# Nursing Education * **Definition:** The field of study focused on training individuals to become nurses, encompassing educational programs designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of nursing professionals. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Nursing Education ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Nursing Education**, for healthcare technology leaders * 4.4K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/27/2025 | [**Pakistan explores AGI use in diagnostics, nurses' training - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/asia/pakistan-explores-agi-use-diagnostics-nurses-training) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 5/23/2025 | [**WVU Medicine's Diploma Program is Lowering Barriers to Nursing Education. Here's How.**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cno/wvu-medicine%E2%80%99s-diploma-program-lowering-barriers-nursing-education-here%E2%80%99s-how) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 5/9/2025 | [**AmeriStaff Nursing and Oakland University Honor Michigan's Greatest Nurses at the 2025 Nightingale Awards**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ameristaff-nursing-and-oakland-university-honor-michigans-greatest-nurses-at-the-2025-nightingale-awards-302451251.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**The levers BJC HealthCare pulls to prepare nurses**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/nursing/the-levers-bjc-healthcare-pulls-to-prepare-nurses/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/7/2025 | [**Largest US nursing school launches post-acute care training**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/post-acute/largest-us-nursing-school-launches-post-acute-care-training/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/1/2025 | [**Technology In Nursing Education: A Transformative Shift - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/post-university/2025/05/01/technology-in-nursing-education-a-transformative-shift/) | [[Forbes]] | | 4/30/2025 | [**How Immersive Technology is Reshaping Nursing Education Amid Critical Shortages**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/04/30/how-immersive-technology-is-reshaping-nursing-education-amid-critical-shortages/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**Maine system CEO to retire**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/maine-system-ceo-to-retire/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**Best graduate nursing schools of 2025, per US News**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/best-graduate-nursing-schools-of-2025-per-us-news/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/7/2025 | [**From Admin Chaos to Care Focus: How Virtual Assistants are Redefining Home Care**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-admin-chaos-care-focus-how-virtual-assistants-redefining-6xtcc) | [[Linkedin]] | | 3/6/2025 | [**Standardized test assesses nursing students' practice readiness**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/standardized-test-assesses-nursing-students-practice-readiness.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 2/12/2025 | [**Nursing Education Market in US to Grow by USD 161.9 Billion from 2025-2029 ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nursing-education-market-in-us-to-grow-by-usd-161-9-billion-from-2025-2029--driven-by-demand-for-competency-based-learning-report-on-ai-redefining-market-landscape--technavio-302374414.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**Complete Analysis of the Nursing Education Market's Size, Share and revenue generation to ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/complete-analysis-nursing-education-markets-size-share-qifzf) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**Health IT Business News - December 12, 2024**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/health-it-business-news-december-12-2024/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 12/4/2024 | [**Hippocratic AI and Nurses on Boards Coalition Announce Strategic Partnership to Empower ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hippocratic-ai-nurses-boards-coalition-140000779.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/4/2024 | [**Hippocratic AI and Nurses on Boards Coalition Announce Strategic Partnership to Empower Nurses in Healthcare Technology**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241204120661/en/Hippocratic-AI-and-Nurses-on-Boards-Coalition-Announce-Strategic-Partnership-to-Empower-Nurses-in-Healthcare-Technology/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/4/2024 | [**Hippocratic AI and Nurses on Boards Coalition Announce Strategic Partnership to Empower Nurses in Healthcare Technology**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241204120661/en/Hippocratic-AI-and-Nurses-on-Boards-Coalition-Announce-Strategic-Partnership-to-Empower-Nurses-in-Healthcare-Technology/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/3/2024 | [**AllCampus Announces Addition of Nursing Veteran Kathleen Winston to Advisory Council**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/allcampus-announces-addition-of-nursing-veteran-kathleen-winston-to-advisory-council-302320593.html) | [[PRWeb]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**Future Market Trends for Electronic Health Records (EHR) System: Forecasting Size, Share ...