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An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State University.http://www.dtcc.edu/connecteddegree/pdfs/nursing_dsu.pdf. YOUR PATH TO A BACHELOR’S DEGREE Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor’s degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree transfer as a junior. Delaware Tech’s Associate Degree Nursing Program is approved by the Delaware Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The graduate is prepared to function as an integral member of the health care team within the roles of provider of care, manager of care and member within the discipline of nursing in a variety of health care settings and is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. Delaware State University’s RN to BSN Program is designed for licensed registered nurses who wish to increase their prospects for leadership roles and career advancement as well as develop an educational base for future specialization and/or graduate study in nursing. By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you’ll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech’s affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor’s degree more manageable. MAKING THE CONNECTION Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum (on the reverse side of this page) for the sequence of courses needed to ... 
The Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing Program (DEMSN) is available for applicants who have a baccalaureate in a field other than nursing and who have completed the prerequisite requirements.http://www.sonoma.edu/nursing/applicforms/demsnapplication.pdf. The DEMSN is an intensive online program of study coupled with clinical education over five continuous semesters. Students graduate with a Master of Science in Nursing degree and are eligible for RN Licensure and California Public Health Nurse Certification. Applications will be accepted from current and potential residents in the Sonoma State University service area (Sonoma, Solano, Mendocino, Napa and Marin counties) until April 30, 2007. By May 19, applicants will be notified if they have advanced to the interview stage. Interviews will be scheduled the week of June 4, 2007. Final decisions will be sent July 9, 2007. All notifications will be communicated electronically via e-mail. Statistics- 3-4 units You may apply with pre-requisite courses pending, but they must be completed before the start of the program. APPLICATION with $25.00 fee is due by April 30, 2007 1. This application form with a Non-refundable application fee of $25.00 made payable to SSU 2. One official transcript from your Bachelor’s program and any schools attended after your Bachelor’s 5. form revised 10/06 SSU Nursing Dept 707/ Sonoma State University, Department of Nursing Nursing Department Application – DEMSN Spring 2008 The above applicant is applying to the Master of Science in Nursing program at Sonoma State University. We would appreciate your assessment of this applicant's suitability for entering this Master’s level nursing program which is ... *PART A of the Admissions process: All students requesting to begin the junior level nursing courses MUST first be accepted to Salisbury University.http://www.salisbury.edu/Nursing/docs/REQEnrollFormRevMar06forFall07.pdf. Acceptance to the University does NOT guarantee acceptance to begin the junior level (upper division) nursing courses. Current/native SU student (other than those maintaining Early Admit status) requesting to begin the junior-level nursing curriculum. Transfer student* requesting admission to begin the junior nursing curriculum *Separate application (and acceptance) to University is required* Registered/practical nurse seeking admission (Attach a xerox copy of your license) Admission to the SU nursing program is competitive. Students who were admitted as freshmen nursing majors to Salisbury University are guaranteed enrollment in the nursing courses provided they have maintained the required minimum grade point average (GPA). All other applicants will be considered based on their overall academic record at SU and/or transfer institution(s) with emphasis on grades in required support courses. All students reviewed will receive written confirmation of their status by April 1st (accepted, denied, or placed on waiting or deferred list). Academic record of completed credits at post-high school institutions other than Salisbury University. VERBAL _______________ It is imperative that students complete most of the general education requirements and all the prerequisite support courses prior to the start of the fall junior level nursing coursework. Previously Pending/Yet to Complete Plan to Complete (Enter Semester/Yr that Required Support Courses Completed in Summer (Enter ... Because the nation and the Commonwealth of Virginia are experiencing nursing shortages, there are many employment opportunities for nurses in the community.http://www.jt.cc.va.us/downloads/academics/nursinginformationpacket.pdf. Due to the popularity of our program, enrollment in our Nursing Program is limited and admission is competitive. Once accepted into the program, the AAS in nursing requires four semesters of intensive study. The nursing curriculum is demanding and requires outside time commitments to complete coursework requirements. We understand that many students must continue to work as they seek to advance themselves academically, but please realize that it is very difficult to work full-time while enrolled in the nursing curriculum. Nursing literature identifies the following factors that negatively impact a student’s success: a) work 20 or more hours per week, b) family responsibilities, and c) retaking prerequisite courses multiple times. The enclosed packet provides step-by-step procedures for applying to the program, as well as information sheets on the available Nursing Program options. John Tyler Community College's Nursing Program prepares individuals to enter the registered nursing profession. John Tyler nursing students learn to deliver quality patient care and to make critical and ethical decisions under pressure. Students may enroll