IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Stanbridge College has been recognized as one of America’s Best Technical Colleges ® by the Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. This recognition is based upon Stanbridge College’s very low student loan default rate compiled by the U.S. Department of Education for the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Programs. “We recognize those institutions whose student loan default rate is below the national average for institutions within their classification as being indicative...

EDISON—The Middlesex County College Nursing Program has been accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The program was accredited the first year it was eligible, which is after the first class has graduated. This first class, which started in the fall of 2007, was graduated in May of 2009. Members of the class achieved a passing rate of 97.44 percent on the exam that certifies them as registered nurses. This exam, called NCLEX (National Council Licensure Exam), is one that all RNs must take. It is administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing....

By Janet Boivin, RN The first graduate nurses who take the National Council Licensure Examination for RNs starting on April 1 will encounter a test that is more difficult to pass than the one students took three years ago. “Nursing practice is more difficult today than it was in 2007,” says Casey Marks, chief operating officer of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, based in Chicago. “The bar has been raised, and, quite simply, the exam is harder. It’s projected that fewer students will pass on the first attempt.” Read More…

By CHRIS MOUZAKITIS GALESBURG — Roughly 240 teddy bears and other stuffed animals received check-ups courtesy of Carl Sandburg College nursing students this past week. The toys accompanied the same number of Knox, Warren and Fulton County preschoolers to the eighth annual Teddy Bear Clinic on Wednesday and Thursday. The clinic blends community outreach with classroom education as second-year students in CSC’s professional nursing program take kids through a series of informative stations ranging from fire safety to proper hand-washing techniques. It aims to gets students comfortable with kids...

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 shows...

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…

Happy New Year from Medcare Provider

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…