My name is Frank and I'm the newest addition to the student blog here at ADVANCE for Nurses. Because of this, I'll submit a brief introduction: I'm a Philadelphia native who enjoys watching the Phillies, running, and movies. I have a degree in Communication and English but have ventured back to school due to the realization that I really want to ...

Doyle Byrnes, a 22-year-old nursing student at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS,  is suing the school in federal court for dismissing her from its registered nursing program in response to a photo she posted on her Facebook page showing her posing with a human placenta in a lab class, according to a ...

I recently edited a compelling article on physician-assisted suicide (PAS) written by Lisa Siminski, BSN, RN, CHPN, staff nurse, St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem, PA.   In her report on PAS, Siminski points out straight away that the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses ''clearly specifies that nurses ...

Dean Hilda Alcindor, RN, of Haiti's FSIL School of Nursing offered words of hopefulness this morning in a communication to Marcia Lane, director of Haiti Nursing Foundation. She tells of help that has finally started to arrive in Leogane. It follows, in part: 9:53 am Hello all, FSIL is fulfilling its mission. Thank you to ...

To all who have taken a personal interest in the Haitian nursing students at FSIL School of Nursing, the first BSN nursing program on the island of Haiti: I thought you might like to take a look for yourselves. Yesterday Haiti Nursing Foundation Director Marcia Lane alerted me to broadcast reports coming right from the ...

Dean Hilda Alcindor, RN, of FSIL School Nursing, the first BSN nursing program on the island of Haiti created under the guidance of Haiti Nursing Foundation (HNF), has found her voice amidst tragedy. Following is a portion of correspondence from her to Marcia Lane, HNF director. It reveals the succinct and poignant message of ...

''Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.'' --  Helen KellerThat apt quote is provided by Marcia Lane, director of Haiti Nursing Foundation, as she faithfully passes along an eyewitness account of the immense struggle for survival in Haiti. Marcia writes, ...

Yesterday I blogged that Dean Hilda Alcindor, RN, of FSIL School of Nursing, the first BSN nursing program on the island of Haiti, was among the missing. Amidst the tragedy came good news: The dean is alive and well. She is, however, mourning the loss of one of her students. The bright nursing hopeful had left the safety of the school ...

Nursing’s ranking as the most trusted profession in America the past 8 years in Gallup’s annual Honesty & Ethics poll is testament to the reverence with which the public holds the caring profession. It’s a sentiment nurses return each day when they go to work. In fact, for some that sense of commitment to caring about and for ...

Greetings from the 37th annual National Black Nurses Association conference! There was certain energy among the attendees on Tuesday, which was enhanced by the sea of red everyone was wearing as part of the ''Go Red, Girlfriend'' campaign by the American Heart Association. Lots of talk today about global health concerns. One of the most ...