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

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Mental Health Nursing

Roles of a Nurse

Pediatric Nursing

History of Nursing

Workplace of a Nurse

Nursing Career

Latest Nursing News and Research

More popular type of antihypertensive drugs causes slightly more side effects

Two types of drugs that are recommended as a first treatment for patients with high blood pressure were found equally effective in improving cardiovascular outcomes, but the more popular type causes slightly more side effects, finds a multinational observational study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

26 Jul 2021

Better healthcare processes can reduce the risk of delirium among elderly patients

Elderly patients with neurological conditions are significantly more likely to develop delirium shortly after they are hospitalized.

23 Jul 2021

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center part of promising phase 2 lymphoma clinical trial

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center was one of 28 clinical sites around the world that participated in the LOTIS-2 trial to test the efficacy of Loncastuximab tesirine, a promising new treatment for aggressive B-cell lymphoma.

23 Jul 2021

Nurses face increased likelihood of burnout during COVID-19, reports study

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 40 percent of nurses and other health care workers had risks associated with an increased likelihood of burnout, reports a survey study in the August issue of the American Journal of Nursing.

22 Jul 2021

Study evaluates ICU workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

A high proportion of staff working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced mental health conditions, according to a new study.

21 Jul 2021

Virginia Tech's in-house development of novel SARS-CoV-2 test shows the power of academic labs

In the early days of the pandemic, scientists at Virginia Tech created a COVID-19 testing laboratory and novel test for the virus from scratch.

21 Jul 2021

UTHSC announces an increase in research grant and contract awards for FY21

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Office of Research announced that annual research grant and contract awards for FY21, which ended June 30, total more than $121 million, a 20.6% increase from last year.

20 Jul 2021

Targeted mental health support lacking for people with chronic health conditions during pandemic

A new scoping review found that those with chronic health concerns, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and autoimmune conditions, are not only at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection, they are also more likely to experience anxiety, depression or substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 Jul 2021

Sen. Wyden: $3.5T budget may have to trim but it can set a path to ‘ambitious goals’

Exactly what American health care will look like if Democrats can pass their $3.5 trillion spending plan is unclear, but the senator negotiating its health-related provisions hopes what emerges will be dramatic: the first complete health care system for older Americans and significantly reduced costs for everyone else.

20 Jul 2021

California makes it easier for low-income residents to get and keep free health coverage

Getting clean drinking water cost Ignacio Padilla his health insurance. The World War II veteran needed to repay the loan for the water pump installed on his 1-acre property in rural Tulare County, the only source of water to his mobile home.

20 Jul 2021

Government’s plan recklessly exposes millions in the UK to infection, warn experts

The UK government’s latest pandemic plan involves recklessly exposing millions of people to the acute and long-term effects of mass infection, warn experts in The BMJ today.

19 Jul 2021

Infection fatality rate of COVID-19 in community-based elderly lower than earlier estimates

A new study discusses the results obtained from various seroprevalence studies conducted in 2020.

18 Jul 2021

Heart problems in kids with MIS-C resolve rapidly, study shows

Heart problems in children hospitalized with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)--an inflammatory condition triggered by COVID--were mostly gone within a few months, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian has found.

15 Jul 2021

Electroconvulsive therapy may result in longer hospital stays and increased health care costs

Electroconvulsive therapy, which may be effective at lowering long-term risks of suicide and death among patients with certain mood disorders, may result in longer hospital stays and increased health care costs, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

14 Jul 2021

Fungi that live in the gut may be equally important in health and disease

Bacteria's role in gut health has received a lot of attention in recent years. But new research led by scientists at University of Utah Health shows that fungi-;another microorganism that lives within us-;may be equally important in health and disease.

14 Jul 2021

COVID-19 vaccine allocation based on health, socioeconomic factors may help minimize deaths

COVID-19 vaccination strategies in the United States are informed by individual characteristics such as age and occupation.

13 Jul 2021

EU travel pass comes under fire for leaving behind Covishield recipients

A mandatory pass for travel within the European Union during the COVID-19 pandemic has come under fire for leaving behind lower-income countries reliant on the COVAX facility for vaccinations.

13 Jul 2021

USF receives $69.9 Million NIH funding to continue study on type 1 diabetes

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of South Florida total expected funds of $69.9 million over the next four years to continue the follow-up of study participants in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in The Young (TEDDY) consortium.

13 Jul 2021

Teen volunteers get a foot in the door for nursing home careers

Jasmine De Moya, 17, has dreamed for years of working in the medical field, and she yearned to spend time with older people, missing her grandparents, who live in the Dominican Republic.

13 Jul 2021

Prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination is improved by including health and socioeconomic factors

Allocating COVID-19 vaccines has been determined primarily by age group, but a new study shows that other factors including health risks are also important.

13 Jul 2021

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

More popular type of antihypertensive drugs causes slightly more side effects

Better healthcare processes can reduce the risk of delirium among elderly patients

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center part of promising phase 2 lymphoma clinical trial

Nurses face increased likelihood of burnout during COVID-19, reports study

Study evaluates ICU workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Virginia Tech's in-house development of novel SARS-CoV-2 test shows the power of academic labs

UTHSC announces an increase in research grant and contract awards for FY21

Targeted mental health support lacking for people with chronic health conditions during pandemic

Sen. Wyden: $3.5T budget may have to trim but it can set a path to ‘ambitious goals’

California makes it easier for low-income residents to get and keep free health coverage

Government’s plan recklessly exposes millions in the UK to infection, warn experts

Infection fatality rate of COVID-19 in community-based elderly lower than earlier estimates

Heart problems in kids with MIS-C resolve rapidly, study shows

Electroconvulsive therapy may result in longer hospital stays and increased health care costs

Fungi that live in the gut may be equally important in health and disease

COVID-19 vaccine allocation based on health, socioeconomic factors may help minimize deaths

EU travel pass comes under fire for leaving behind Covishield recipients

USF receives $69.9 Million NIH funding to continue study on type 1 diabetes

Teen volunteers get a foot in the door for nursing home careers

Prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination is improved by including health and socioeconomic factors

World Brain Day 2021: An interview with Professor Alan Thompson

Preventing lethal blood clots

Curbing COVID-19 through border controls and restricted entry

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

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