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Across the country, the demand for Registered Nurses (RN) continues to grow at a rapid pace. Whether it is hospitals, schools, nursing homes, or home healthcare, the high demand for RNs stems from an ...

King, a nursing student, was practicing what to do during a code blue — a medical emergency — in a simulated emergency room. In this case, King and her fellow students were learning what to do when a ...

HOUSTON – To address Texas’ nursing shortage, the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston is taking steps by offering a new tuition-free initiative for qualifying students in its top-ranked ...