NCSBN study shows similar educational outcomes when half of hard-to-find clinical hours are replaced with clinical simulation

In a city like Baltimore, part of a major medical region, competition for clinical placements makes finding open slots for nursing students a constant challenge. So a study showing that up to half of those clinical hours can be replaced in a high-quality simulation lab with no drop-off in learning is welcome news for the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) as well as nursing schools across the nation....Click here to read more.

The Hopkins Nurses sent into the world at the Academic Degree Completion Ceremony on July 18 will all have moments when they feel underappreciated in their new careers as caregivers. “Unfortunately, this comes with the territory,” School of Education Dean David W. Andrews, PhD, told members of the Accelerated Class of 2014....Click here to read more.