Boosting Nurse Education Gives Patients a Better Chance After Surgery
March 5, 2013 | Story
New study shows fewer deaths in hospitals that have higher percentages of nurses with baccalaureate degrees.
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Do Students Who Are More Active Do Better in School?
July 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Physical inactivity is a leading cause of obesity and overweight, which currently affect more than 23 million children and adolescents—nearly one out of every three youths.
Why Nurses Go Back to School
December 6, 2012 | Story
New study from RN Work Project identifies characteristics and motivations of nurses who are more likely to continue their education.
A Personal Reason to Applaud an Important Advance for Academic Progression in Nursing
September 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Leaders from national organizations representing community colleges and nursing education endorsed a Joint Statement on Academic Progression for Nursing Students and Graduates.
A Comparison of Second-Degree Baccalaureate and Traditional-Baccalaureate New Graduate RNs
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article provides evidence that some significant differences exist between RNs who are second-degree baccalaureate graduates (SDGs) and RNs who are traditional baccalaureate graduates (TBGs) and where future research can contribute to better understanding each group's impact on the RN workforce.
Meet the New Jersey Nursing Initiative
August 29, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
More than 1300 New Jersey nursing students in graduate study are receiving assistance through the Nursing Academic Resource Center of New Jersey (ARC). The ARC is an online tool that helps graduate nursing students with their writing; its goal is to ...
Educational Levels of Hospital Nurses and Surgical Patient Mortality
September 24, 2003 | Journal Article
This study tested whether hospitals with higher proportions of direct-care RNs with BSNs or higher degrees have lower risk-adjusted mortality rates and lower rates of deaths among patients with serious complications.
Associate Degree Graduates and the Rapidly Aging RN Workforce
July 1, 2000 | Journal Article
This rapid aging of the RN workforce has been attributed in part to the increasing number of RNs who take degrees from two-year associate programs instead of four-year baccalaureate programs.
Race Ethnicity, and the Education Gradient in Health
March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
The relationship between education and a broad range of health measures varies by race/ethnicity and nativity.
Health and the Educational Attainment of Adolescents
June 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Investigating the relationship between health and educational attainment for youth found poorer health associated with lower rates of high school completion and postsecondary school enrollment. Academic and psychosocial factors were related to health-related educational outcomes with academic factors exerting the stronger influence.