By HEATHER KEELS HAGERSTOWN — Despite talk of a national nursing shortage that prompted Hagerstown Community College to roughly double the size of its nursing program two years ago, some new nursing graduates say jobs aren’t as plentiful as they had hoped. “I thought I was going to be able to find one right off the bat, but it didn’t work out that way,” said Tamara Medina, one of 24 students who graduated from HCC’s nursing program Jan. 8 as part of a new, January-admission program that was started with grant funding in 2008. Medina said she applied to hospitals all over the area,...

Liberty De Jesus, a 28-year-old nursing student doing her clinicals at Guam Memorial Hospital, is walking a little bit taller these days. De Jesus, who is in the fifth year into the bachelor of science and nursing program at the University of Guam, said she went into nursing because caring for people makes her feel good. It’s no wonder then, when she heard that UOG’s nursing program would be recommended for a full eight years of accreditation, she wanted to tell all of her colleagues. “I think that is a plus for any student who goes to UOG,” De Jesus said. “It...

By Claire Bates Teenagers with set bedtimes are far less likely to suffer from depression or suicidal thoughts, according to a new study. Researchers looked at data from more than 15,000 adolescents and their parents in the U.S. They found half of young adults had a set bedtime of 10pm, but a quarter were allowed to stay up past midnight and slept an average of 40 minutes less each night. Read More…

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Karen Haidemenos never imagined her job could be so challenging, and so much fun. The registered nurse, who has a masters of science and nursing degree and is working on her PhD, teaches at the New England Institute of Technology. But she is doing a lot more than studying and teaching. Haidemenos, who came to NEIT from URI where she was a nurse teacher, is also designing the first new nursing program in the state in almost 40 years. She envisions students in the program getting “a lot of hands-on training.” There will be the training that goes with accompanying a nurse as they perform their...

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN®) voted on Dec. 10, 2009, to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN® Examination (the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses). The new passing standard is -0.16 logits on the NCLEX-RN logistic scale, 0.05 logits higher than the previous standard of -0.21. The new passing standard will take effect on April 1, 2010, in conjunction with the “2010 NCLEX-RN® Test Plan.” Read More…

It is a record number of nurses entering the workforce from Fresno City College. Fresno City College pinned 192 students who completed their coursework. This is the largest nursing class to graduate from the school. The second largest class had 188 students. Read More…

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By SABRINA CANFIELD NEW ORLEANS (CN) – Despite a nationwide shortage of 126,000 nurses that has hospitals and states recruiting nurses overseas, Louisiana has barred noncitizens from being licensed as practical nurses there – a restriction that a South African nurse, already licensed in Texas, challenges as unconstitutional. Esthee Van Staden sued the Louisiana Board of Practical Nurse Examiners in Federal Court. She says the state law violates the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Van Staden’s license is current in Texas and she says, “She wished to work in Louisiana...