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Budget Cuts Threaten to Deepen Nursing Crisis and Undermine U.S. Healthcare System

Daily Nurse

healthcare system continues to grapple with a historic nursing shortage, the proposed FY 2026 federal budget threatens to accelerate the crisis through sweeping cuts to nursing education, research, and Medicaid support—posing profound implications for workforce sustainability, patient access, and innovation. As the U.S.

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College of Nursing receives funding from Missouri State Board of Nursing to develop new nurse educator certificate program

Health Leaders | Nursing

Louis plans to launch a new nurse educator program designed to increase the educational preparation of Missouri nursing faculty with BSN degrees.

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Stephanie Acquaye Selected as a 2024-2026 Jonas Scholar

Penn Nursing

Jonas Nursing , a leading supporter of doctoral nursing education in the US, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), announced that Stephanie Acquaye, BSN, RN , a current PhD student at Penn Nursing, has been selected as a Jonas Scholar for the program's 2024-2026 cohort.

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Mentorship and structural empowerment

American Nurse

Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current national nursing shortage leaves many nursing roles—in acute care, long-term care, and community settings—unfilled. To prepare more future nurses, pre-licensure nursing programs require adequate faculty. Years of nursing experience ranged from less than 5 years to more than 25.

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Future Nurses, Present Advocates: A Nursing Student’s NSNA Convention Experience

Capitol Beat

As a first-time attendee, my favorite part of the convention was the House of Delegates business meetings, where delegates voted on resolutions to shape nursing education and practice. Several students ran for NSNA officer positions and took advantage of the convention to platform their campaigns in time for elections.

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Why I am Building a National Voice in Nursing

American Nurse

Camillus and the Alexian Brothers laid the groundwork for nursing care centuries ago, institutional barriers in the 19th and 20th centuries excluded men from nursing education and leadership. Even now, male nurses remain underrepresented in academic, policy, and leadership spaces, often seen but not heard.

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Games nurses play

American Nurse

The landscape surrounding nursing education in the acute care setting continues to evolve, in part to accommodate the influx of Generation Z (Gen Z) nurses born between 1997 and 2012. In addition, most learners report positive attitudes toward new media technologies and games for nursing education.