North Dakota Nursing Schools

ANA Calls On Policymakers To Act On Nurse Staffing Legislation

Silver Spring, MD - A study published today in the journal Health Affairs provides new evidence that if hospitals invest in appropriate Registered Nurse (RN) staffing, thousands of lives and millions of dollars could be saved each year. Specifically, the study shows that if hospitals increased RN staffing and hours of nursing care per patient, more than 6,700 patient deaths and four million days of care in hospitals could be avoided each year. Read more...

Nursing Scholarships and Financial Aid

Prospective students should visit each school in which they are seriously interested and discuss with the school's financial aid office the assistance the school can be expected to provide. Scholarships are awarded by foundations, civic clubs, and other non-profit organizations.  Eligibility requirements (e.g. minimum grade point average, residency, or field of interest), funding amounts, and deadlines vary.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Financial Aid Information for Prospective and Current Nursing Students
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/finaid.htm

Information on Student Financial Aid from the US Department of Education
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

Johnson & Johnson's Searchable Database of Scholarship Opportunities
http://www.discovernursing.com/scholarship_search.asp

Scholarship Information for Prospective Students of Nurse Anesthesia Programs
http://www.aana.com/foundation/scholarship.asp

Scholarship Information
http://www.nursingsociety.org/career/scholarships_opps.html

Student Nurse Scholarships
http://www.aorn.org/foundation/scholarshipstudent.htm

Useful Books

Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2006
The College Board College Handbook 2006
College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook 2006
Paying for College without Going Broke 2006
How to Go to College Almost for Free

Nursing Resources

Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the North Dakota State Board of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service. For information on nursing schools and lists of accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites:Nursing Schools in California, Nursing Programs in Maryland, New York Nursing Schools, Colorado Nursing Schools, Nursing Schools in Arizona, Washington Nursing Programs and Nursing Schools in Texas.

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