Brenda Kotal began her professional career as “a secluded and lonely bookkeeper.” Earning her bachelor's of science in nursing degree in 1993 opened doors to new opportunities, including working with ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- CASTLETON CORNERS/SEA VIEW -- A pair of West Shore nurses took a big step toward enhancing their abilities to care for patients and manage staffers this month. Michele Getz, the ...

Despite an economic recession and slower compensation gains for nurses and nurse managers, nursing home administrators’ salaries rose this year at their highest rate in four years. Administrator ...

It was science class that tripped up Michele Nichols. As a high schooler, Nichols dreamed of a career in nursing. A college counselor redirected Nichols' plans, however, after taking a gander at her ...

State authorities said Friday they are reviewing laws and policies to strengthen the disciplinary sanctions taken against nursing home administrators in cases of wrongdoing and patient harm. Despite ...

I’ve been a nurse for almost 10 years, working mainly on a hospital’s cardiac floor. One day I was assigned to a makeshift intensive care unit that had previously been an observation unit for highly ...