An innovative education program that allows for high school students to start certified nurse assistance (CNA) training while still in school is being promoted in Hillsboro, North Carolina. Ben Kleine, reporting for the Hillsboro Star-Journal, detailed how local high school students can integrate the CNA certificate coursework into their high school class schedule. This program may be very useful for individuals who want to get an early start to their nursing career.
To read more about this program, click here.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Improving Health Care in Schools: Innovative Program Integrates Electronic Records To Improve Student Health
Earlier this morning, Parmeeth M.S. Atwal, blogging for the Office of The National Coordinator, published an interview with Marie DeSisto discussing her role in implementing electronic health records (EHRs) throughout District 504's public schools. Ms. DeSisto, who is Director of Nurses at Waltham Public Schools, touched on many issues that the schools in her district experienced had when implementing and meaningfully using EHRs to improve student health. This interview sheds some light on the overlooked area of school nurses utilizing health information technologies.
We greatly encourage you to read the full interview, which you can access here.
We greatly encourage you to read the full interview, which you can access here.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Innovative Program Run By Nurses Assist Troubled Teens Graduate High School
Yesterday, Kim Vallez, of local FOX affialiate KASA, detailed a program being conducted at the University of New Mexico Hospital to address low graduation rates among teenagers in high schools in the surrounding area. The program, "Nursing Diversity Pipeline", teaches teenagers from low graduation rate areas the basics of health care including CPR and first aid, as well as educating them about all the different professions that help a hospital run. So far, the program has been rather successful with around 80% of participating teenagers completing the program and graduating high school.
Click here to read the article.
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