in one of two tracks, both of which award an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Nursing - the traditional day program or the LPN/paramedic to RN transition program. The traditional day program offers an intensive classroom and clinical format to teach beginning students the elements of nursing. After these steps are complete, ... Article Indexes and Databases Use article indexes and databases to identify journal articles or magazine articles concerning a specific topic.http://www.unco.edu/LIBRARY/guides/health/Nursing.pdf. The following are available through the UNC Libraries Online Databases and Article Indexes. Use the alphabetical listing of databases to locate the appropriate one. Academic Search Premier – A general database that covers scientific journals as well as health topics in the general news. ERIC – Covers both journal and non-journal literature in the area of education. Use the alphabetical listing of databases to locate the appropriate one. Dissertation Abstracts – Citations for dissertations from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities beginning in 1861. Current Research @ - A digital library of dissertations and theses completed at UNC beginning in 1997. Free downloads are available in a pdf format. HaPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) – Information about measurement instruments in the health and psychosocial sciences. Mental Measurements Yearbook - contains descriptive information and reviews of commercially available standardized educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement, and intelligence tests. Through Prospector you have access to almost 10 million books, journals, sound recordings, films, videotapes and other materials held in these libraries. To see if the UNC Libraries own the periodical title you are looking for (and the specific volume), or if it is available in electronic format, go to http://source.unco.edu and click on PERIODICAL TITLE. Below is a list of journals in the areas of Nursing and Medicine that are available in print ... BOARD OF NURSING TO BE COMPLETED BY A NURSE WORKING IN SOUTH CAROLINA ON A LICENSE FROM ANOTHER COMPACT STATE This information will be used to send you Board information, i.http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Nursing/forms/MultistateNotification.pdf.e. newsletters and include you in the workforce studies done to determine the nursing needs in the state. Diploma School of Nursing Doctorate Degree - Nursing Other Associate Degree in Nursing Baccalaureate Degree other than Nursing Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Masters Degree other than Nursing Masters Degree in Nursing Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program Employed in nursing as defined in §40-33-20 02 Nursing Home (Exclude Codes 18 & 19 below) 08 Health Department PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH 30 Faith Comm (Parish) Nurse 19 Nursing Care Facility 06 Occupational Health Nursing 13 Mental Health Center 05 School Nurse 20 Alcohol/Drug Detoxification Ctr or Halfway House 03 School of Nursing 17 Hospital Unit of Mental Retardation Center 09 Self-Employed other than private duty (independent nurse) 01 Nursing Administrator/ 05 Head Nurse or Assistant 08 Clinical Nurse Specialist (Master’s Level Medical Acts) The purpose of this bulletin is to notify nursing facilities that the October 1, 2002 date for the conversion to the national claim formats (UB-92 and ASC X12N 837), as described in Nursing Facilities Bulletin 02-02 dated July 1, 2002, is being extended to January 1, 2003.http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Nursing_Facilities_02-04_43109_7.pdf. Nursing facilities are to continue using the Long Term Care Invoice and Adjustment (MSA-1073) or the MDCH proprietary electronic claim format for claims submitted through December 31, 2002. The 90-day delay in implementing the claim submission changes is being granted to allow nursing facilities and their affiliated software vendors additional time for provider claim testing. Nursing facility test claims may now be submitted through November 30, 2002. Nursing facilities should change the 10/01/02 date to 01/01/03 on the revised Chapter IV and Billing Codes Appendix pages that were sent with Nursing Facilities Bulletin 02-02. The following policy changes published in Nursing Facilities Bulletin 02-02 will be implemented October 1, 2002. For dates of service on and after October 1, 2002, Medicaid will no longer make separate payment to a nursing facility for dialysis transportation for Medicaid beneficiaries. As published in Nursing Facilities Bulletin 02-02, effective October 1, 2002, reimbursement for dialysis transportation is included in the facility’s routine nursing care per diem rate. Only nursing facilities that incurred and reported dialysis patient transportation costs in their cost report will be paid a reimbursement rate add-on transportation cost in the facility per diem reimbursement rate. The Elimination of Other Service Procedure Codes ... This program provides persons with the knowledge and clin-ical expertise necessary to give direct nursing care to patients in a variety of settings.. The program of study includes general education and nursing theory, and provides opportunities to care for patients of all ages. This program is approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006, (212) 363-5555). Graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for Registered Nurse (RN) licensure. There are specific practices and/or acts delineated in the Nurse Practice Act which might prevent a candidate from being granted a license to practice as a Registered Nurse. For more information, contact the Nursing Division. 5. Students with a Bachelor’s degree or higher will be placed in Plan I. Students meeting the above criteria are not guaranteed admission to the Nursing program. Since enrollment in the Nursing program is limited, those students meet-ing pre-nursing requirements will be evaluated by the faculty of the Nursing Division and the most qualified students will be selected. 