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Northern Pennsylvania Regional College’s Workforce Development department is launching a no-cost opportunity for Crawford County residents to receive training to become an emergency medical technician (EMT). The opportunity is available to non-Crawford County residents as well for a fee of $350. The course will begin on the evening of Sept. 26 and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday evening from …

Walking through LeTourneau University’s new School of Nursing building feels akin to touring a real-world health care facility. Patient beds line the inside of the skills lab, and individual rooms house mannequins in patient beds. Some students choose to study in the lab, while others utilize collaborative classrooms that come with televisions to view study materials, videos and more. Known …

LAKE PLACID — Mercy Care for the Adirondacks, a mission sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, will offer the Foundations Course for Faith Community Nursing on Oct. 12 and Nov. 19 in-person, and Oct. 19, 26, and Nov. 2 via Zoom. Attendance at all five sessions is required. In-person sessions will be held in Plattsburgh. Mercy Care for the Adirondacks …

By MICHAEL LAVENDER Director of Communications, MTCC The Practical Nursing Program at McDowell Technical Community College held the college’s annual “pinning” ceremony earlier this month, saluting the class of 2023 as they prepare to enter the local and regional healthcare workforce. Sixteen graduates completed the rigorous practical nursing education program over the last 12 months, as well as additional general …

Pennsylvania College of Technology is admitting students to its new post-master’s certificate in nursing education for the Summer 2024 term. “This program is an effort by Penn College to help increase the available nurse educators and do our part in working toward reducing the nursing shortage,” explained Kelly T. Bidlespacher, director of nursing: bachelor’s and graduate …

Front-line nurses are the clinicians most likely to encounter patients suffering from high anxiety. Full-immersion virtual reality simulation decreased nursing students’ anxiety levels when communicating with anxious patients, says new research published in the September issue of Clinical Simulation in Nursing. With anxiety as the most prevalent mental health disorder in the United States, nurses do not feel adequately prepared …

Exergen TemporalScanner is the Preferred Thermometer of Nurses and Pediatricians and is Helping Nursing Students Prepare for Cold and Flu Season WATERTOWN, Mass., Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Exergen Corporation, maker of the world’s most accurate thermometer, is raising awareness of the Exergen School of Nursing Thermometer Gifting Program that gives nursing students across the U.S. free Exergen home TemporalScanners – and  …

The Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) began back in 1968 as an organization of neurology department chairs to inform and curate neurological education, clinical practice and research, and to be a combined voice for neurology leaders to influence policy. That year, the organization had its first formal meeting, where Maynard Cohen was selected as president. Since its formalization, …

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) – The Forrest County Board of Supervisors awarded $2.6 million to Pearl River Community College on Monday. The funds will be dispersed over a 15-year period. PRCC President Adam Breerwood said the funds will be used to expand and renovate the Allied Health and nursing programs at the college’s Hattiesburg campus. This includes a second building for …

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – According to the State Board of Nursing, Arizona ranks in the top five states with the most severe healthcare staffing shortage. Northern Arizona University recently opened a brand new nursing simulation lab aimed at training and keeping nurses in rural communities. Jennifer Rossetti is the simulation program leader for NAU. This semester, she will teach …