to ensure quality outcomes. For many facilities, part of this education process ...

Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, discusses key findings from a survey of nurses' emergency preparedness competence, the current state of emergency training, and what nurse leaders can do about it.

Taking care of her dad after his two hip replacements awakened Jasmine Barnachea’s desire to be a nurse, but she needed a way to jumpstart her health care education. So when Barnachea, a nutritional ...

Two (2) female medical students are working together on a group assignment. They are writing their notes on a laptop and sitting at a desk in a training laboratory. They are both wearing scrubs. The ...

Nursing homes in need of more direct-care workers have received a big boost from federal regulators. A rule that says new aides cannot work longer than four months without becoming certified has been ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago used to rely on paper competency checklists in its nursing professional development. Using paper checklists was challenging and inefficient to ...

Home Visit Navigator,” performed significantly better in post-class knowledge tests, end-of-term examinations and knowledge-point access frequency compared to those who participated in the control ...

Competency tracking is an important part of nursing professional development, used to ensure new hires and experienced staff are meeting skills requirements tied to orientation, annual education and ...