4. Length of advisement by the Nursing Division. Students must have been accepted to the college and/or declared nursing as their major by the end of fall semester to be eligible for class consideration. Students selected will begin nursing courses the following fall semester. Former nursing students desiring to re-enter the nursing sequence and transfer students will be considered on a space available basis and MUST ... The Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) spends over $1.http://www.umassmed.edu/uploadedfiles/DepressionExecSumFINAL5_6.pdf.4 billion dollars a year for nursing facility care for its senior members, and is committed to working with the nursing facility industry to ensure the delivery of appropriate care to its MassHealth members. Depression in the elderly is common and is thought to be under-treated in seniors and for those elders residing in nursing facilities1 2 3. In 1999, DMA commissioned a study conducted by UMass Commonwealth Medicine to learn what types of antidepressant medications, dosage and duration of medications were being prescribed to nursing facility residents. The findings from that study demonstrated that almost all Massachusetts nursing facility residents were, in fact, prescribed the newer SSRI antidepressant medications to MassHealth residents, in the appropriate dosage. While the study found Massachusetts nursing facility medical staff to be in the forefront for prescribing practices, it was beyond the study’s scope to determine whether residents who were being treated for depression had an appropriate diagnosis of depression, whether other treatment options were being offered, and whether medications were being appropriately monitored. In August 2001, DMA commissioned the UMass Center for Health Policy and Research (CHPR) to conduct a second study, Depression in Nursing Facility Seniors, in order to: Assess the (rates of) screening and (appropriate) diagnosis of depression among elderly members residing in a sample of nursing facilities. Assess rates of treatment of depression in elderly MassHealth nursing facility residents. Identify potential best practice ... Each year the MetLife Mature Market Institute con-ducts a market survey of nursing home and home care costs in the United States.http://www.metlife.com/WPSAssets/18756958281159455975V1F2006NHHCMarketSurvey.pdf. Daily nursing home rates range considerably by region. The Shreveport, LA area had the lowest rates for a private room in a nursing home averaging $111 per day and Alaska the highest averaging $578 daily. • The national average daily rate for a private room in a nursing home is $206, or $75,190 annually. • The national average daily rate for a semi-private room in a nursing home is $183, or $66,795 annually. Home care and nursing home care each represent opposite ends of the care continuum. Home care covers a wide range of health and social services provided in the home of the care recipient, and a nursing home is a residence providing room, meals, skilled nursing care, and medical services to residents. It is typi-cally delivered by nurses, therapists or specially trained home health aides, sometimes called certi-fied nursing assistants, who work under the direc-tion of a physician and/or registered nurses. Nursing homes provide care to residents with chronic conditions requiring permanent care or to those needing a recovery period after hospitaliza-tion. This market survey focuses on the hourly rates for home care services, both for home health aides and homemakers or companions, and daily rates for nursing homes in 87 major markets across the United States. Nursing Home Overview Admission to a nursing home could be for short-term rehabilitation services, but for many Americans, the move to a nursing home is a per-manent one. According to data from various National Nursing Home Surveys from ... Feasibility of using quadriceps-strengthening exercise to improve pain and sleep in a severely demented elder with osteoarthritis – a case report Accepted: 2 October 2002 © 2002 Tsai et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6955-1-1.pdf. This article is published in Open Access: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, which is prevalent among older adults in nursing homes, causes significant pain and suffering, including disturbance of nocturnal sleep. This report describes our test of the feasibility of such an exercise program, together with its effects on pain and sleep, in a severely demented nursing home resident. Treatment options for frail nursing home residents with OA are limited. Nursing home residents tend to be in poorer overall condition than their counterparts dwelling in the community, and pharmacologic intervention tends to exacerbate their already frail physical condition. An in-tervention that is easy to administer and has few side ef-fects is thus needed for nursing home residents. Exercise in general is beneficial for nursing home residents with OA pain and disability. However, the feasibility of using a quadriceps-strengthening program for severely de-mented nursing home residents has not been tested. This case report describes our experience with a severely de-mented nursing home resident, the effects of quadriceps strengthening on his pain and sleep, and the implications of our experience for such an exercise program with this population. He was ... The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) interprets the statutes governing nursing practice and issues advisory opinions and guidelines on safe nursing practice.http://www.education.ky.gov/users/jneal/HSRG/ch2/KY_board_of_nursing.pdf. The Scope of Practice Determination Guidelines is a summary of statutory definitions and policy and can assist school administrators and their nursing staff, “determine whether the performance of an act is within the scope of practice for which the nurse is licensed.” The Kentucky Nursing Laws (KRS Chapter 314) defines “licensed practical nursing practice,” “registered nursing practice,” “advanced registered nursing practice,” and holds all nurses individually accountable and responsible for their nursing decisions and actions. The Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) interprets the statutes