**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-market-trends-electronic-health-records-ehr-system-forecasting-r1hde) | [[Linkedin]] | | 10/31/2024 | [**Digital Health Integration in Advanced Nursing Education: Preparing Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders**](https://healthcareguys.com/2024/10/31/digital-health-integration-in-advanced-nursing-education-preparing-tomorrows-healthcare-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-health-integration-in-advanced-nursing-education-preparing-tomorrows-healthcare-leaders) | [[The Healthcare Guys]] | | 10/9/2024 | [**Wolters Kluwer Celebrates a Decade of Bringing Virtual Nursing Education and Innovation to Students**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241009202544/en/Wolters-Kluwer-Celebrates-a-Decade-of-Bringing-Virtual-Nursing-Education-and-Innovation-to-Students/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 10/9/2024 | [**Wolters Kluwer Celebrates a Decade of Bringing Virtual Nursing Education and Innovation to Students**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241009202544/en/Wolters-Kluwer-Celebrates-a-Decade-of-Bringing-Virtual-Nursing-Education-and-Innovation-to-Students/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 10/9/2024 | [**Virtual Healthcare October 2024**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/virtual-healthcare-october-2024/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 6/3/2024 | [**Mayo Clinic strikes deal with virtual nursing education company**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/digital-health/mayo-clinic-strikes-deal-with-virtual-nursing-education-company.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 6/14/2017 | [**Project ECHO: An Effective Means of Increasing Palliative Care Capacity**](https://www.ajmc.com/view/project-echo-an-effective-means-of-increasing-palliative-care-capacity) | [[AJMC]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **eMedEd**: A nonprofit organization providing continuing medical education for healthcare professionals, recently accredited for nursing education. - **AllCampus**: Expanding its nursing program offerings to address the increasing demand for skilled nursing professionals. - **National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)**: Supports the professional development of nursing students across various educational programs, fostering their growth into future registered nurses. - **American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)**: Sets quality standards for nursing education and advocates for public support of nursing education and research. - **UbiSim**: An immersive virtual reality training platform specifically designed for nursing education, recognized for its innovative approach. - **AMBOSS**: A medical knowledge platform that acquired Novaheal to enhance nursing education offerings. - **University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing**: A nursing school aiming to graduate a significant number of nurses annually, supported by funding initiatives. - **Ascend Learning**: Provides educational content and technology for nursing and medical students, recently appointed a new CEO to address healthcare education issues. - **University of Phoenix**: An educational institution providing flexible nursing education options for working adults. - **Tampa General Hospital**: Collaborated with the University of South Florida to enhance educational opportunities for student nurses. - **Wolters Kluwer Health**: A major player in nursing education that is integrating AI into its products to enhance clinical judgment and streamline educator workflows. - **Kahuna**: A virtual nursing education company collaborating with Mayo Clinic to improve clinical orientation and competency management for nurses. - **American Academy of Nursing**: Focuses on advancing health policy and practice through contributions from over 2,900 Fellows who are leaders in various nursing fields. - **Lee Health**: A health system expanding its virtual nursing program to improve patient care and staff satisfaction. - **Florida State University (FSU) College of Nursing**: Introduced the first AI-focused Master of Science in Nursing program to integrate AI into nursing education. - **WVU Medicine**: Launching a new nursing school to combat nursing shortages in West Virginia. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Wolters Kluwer, Laerdal Medical, and National League for Nursing**: Collaborated to create vSim for Nursing, addressing the shortage of clinical sites. - **Tampa General Hospital and USF College of Nursing**: A $1 million funding initiative to improve educational opportunities for nursing students in Florida. - **USF College of Nursing and Tampa General Hospital**: Collaboration to enhance nursing programs in Florida through funding aimed at addressing the nursing shortage. - **Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida**: Announced a $1,000,000 funding initiative to enhance educational opportunities for nursing students. - **WVU Medicine and Beebe Healthcare**: Partnering to learn from Beebe's nursing program experiences to ensure the success of WVU's new nursing school. - **Hippocratic AI and NOBC**: A strategic partnership to develop leadership training for nurses and promote their participation in healthcare technology boards. - **Florida State University and AI Innovation Consortium**: Establishing a consortium to enhance nursing education through AI integration. - **Hippocratic AI and Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC)**: A strategic partnership to enhance nurses' influence in healthcare technology through leadership training and workshops. - **Lee Health and Caregility**: A partnership to enhance telehealth capabilities and improve patient care through the expansion of the Virtual Nursing Program. - **StaffGarden and Mayo Clinic**: Collaborating to digitize the Tiered Skills Acquisition Model for clinical unit orientation. - **Mayo Clinic and Kahuna**: This partnership aims to integrate Mayo's skills acquisition model with Kahuna's software to create a virtual onboarding platform for nurses. - **Hippocratic AI and Adtalem Global Education**: This partnership aims to develop a curriculum for training clinicians in AI, focusing on ethical considerations and practical applications in healthcare. - **Ochsner-Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research (OXIHER)**: A collaboration aimed at educating healthcare providers on health equity and developing tailored health programs for communities affected by disparities. - **MetaPhy Health and ActiumHealth**: Enhancing patient engagement through AI-powered voice agents, allowing nurses to focus more on meaningful patient interactions. - **Laerdal Medical and American Hospital Association (AHA)**: Aimed at enhancing patient safety and quality in hospitals across the U.S. through innovative solutions and evidence-based practices. - **Biofourmis and Lee Health**: Launching a 'Hospital at Home' program to provide hospital-level care at home, integrating remote patient monitoring capabilities. - **National Ageing Research Institute and Silverchain**: Developed a guide for home aged care providers to implement technology-enabled services. - **CareView Communications and Premier, Inc.