Mary A. O’Connor, PhD, MSN, RN
Nursing
Gov. Shapiro Launches New State-Level Nurse Shortage Assistance Program
Governor Shapiro and Secretary Bogen announced yesterday the new state-funded, state-level Nurse Shortage Assistance Program (NSAP), which will build a pipeline of educated ...
Nursing
Moving forward! Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
S.1874 – Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (119th Congress), sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, was reported out of the ...
Nursing
Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of Nurse Licensure Compact in Pennsylvania
Happy Anniversary Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)! Act 68 NLC was fully implemented July 7, 2025 and many Pennsylvania’s registered nurses (RN’s) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN’s) ...
Nursing
The “Power of Nurses” celebrated during Nurses Week May 6-May 12, 2026
Approximately 300,000 nurses in Pennsylvania and almost 6 million Registered and Practical Nurses throughout the U.S. (NCSBN Statsitics) are celebrating Nurses ...
Clinical Care
NEW! Mandatory one time CE for PA RN Licensees within 5 years of next licensure renewal, eff. May 1, 2026
The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing incorporated a new requirement for new nurse licensure and renewals: Organ and Tissue Donation ...
Nursing
Full Implementation of Nurse Licensure Compact in Pennsylvania July 7, 2025
Four years and six days after Act 68 of 2021 Nurse Licensure Compact was signed into law by Governor Wolf ...
Nursing
National Nurses Week 2025 – Nurse Licensure Compact Full Implementation Coming Soon for all Pennsylvania Nurses!
Happy Nurses Week to all nurses – which started Tuesday, May 6, 2025 and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, Monday May 12, 2025. ...
