Nursing leader Ball reflects on a changing profession
The director at USCA discusses rising salaries and mounting stress amid nursing shortages and faculty gaps. She traces shifts from intensive patient loads to broader roles, the need for more educators, and plans to align USCA nursing programs with ATC to offer clearer paths to a bachelor’s degree.
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Ball
South Carolina
USCA
James Herriot
England
Florence Nightingale
Anthony Ball
North Carolina
Tony Ball
Texas Tech University
Julia Ball
University
Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
Seneca
Toccoa, Ga
Center For Disease Control
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Germany
MUSC
Lander University
Aiken Technical College
ATC
United Way to pilot Care Council for collaborative funding
United Way plans a transition to Care Councils that study community needs and allocate funds to targeted programs rather than individual agencies. By 2007 councils will exist for four areas with agencies collaborating beyond mere funding to address health care and other community issues.
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Hepner
U.S. Department of Energy
United Way
ACCP
Peggy Ford
Children’s Place
Dee Stanford
Jim Schmidt
Aiken Technical College
Care Council
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