The Bangor Daily News reported on a new partnership between the University of Maine and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. The dedicated nursing education unit gives UMaine nursing students the opportunity to look after patients under the supervision of hospital nurses, according to the article. Officials from Northern Light EMMC and UMaine […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported 118 University of Maine School of Nursing students took an oath of compassionate care during the the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and American Association of Colleges of Nursing White Coat Ceremony. During the ceremony, which marks the beginning of their nursing education, the students received a white nursing coat and lapel […]
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Maine will be one step closer to closing the gap in its health care workforce when 118 University of Maine School of Nursing students take an oath of compassionate care at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. By 2022, there is an expected shortage of 3,300 nurses in Maine, and 100,000 nationwide. To address this growing […]
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Chancellor James H. Page and the Presidents of the University of Maine System campuses will announce a five-year nursing workforce plan that aims to double nursing enrollment and bring nursing education into high-need, rural Maine communities at the Maine Council on Aging’s 5th Annual Wisdom Summit in Augusta at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12. WHERE: Main […]
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Family nurse practitioner and alumnus Sean Sibley has joined the staff of EMMC University Medicine — Cutler Health Center at the University of Maine. Sibley received a master of science degree in nursing from UMaine while working as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit of Eastern Maine Medical Center. His advanced practice clinical […]
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Medical Xpress carried a University of Maine news release about a study by UMaine researchers about the wellness priorities of older adults. The study, led by nursing professor Kelley Strout and drawing on Hettler’s Six Dimensions of Wellness, found that maintaining wellness across different dimensions contributes to older adults’ sense of independence. The research recommends […]
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Maintaining wellness across different dimensions contributes to older adults’ sense of independence, according to a University of Maine research team. The team, led by Kelley Strout, a UMaine School of Nursing professor, conducted a study involving a random sample of 128 male and female U.S. residents age 65 and older living in communities in 22 […]
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WVII (Channel 7) quoted Mary Walker, director of the University of Maine School of Nursing, in a report on the increasing nursing shortage. A shortage of 3,200 nursing positions in Maine, and more than 100,000 nationwide, is expected by 2022, and colleges and universities in Maine are hoping for action on a bond that would […]
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Hometown: Windham, Maine Nursing major and four-time National Collegiate Wrestling Association champion Samantha Frank graduated in May. She recently concluded her career as a Black Bear grappler with a 44–0 record. “Wrestling is a good practice run for life. Nursing is really hard. The biggest thing for me is I have strong faith and a […]
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Maine Public reported the University of Maine System is anticipating a record number of nursing applicants for the 2018–2019 school year, even as the state continues to struggle with nursing shortages. Dan Demeritt, executive director of public affairs for the University of Maine System, said that as of May 1, the UMaine School of Nursing […]
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