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ISU College of Technology’s three nursing programs are innovative, effective
Friday, June 26, 2009
It may come as a surprise to some that three of Idaho State University’s five current nursing programs are taught by and administered through the ISU College of Technology.
The College of Technology offers the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA),
Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree Registered Nurse (ADRN) programs for aspiring nurses. The other two, bachelor and master’s nursing programs, are offered through the Kasiska College of Health Professions.
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ISU nursing students using ambulances for unique training
Friday, June 19, 2009
POCATELLO - Nursing students at Idaho State University are not only learning how to help critically ill patients, but how to do it in every type of environment.
As if it wasn’t hard enough to keep “Mr. Brown” alive when he is having a heart attack, but students in the Associate Degree Registered Nurse program at ISU are doing it in a moving ambulance.
And they’re the only ones in the country doing this type of training. Michelle Raley, Team Leader for the exercise said, “If it comes down to it and (I have to do a transport), I’ll have a little better experience with it and I’ll know better what they’re going to need on the other end of the phone.”
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Health Connection: Maternity care nurses get advanced training
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Recognizing that cardiac emergencies can happen anytime, even during labor, Shore Memorial Hospital is taking a leading role in educating obstetrical nurses throughout South Jersey in emergency preparedness for obstetrical specific cardiac emergencies.
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Although it is rare for a woman to have a serious emergency such as cardiac arrest during childbirth, the hospital’s obstetrical nurses understand that it can happen, and are fully capable of handling this life-threatening event.
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EIRMC Celebrates Educated Nurses
Friday, May 08, 2009
By Hailey Higgins, Local News 8 Reporter
IDAHO FALLS - Nurses live their lives caring for the sick and Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center took care of their nurses.
The hospital hosted a party celebrating nurse’s week, Thursday. Special recognition was given to nurses who advanced their degrees or certifications.
Of EIRMC’s 500 registered nurses, 87 percent received extra education.
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Shortage Of Nursing Brings More Students To ISU
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
POCATELLO - With the economy taking a toll on many jobs, there are some so called “recession-proof” careers such as nursing.
Local universities are seeing an influx of people going back to school for their nursing degree.
It’s a job with security and good pay. But with the shortage of nurses comes another problem.
More students than ever are entering Idaho State University’s School of Nursing. Currently, there are more than 350 undergraduate and graduate students.
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Margaret Henbest: To meet demand for nurses, we need more educators
Friday, March 13, 2009
Quality health care for this generation depends on Idaho’s ability to meet current and future demand for nurses. While recent headlines suggested that Idaho would be facing a nurse surplus, a more critical view indicates otherwise. Idaho will be challenged with a shortage of nurses unless the state maintains its commitment to nurse education.
The current economic slowdown has temporarily eased chronic vacancies as nurses returned to the work force and consumers delay health care services. But, when the economy improves, vacancies will rise as demand for health care increases and nurses resume plans to retire or return to pre-recession schedules. It takes on the average four years to educate a nurse; students who start today will not enter the work force until 2013 when both the economy and demand for services will be different.
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The Current and Future State of Nursing Needs in East Idaho and Beyond
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
While trying times have limited opportunity in most job markets, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, especially in the health care industry.
Many young people are in school studying to fill a void in that industry, which is nursing. Even with that void, it’s hard for many graduates to get nursing jobs now, but they shouldn’t get discouraged. Read Full Article
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Analysis: Idaho faces shortages of nurses with post-graduate training
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Idaho’s current investments in nurse education facilities and programs throughout the state will help fill vacant nursing positions and meet a projected demand for an additional 7,400 nurses over the next eight years, but according to a report released by the state’s Nursing Workforce Advisory Council, more needs to be done to meet a rising demand for nurse educators, practitioners, midwives and anesthetists.
The Idaho Department of Labor said in a release that, according to the report, a shortage of nurses with advanced training will persist statewide and some regions of the state will continue to experience chronic vacancies across the range of nurse licensing.Read Full Article
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Idaho’s nurse shortage could soon become a surplus
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
If you are among thousands of Idahoans hoping to ride out the economic storm by becoming a registered nurse, you might want to get moving.
One of Idaho’s hottest jobs will cool by 2012, according to a new report.
A 22-member nursing council appointed by Gov. Butch Otter said the supply of RNs statewide would meet the demand at hospitals and other places in three years if nursing programs continued to expand as expected.
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Shortage Of Nursing Bring More Students To ISU
Monday, March 02, 2009
POCATELLO - With the economy taking a toll on many jobs, there are some so called “recession-proof” careers such as nursing.
Local Universities are seeing an influx of people coming back to school for their nursing degree.
It’s a job with security and good pay.
But, with the shortage of nurses, comes another problem.
More students than ever are entering Idaho State University’s School of Nursing.
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