governing nursing practice and issues advisory opinions1 as guidelines on what constitutes safe nursing practice. When the performance of a specific act is not definitively addressed in the Kentucky Nursing Laws or in an advisory opinion of the Board, the nurse must exercise professional judgment in determining whether the performance of the act is within the scope of practice for which the nurse is licensed. The KBN has developed a decision tree chart that provides guidelines to nurses in determining whether a selected function is within a nurse’s scope of practice now or in the future. Statutory Definitions and Policy KRS 314.011(10) defines “licensed practical nursing practice” as: …The performance of acts requiring knowledge and skill such as are taught or acquired in approved schools for practical nursing in: a) The observing and caring for the ill, injured, or ... All nursing facilities participating in Medicaid except intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF/MRs) must provide both skilled and intermediate levels of care.http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dma/nursingfacility/4.pdf. Level of care is assigned based on the needs of the recipient. In addition to inspections in the licensed only facilities, monitoring surveys in newly licensed facilities are conducted during the first l8 months of operation. The purpose of the monitoring survey is to assist the facility in defining deficient practices that could lead to sanctions and other administrative actions by the Division if they are not corrected. These services must be provided in accordance with the comprehensive assessment and plan of care. For eight consecutive hours, seven days a week, the services of a registered professional nurse must be used. Nurse aide training and competency evaluations are required for nurse aides employed in long-term care. Have in effect a written transfer agreement with one or more participating hospitals providing for the transfer of patients between the hospital and the facility and the interchange of medical and other information; 2. Pharmacy review auditors may look at nursing facility records as part of an audit being conducted on the providing pharmacy. One (1) copy must be kept on file at the nursing facility and one (1) copy must be returned to the pharmacy with the drugs. A protected personal needs allowance fund is established for each resident for clothing and personal needs while residing in the nursing facility. When a nursing facility recipient is dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid the following applies: a) The ... The Board of Nursing, using the general authority of the Nurse Practice Act (NPA) which defines the scope of nursing practice and the responsibilities of the board, promulgated regulations which define the scope of nursing practice and the responsibilities of the board, the scope of practice, educational and other requirements for the recognition of the nurse anesthetist and the nurse practitioner.http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/healthcarecomments2/carsondoc1.pdf. However, separate legislation was enacted to provide for the licensure of nurse midwives, which reads: The state board of nursing and the board of medical examiners may issue or refuse to issue, or having issued, may suspend or revoke licenses to practice nurse midwifery under the provisions of this chapter in accordance with such The law limits the use of the titles “nurse practitioner” and “clinical nurse specialist” and places nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists under the authority of the State Board of Nursing. Notwithstanding subsection 1, but subject to the limitations contained in subsections 2 and 3, a registered nurse who is licensed and registered as an advanced registered nurse practitioner and who qualifies for and is registered in a recognized nursing specialty may prescribe substances or devices, including controlled substances or devices, if the nurse is engaged in the practice of a nursing specialty regulated under rules adopted by the board of nursing in consultation with the board of medical examiners and the board of pharmacy examiners. the nursing and medical professions as proper to be performed by a Professional Nurse with appropriate education. The Board of Nursing promulgates rules to monitor and ... Since those over 65 consume as much as four times the health care as those under 65, demand for health care will be extraordinarily high just as huge numbers of our approximately 2 million FTE registered nurses—the most experienced ones—are beginning to retire without enough new entrants to the nursing workforce to If present replacement rates persist, “by 2020 there will be approximately the same number of working registered nurses as there are today though demand will soon accel-erate,” says Peter Buerhaus, RN, PhD, Valere Potter Professor and senior associate dean for research at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.http://www.rwjf.org/files/publications/other/ChartingNursingFuture0105.pdf. These partnerships demonstrate collabora-tive ways to expand the supply of nurse educators and to recruit and graduate more nursing students. The dearth of nursing school facul-ty is the most pressing shortage issue in nursing education. Facing a 50 percent drop in nursing school enrollments (1993–2001) and a 38 percent vacancy rate in nursing jobs, Georgia officials used the state’s Intellectual Capital Partnership Program monies to expand ten nurs-ing education programs through com-petitive grants to school-employer collaborations ($2.1 million in 2002). Faced with data showing that 3,000 qualified applicants were turned away from nursing programs because of faculty shortages in 1998 and 1999, the Texas State Legislature reapportioned $22 million of its “Dramatic Growth Funds” and reallocated $4 million in income from a tobacco lawsuit settle-ment to bolster the state’s nursing “If an employer can say, ‘I’ve got 50 nursing jobs,’ it makes sense for legislatures to invest in nursing ... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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