Nursing

Nursing is a healthcare profession that focuses on the care of individuals and their families to help them recover from illness and maintain optimal health and quality of life.

Nursing Profession

In most countries throughout the world, the practice of nursing is regulated by national or state law to keep the practice standards high. As such, an individual wishing to enter and continue in the profession is required to pass certain education and training requirement set by the government.

Nursing Healthcare Profession

Nursing Specializations

Neonatal Nursing

Mental Health Nursing

Roles of a Nurse

Pediatric Nursing

History of Nursing

Workplace of a Nurse

Nursing Career

Latest Nursing News and Research

Tossed medicine, delayed housing: How homeless sweeps are thwarting Medicaid’s goals

Andrew Douglass shoved his clothes and belongings into plastic trash bags as five police officers surrounded his encampment — a drab gray tent overflowing along a bustling sidewalk in the gritty Tenderloin neighborhood, where homeless people lie sprawled on public sidewalks, sometimes in drug overdoses.

16 Sep 2024

Exploring Japanese medicine: Longevity, lifestyle, and emerging health priorities

Investigating Japanese longevity reveals the impact of lifestyle medicine and government strategies on health, offering lessons for global wellness initiatives.

16 Sep 2024

Coordinated health teams may help improve outcomes for children with Trisomy 21 and heart conditions

A coordinated, multidisciplinary health care team to address the specific physical, psychological and developmental needs of children with Trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, and congenital heart disease may help children with these conditions lead longer and more productive lives, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

13 Sep 2024

New initiative aims to set gold standards for palliative care training

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illnesses.

13 Sep 2024

The first year of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement is mired in red tape

On a recent summer evening, Raymia Taylor wandered into a recreation center in a historical downtown neighborhood, the only enrollee to attend a nearly two-hour event for people who have signed up for Georgia's experimental Medicaid expansion.

13 Sep 2024

New vaccine candidate shows promise for protecting against Lassa fever

Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore, in collaboration with the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and the Geneva Foundation, have developed a promising new vaccine candidate that protects against Lassa fever.

12 Sep 2024

Study unveils potential treatment for chronic brain damage following traumatic injury

Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are currently about five million people in the U.S. living with chronic neurodegeneration and related impairments due to TBI.

11 Sep 2024

A promising new therapeutic target for MASLD identified

Using a novel stem cell platform, a team of the Medical University of South Carolina researchers has identified a pathway that could be targeted by drugs to reduce fat accumulation in patients with a common form of fatty liver disease known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD.

11 Sep 2024

Insights on diagnosing and treating scabies, bedbugs, and lice effectively

Research in outlines the causes and treatments for scabies, bedbugs, and body lice, stressing the importance of accurate diagnosis and social factors.

10 Sep 2024

New screening tool assesses digital health readiness in diverse patient populations

In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have developed a novel screening tool to measure digital health readiness, which will be critical in addressing barriers to telehealth adoption among diverse patient populations.

10 Sep 2024

Targeted RSV vaccination for older adults with health conditions found cost-effective

Targeting vaccination programs for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to older adults with underlying health conditions is a cost-effective way to reduce disease, according to a new modelling study https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.240452 in CMAJ.

9 Sep 2024

Yoga and stretching offer relief for urinary incontinence in older women

Older women struggling with urinary incontinence can benefit from regular, low-impact exercise, with yoga as well as stretching and strengthening showing benefits in a new study published Aug. 27 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

6 Sep 2024

Psychological distress common among healthcare workers after medication errors, study finds

Psychological distress is the most common negative outcome experienced by healthcare professionals after making medication errors, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

6 Sep 2024

APDI provides $200,000 in grants to advance pediatric substance use disorder devices

The Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI), a nonprofit consortium led by Children's National Hospital and funded through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announces today the recipients of grants totaling $200,000 to advance pediatric medical devices that improve the monitoring, diagnosis or treatment of youth suffering from substance use disorder and addiction.

4 Sep 2024

UCSF favors pricey doctoral program for nurse-midwives amid maternal care crisis

One of California's two programs for training nurse-midwives has stopped admitting students while it revamps its curriculum to offer only doctoral degrees, a move that's drawn howls of protest from alumni, health policy experts, and faculty who accuse the University of California of putting profits above public health needs.

3 Sep 2024

Evening versus morning dosing of antihypertensive medications provides no added benefits

In two trials, one in frail elderly patients, evening administration of blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications had no clinical benefits over morning administration, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Study identifies barriers to physical activity among nursing students

New research from the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, is helping to identify barriers to physical activity in nurses.

30 Aug 2024

NIH awards $15.5 million to expand clinical trials inclusion for nursing home residents

A team led by research scientists from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute has received funding expected to total $15.5 million from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging to establish a national network structure to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials.

29 Aug 2024

Researchers identify key cellular interactions driving Alzheimer's and aging

An analysis of more than 1.6 million brain cells from older adults has captured the cellular changes that occur in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, potentially revealing new routes for preventing the most common cause of dementia in older individuals.

28 Aug 2024

University of Arizona nursing program receives $1.6 million to support indigenous students

Indigenous students pursuing nursing careers at the University of Arizona College of Nursing will benefit from additional financial support thanks to a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service.

27 Aug 2024

Nursing

Overview

Nursing Healthcare Profession

Nursing Specializations

Neonatal Nursing

Feature Articles

Mental Health Nursing

Roles of a Nurse

Pediatric Nursing

History of Nursing

Workplace of a Nurse

Nursing Career

Latest Nursing News and Research

Tossed medicine, delayed housing: How homeless sweeps are thwarting Medicaid’s goals

Exploring Japanese medicine: Longevity, lifestyle, and emerging health priorities

Coordinated health teams may help improve outcomes for children with Trisomy 21 and heart conditions

New initiative aims to set gold standards for palliative care training

The first year of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement is mired in red tape

New vaccine candidate shows promise for protecting against Lassa fever

Study unveils potential treatment for chronic brain damage following traumatic injury

A promising new therapeutic target for MASLD identified

Insights on diagnosing and treating scabies, bedbugs, and lice effectively

New screening tool assesses digital health readiness in diverse patient populations

Targeted RSV vaccination for older adults with health conditions found cost-effective

Yoga and stretching offer relief for urinary incontinence in older women

Psychological distress common among healthcare workers after medication errors, study finds

APDI provides $200,000 in grants to advance pediatric substance use disorder devices

UCSF favors pricey doctoral program for nurse-midwives amid maternal care crisis

Evening versus morning dosing of antihypertensive medications provides no added benefits

Study identifies barriers to physical activity among nursing students

NIH awards $15.5 million to expand clinical trials inclusion for nursing home residents

Researchers identify key cellular interactions driving Alzheimer's and aging

University of Arizona nursing program receives $1.6 million to support indigenous students

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

Nursing

Overview

Feature Articles

Mental Health Nursing

Roles of a Nurse

Pediatric Nursing

History of Nursing

Workplace of a Nurse

Nursing Career

Latest Nursing News and Research

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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