• An Online Master’s Degree for Working Nurses

    For many nurses who work long hours and start out at the low end of the totem pole, it’s a dream to work for some of the magnet status hospitals alongside top doctors and physicians. Nursing students often don’t realize that there are easier ways than slugging it out for years in a hospital. You can gain more experience and training with a master’s degree. While nurses are expected to be registered as a minimum requirement, those who excel beyond these simple requirements will advance farther than others and gain better positions at the top medical facilities. But how do RNs have the time to go back to school to…

  • Proprietary Institutions a Viable Alternative for Nursing Students

    By Alvina Lopez According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “employment of registered nurses is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2008 to 2018,” a figure that is largely at odds with the current number and capacity of nursing programs at traditional universities. A recent survey of 2010-2011 enrollment figures administered by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing found that “U.S. nursing schools turned away 67,563 qualified applicants from baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2010 due to an insufficient number of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints.” Interest in nursing today continues to grow among students, but traditional colleges are unable to accommodate…

  • AZ Board to Consider Amanda Trujillo Case

    The nursing world will be watching closely and holding its collective breath. By next week we should know the outcome as the AZ BON considers the case of Amanda Trujillo, RN,  the nurse who was fired for advocating for her patient. Of course Amanda’s career is at stake, but so is the nursing profession as well as patient’s rights and physician responsibilities. And that’s just for starters. This situation has erupted into a huge firestorm on the Internet with nurse bloggers and writers and nursing organizations weighing in from many different directions. The AZ BON has a huge responsibility to uphold as it takes this case under consideration. Let’s all…