**: A national group purchasing agreement allowing Premier members to access special pricing for virtual care solutions. - **Cleveland Clinic and Amazon's One Medical**: Partnering to enhance primary care access and leverage digital strategies. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Integration of Sustainability Initiatives**: Emerging trends in nursing education include a focus on sustainability and interdisciplinary education. - **Virtual Training and Mentoring Programs**: Nursing education is evolving to address staffing shortages by implementing virtual training and mentoring programs, enabling experienced nurses to guide new RNs remotely. - **Competency-Based Learning**: Growing demand for educational programs that focus on practical skills and high job placement rates in nursing. - **e-learning and Simulation**: Technological advancements are transforming nursing education delivery, making programs more accessible and appealing. - **Adaptive Learning Technologies**: Personalizes nursing education by analyzing student performance and adjusting curriculum difficulty. - **Virtual Nursing and Telehealth**: Emerging technologies are being integrated into nursing practices, requiring upskilling in digital literacy and specialized training. - **LINE Initiative**: Funding initiative to expand nursing education in Florida, providing resources for scholarships and simulation center support. - **Holistic Health Care Programs**: St. Catherine University integrates self-care strategies into nursing education to enhance student well-being. - **Novaheal Acquisition by AMBOSS**: Enhances nursing education offerings and aims to address global workforce shortages. - **UbiSim VR Training Platform**: Recognized for providing realistic and safe practice opportunities for nursing students, addressing staffing shortages. - **Florida's $380 million investment**: Aimed at reducing nursing shortages through various educational programs. - **Simmar®ESTE-SIM**: A new training simulator developed to help nursing students acquire essential skills for pediatric care. - **AI in Nursing Education**: Hippocratic AI's curriculum will cover AI fundamentals, applications in nursing, and ethical considerations, preparing nurses for effective AI utilization in patient care. - **AI Integration in Nursing Education**: 85% of physicians believe significant changes in medical education are necessary to effectively integrate AI into healthcare, emphasizing the need for enhanced data science training. - **vSim for Nursing**: A virtual simulation tool that has transformed nursing education, benefiting over two million students. - **AI Integration by Wolters Kluwer**: Plans to enhance nursing education products with AI for personalized remediation tools and to reduce faculty workload. - **Online Education Platforms**: Revolutionizing digital health by enabling healthcare professionals to stay updated with the latest technologies that enhance patient outcomes and healthcare delivery. - **Virtual Nursing Programs**: Health systems like Lee Health and Providence Alaska Medical Center are implementing virtual nursing to address staffing shortages and improve patient care workflows. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Need for Clinical Experiences**: Funding issues and the need for clinical placements are creating barriers to nursing education. - **Integration of Technology**: Concerns about the readiness of nursing education to effectively integrate new technologies and prepare students for evolving healthcare environments. - **Faculty Shortages**: The nursing education sector faces challenges such as faculty shortages and varying educational standards. - **Educational Bottlenecks**: The nursing crisis is compounded by educational bottlenecks that hinder the training of new nurses, impacting the overall capacity of healthcare institutions. - **Assessment Metrics**: Lack of standardized assessment metrics in nursing education may hinder the evaluation of educational effectiveness. - **Faculty Recruitment**: Nursing schools are facing difficulties in recruiting faculty with advanced degrees, impacting the quality of education. - **Impact of COVID-19**: The pandemic has intensified existing challenges in nursing education and workforce supply. - **Standardization Issues**: The nursing education market lacks standardized assessment metrics, which poses challenges for quality assurance. - **Nursing Shortage**: A significant issue exacerbated by an aging population and insufficient nursing school enrollment. - **Faculty Recruitment Challenges**: Limited availability of qualified nursing faculty is hindering program enrollment. - **Nursing Shortages**: The growing gap between nurse supply and demand, exacerbated by the retirement of veteran nurses and increased patient acuity, drives the need for innovative solutions in nursing training. - **Nursing Workforce Shortage**: An aging nursing workforce and increasing demand for qualified nurses pose significant challenges to healthcare delivery. - **Burnout and Job Satisfaction**: High burnout rates among nurses necessitate robust support systems to ensure mental health and job satisfaction. - **Patient Safety Concerns**: Nurses have raised alarms about the potential risks to patient safety associated with the rapid integration of AI and virtual nursing, fearing it may compromise care quality. - **AI Integration Concerns**: Nurses express concerns about the rapid integration of AI in healthcare, fearing it may jeopardize patient safety and undermine clinical judgment. - **Data Privacy and Access Disparities**: As technology evolves, healthcare organizations must address issues related to data privacy and equitable access to care. ## Related Topics [[Healthcare Education]]