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Helping Illinois’ Students Pass NCLEX — Illinois’ Colleges of Nursing React
As discussed in our most recent post, resiliency, accessibility, and NCLEX pass rates are closely linked. Advisors across higher education recognize that GenZ is different than previous generations, with unique challenges that put pressure on both educational institutions and healthcare facilities. Institutions of higher education are grappling with how to provide enhanced student support services…
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2023: Challenges in Nursing Education
This May a short walk across the stage of institutions across Illinois marked the end of another school year, and another year spent preparing young nurses to step into the workforce. The Class of 2023 were freshmen in 2020 when COVID-19 sent our world into chaos – students were forced to navigate the brunt of…
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Fostering Student Success And Addressing Disparities In An Online Learning Environment
While the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the routines of many people’s lives, nursing students and faculty are no different. While many of America’s workers and students were able to switch to learning and working completely remotely, for those whose daily schedules require in-person tasks — like nursing students — adjusting to the new normal has…
Helping Illinois’ Students Pass NCLEX — Illinois’ Colleges of Nursing React
As discussed in our most recent post, resiliency, accessibility, and NCLEX pass rates are closely…
2023: Challenges in Nursing Education
This May a short walk across the stage of institutions across Illinois marked the end…
Success in Academic Progression Partnerships
Repeatedly, research has shown the Bachelor’s degree prepared RN has the enhanced skill set to…
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): RESPONDING TO A HEALTH CRISIS
Globally, we are in the midst of a battle against one of the largest healthcare…
Fostering Student Success and Addressing Disparities in an Online Learning Environment
While the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the routines of many people’s lives, nursing students and…
Higher Education in an Online Setting: Reflecting Back on Nursing Education in Spring 2020
Throughout the last few months, COVID-19 and the attempts to slow its spread have drastically…
IACN – Resiliency in Nursing
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “resilience” is defined as “an ability to recover from or adjust…
IACN Looks Forward: The Future of Nursing Leadership
What is leadership in nursing and how will it change? It’s a difficult question to…
IACN Supports Telehealth
With the rise of COVID-19, telehealth visits to medical providers since March 2020 have skyrocketed….
IACN: How COVID Affected NCLEX Scores
The NCLEX exam, or the National Council Licensure Examination is a standardized test that every…
IACN: Strengthening Nurse Presence in Public Health
Despite the fact that over 500,000 lives have been lost to the coronavirus, the United…
Public Health Policy: Empowering Students
While there are many facets to being a nurse — and learning how to be…
Shifting Demands of Nurses in the Age of COVID-19
Even before COVID-19, being a nurse was a demanding position. Working long, unconventional hours has…
Social Determinants of Health
Generally, it is accepted that there are two overarching factors that influence a person’s health:…
Tackling Diversity: IACN Weighs In
Diversity is, and has always been, one of the greatest strengths of our extraordinary nation….