Daniele Fenn said she always had it in her heart to one day work in the medical field, but it was taking care of her grandmother, who was in hospice care at home, that made her choose nursing. “I ...

A rapidly aging global population doesn’t only mean there’s a higher demand for senior care services, it demands that the services skilled nursing facilities and long-term care centers provide must be ...

Infection control within nursing homes is paramount to the health and well-being of residents, who are often more vulnerable to diseases due to age-related factors and pre-existing conditions.

The nursing profession today is faced with a rising demand for care for an aging Baby Boomer population while simultaneously experiencing shortages related to a lack of educators, workforce geographic ...

Competing demands, lack of privacy, and background noise are all potential barriers to effective communication between nurses and patients. Patients’ ability to communicate effectively may also be ...

During a three-week visit to the University of Jordan Hospital in Amman, seven Brigham Young University nursing students quickly learned the importance of nonverbal communication and the power of ...

A cornerstone in the provision of optimal health care services to the public is effective communication, both with the patient and between members of the health care team. Research has shown that ...

Our primary source of communication with nursing students is through UW email accounts, eCompanion, and WyoWeb nursing groups (Nurse Practitioner students only). Some student contacts may be made by ...