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LINCOLN PRAISES NEWLY RENOVATED JRMC SCHOOL OF NURSING
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., toured classrooms, a new simulation lab and other areas of the newly-renovated Jefferson Regional Medical Center School of Nursing Monday before offering high praise to administrators, instructors and students.
Lincoln described the facility as “the result of years of hard work and collaboration between JRMC and public officials.”
“It’s a perfect example of what we can do when we work together,” she said.
She added that JRMC’s willingness to provide the “brick and mortar” investment made it easier to secure federal dollars.
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Groups giving cancer support plan to merge
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Cancer patients will be better served by a streamlined source for comprehensive support services, say two organizations that plan to merge.
The directors boards of NARTI and HOPE Inc. announced their merger plans June 5.
“It would be so much more efficient for patients if they had a one-stop shop,” said Cyndi Bilyeu, executive director of HOPE Inc. of Fayetteville, whose name stands for Helping Oncology Patients Excel.
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Nursing Student Receives National Recognition For Clinical Study
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Emily Coombs, a master’s student in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, recently won a $500 scholarship at the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists in St. Louis.
Coombs, a staff nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, won the award for her poster presented at the association’s annual meeting in March about a study of universal screening for the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Coombs created a poster for her independent study project based on her work with Mercy Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit and infection preventionist.
Nationwide, hospitals are looking for strategies to reduce the spread of the organism, which has become resistant to many antibiotics, Coombs explained of the team effort.
“One recommended way to do this is universal screening of all patients followed by special precautions for those found to be infected,” she said. “This is usually started in an area of the hospital where patients are more vulnerable, such as the intensive care unit.”
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Conway Regional Health Foundation announces $17,000 in scholarships
Monday, May 11, 2009
Conway Regional Health Foundation announced recently that 14 scholarships totaling $17,000 have been awarded to area college students to further their education in health care related fields.
Each scholarship is valued at $1,000 with the exception of the Garrison Scholarships, which are worth $2500 each. The scholarships are awarded based on grade point average, leadership ability, activities and financial need. More than 100 students applied for scholarships this year.
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Arkansas community college announces Job Ready program
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope recently announced its new Job Ready program, which will offer short-term training for entry-level construction workers and certified nursing assistants. The free training will have individuals ready for employment by the end of August to meet area job demands.
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Is Your “Nurse” Licensed?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Also at the Capitol today, a bill passed that would regulate just who is giving you or your kids their shots-and they might be unlicensed.
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Collecting for College - UACCB Holds Fundraiser Concert
Saturday, March 14, 2009
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville is hosting a benefit concert this Saturday to help raise funds for their new Nursing and Allied Health Facility.
Hayes Olson, the Development Director, says they have seen record enrollment numbers for this Spring.
“We are busting at the seams with our students. The economy is playing a part in everything. In some ways we benefit from that because of the number of students, but we also have to meet the needs of those students by providing them the education they are here for.”
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State Board Gives Continued Approval to Nursing School’s Degree Program
Friday, March 13, 2009
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing voted in January to grant continued full approval to the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program until 2013.
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Ceremony will mark opening of new nursing building at Henderson
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Arkadelphia, Ark. -
Henderson State University will celebrate the grand opening and dedication of its new nursing building on March 13 at 2:30 p.m. Construction of the 11,773-square-foot building began in April 2008 and was completed in December. The facility includes classrooms, computer lab, seminar room, state-of-the-art nursing skills lab, offices and conference rooms.
“The new nursing building, while similar in size to our old location, offers advantages in space planning and separation of faculty offices from student spaces,” said Dr. Barbara Landrum, director of nursing at Henderson. “We gained an additional 30-student classroom, a computer lab, a faculty workroom, an additional office and a student lounge area.”Read Full Article
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Recruitment of nursing instruction faculty difficult task, experts report
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The nation-wide lack of nurses stems largely from a shortage of nursing instructors, according to recent published reports, and that’s a pattern that seems to be taking shape locally as well.
A recent Reuters article noted 116,000 unfilled registered nursing positions at U.S. hospitals and almost 100,000 vacant positions in nursing homes.
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