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Marcus Kearns

(He/Him)
Austin
Covers:  Entertainment, Healthcare, Literature, and Cultural Criticism
| poet | queer | editor | A clementine tree that likes to bloom in winter. |

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New Grant Funds Nursing Staff for Oregon Homeless Center

New Grant Funds Nursing Staff for Oregon Homeless Center

nursingcecentral.com — Oregon Homeless Center, the Shepherd's House has hired its first nurse in an effort to provide holistic care reduce barriers to healthcare.

New $100,000 Scholarship Fund for KY Nursing Students

New $100,000 Scholarship Fund for KY Nursing Students

nursingcecentral.com — The Hager Educational Foundation has established a new scholarship Fund for KY nursing students at the University of Louisville.

Iowa Limits Pay for Temporary Travel Nurses

Iowa Limits Pay for Temporary Travel Nurses

nursingcecentral.com — A new house filing in Iowa plan to limit the amount staffing agencies can charge hospitals and nursing homes for temporary travel nurses.

Nursing Students Volunteer at Special Olympics NY Winter Games

Nursing Students Volunteer at Special Olympics NY Winter Games

nursingcecentral.com — This February, nursing students volunteered at Special Olympics NY's Winter Games to gain a better understanding of inclusive healthcare.

Ohio Launches Statewide Nursing Home Quality Navigator

Ohio Launches Statewide Nursing Home Quality Navigator

nursingcecentral.com — Ohio has launched a nursing home quality navigator to provide accessible information about nursing home safety to patients and nurses.

Cyberattacks on Hospitals May Risk Patient Lives

Cyberattacks on Hospitals May Risk Patient Lives

nursingcecentral.com — Hospitals have paid more $1.3 million due to cyberattacks in the past year. Learn the danger these attacks pose to patient safety and more.

New Oklahoma Nursing Bridge Program for High School Students

New Oklahoma Nursing Bridge Program for High School Students

nursingcecentral.com — A new Oklahoma Nursing Bridge Program with Tri County Tech, will help accelerate students who are interested in becoming LPNs.

Chronic Understaffing at Oroville Hospital Leads to Nurse Picket

Chronic Understaffing at Oroville Hospital Leads to Nurse Picket

nursingcecentral.com — Nurses held an informational picket outside of Oroville Hospital protesting chronic understaffing, high turnover, and delays in patient care.

NY Nursing Union Addresses Critical Nurse Ratios at Albany Med

NY Nursing Union Addresses Critical Nurse Ratios at Albany Med

nursingcecentral.com — New York Nurses Union speaks out as poor nurse ratios at Albany Med endangers patients and leads to a failing safety grade for the hospital.

New Bill Proposes Independent Practice for Missouri APRNs

New Bill Proposes Independent Practice for Missouri APRNs

nursingcecentral.com — HB 1773 hopes to grant independent practice for Missouri APRNs, allowing them to practice and prescribe meds without a supervising physician.

Lincoln Memorial Announces Nursing Clinical Partnership

Lincoln Memorial Announces Nursing Clinical Partnership

Nursing CE Central — Lincoln Memorial University has announced a clinical partnership with CHI Saint Joseph Health to create a new nursing school facility in KY.

New Nursing Degree Pathway Program Offers $10,000 Scholarship

New Nursing Degree Pathway Program Offers $10,000 Scholarship

Nursing CE Central — Davenport University has partnered with North Central Michigan college to offer a new nursing degree pathway program for nursing students.

Nurses Return to Work After Kapiolani Medical Center Strike

Nurses Return to Work After Kapiolani Medical Center Strike

Nursing CE Central — After 17 rounds of failed negotiations, the Kapiolani Medical Center Strike led to nearly 600 nurses taking to picket line over safe staffing.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Balances Nursing School & Super Bowl Prep

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Balances Nursing School & Super Bowl Prep

Nursing CE Central — Kansas City Chief's running back, Clyde Edwards-Helaire recently announced he is studying to become a nurse while prepping for the Super Bowl.

Nursing Homes Struggle to Meet Staffing Minimums

Nursing Homes Struggle to Meet Staffing Minimums

Nursing CE Central — Under new federal reforms requiring safe staffing ratios and financial transparency, nursing homes struggle to meet expectations.

American Nurses Association: ANA Recommends Vaccination

American Nurses Association: ANA Recommends Vaccination

Nursing CE Central — ANA recommends vaccination for nurses and patients to protect against rising rates of RSV, COVID-19, and influenza.

Nurses in NY Face Severe Hospital Overcrowding

Nurses in NY Face Severe Hospital Overcrowding

Nursing CE Central — Nurses are speaking out about severe hospital overcrowding in NY. Read how this problem has harmed patients and hindered nurses for years.

MO University Supports LPNs in "Earn While You Learn" Program

MO University Supports LPNs in "Earn While You Learn" Program

Nursing CE Central — Washington School of Practical Nursing (WSPN) in Missouri shares the success of its Earn While You Learn Program with Mercy Hospital.

Texas School Nurses Asked to Break State's Vaccination Law

Texas School Nurses Asked to Break State's Vaccination Law

Nursing CE Central — Grand Prairie ISD has allegedly asked Texas School Nurses to jeopardize their licensed by breaking the state's vaccination requirement law.

Over 100 'Risk to Patient Safety' Forms to be Filed by UW Nurses

Over 100 'Risk to Patient Safety' Forms to be Filed by UW Nurses

Nursing CE Central — Due to critical understaffing at UW Health, nurses have filed over 100 risk to patient safety reports to the state's Department of Health.

$4.4M Contract to Help Baltimore School Nurse Shortage

$4.4M Contract to Help Baltimore School Nurse Shortage

nursingcecentral.com — To help cope with the Baltimore school nurse shortage, three universities have been contracted for $4.4 million to provide RNs.

Volunteer Nurses Bring Street Medicine to Denver

Volunteer Nurses Bring Street Medicine to Denver

Nursing CE Central — Nurse-led street medicine brings holistic medical care to the homeless through wound care, nutrition resources, and mental health services.

Visiting Nurse Protections Demanded after Nurse Tragically Killed

Visiting Nurse Protections Demanded after Nurse Tragically Killed

Nursing CE Central — Connecticut Representatives and Health Orgs call for increased visiting nurse protections after the tragic death of nurse Joyce Grayson.

NPs Match Physicians in Prescription Safety in New Study

NPs Match Physicians in Prescription Safety in New Study

Nursing CE Central — A new study in prescription safety finds that nurse practitioners and physicians share the same rate of inappropriate prescribing.
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