A practice-ready nurse is one who can make consistent, effective clinical judgements, and know when to ask for assistance, says this nursing leader. As CNOs focus on recruiting and retaining new ...

With five years of experience as a writer and editor in the higher education and career development space, Ilana has a passion for creating accessible, relevant content that demystifies the higher-ed ...

Skilled nursing facilities in states where there aren’t any training delays should be actively working to transition all of their temporary nurse aides to certified status “as soon as possible,” say ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

After completing an intensive five-week training program in November, Nadege Massillon found a good job at a nursing home in Norwood. The position she accepted promised steady hours, decent benefits, ...

Certified nursing assistants trained in best care practices may improve early detection of pain and pain management for nursing home residents, according to a study by researchers at the University of ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Hundreds of aspiring nurse aides can start taking their certification exams in Spanish and Chinese next year, the start of a multilingual policy that advocates and lawmakers say will ...