Many nursing graduates already have jobs
All but two of Western Kentucky University's newly graduated nurses have jobs awaiting them, partly because hospitals that have not recruited for years are hiring again, says WKU Nursing School Director Mary Bennett. The University of Virginia School of Nursing says 75% of students who graduated this spring have jobs or plan to pursue graduate degrees. WBKO-TV (Bowling Green, Ky.) (5/15), WVIR-TV (Charlottesville, Va.) (5/14)

ACA brings opportunities, challenges for nurses
WalletHub has ranked Washington state first for overall environment for nurses, based in part on its fifth-place ranking for opportunities and 13th-place ranking for work environment. Nationally, increased access to health care under the Affordable Care Act will boost the demand for nurses and create advances for the profession, observers say. "The increase in patient populations makes the case for efficiency of scales and using all providers to the fullest scope of practice," said G. Rumay Alexander of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Watchdog.org (5/15)

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Advancing Your Career

Cardiovascular NP has dual patient care roles
Demand for advance practice registered nurses is growing, and health care is trending toward more team-based care. Cardiovascular nurse practitioner Sandra Kurpela says her two main roles are helping patients during hospital stays -- before and after surgery -- and working with people who have chronic conditions. "The goal is to keep those patients out of the hospital," Kurpela said. The Times (Munster-Hammond-Merrillville-Valparaiso, Ind.) (5/9)

Survey: 88% of RNs are satisfied with their jobs
A Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania report said 88% of registered nurses who responded were satisfied or very satisfied with their primary job. The survey found 90% had similar feelings about nursing as a career. Pennsylvania Business Daily (5/11)

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Recruiter Spotlight

Scripps recruits from in-house staffing pool
Scripps Health in San Diego developed its own temporary-staffing pool, beginning with 25 nurses. Scripps System Resource Services has expanded to include more than 700 health care professionals. Each year, about a third of the pool takes on permanent status, Senior Vice President Vic Buzachero said. HealthLeaders Media (5/18)

Malone: Don't pass up chance at nursing career
Roughly 750,000 nurses have entered the field since 2002, when Johnson & Johnson began its Campaign for Nursing's Future, but more are needed to answer a projected shortage, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. National League for Nursing CEO Beverly Malone says a nursing career opens up many opportunities. "I would say to every potential student out there who's thinking about a career in health, take a look at nursing and don't bypass it," Malone said. Black Enterprise (5/11)

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