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Nurses say violence is just ‘part of the job’ in local hospitals 

Emily Kraft remembers the incident well.  She was working at a hospital when one of her patients, an older teenager with autism, began to experience what she described as a severe mental health crisis.  As her nursing unit tried to de-escalate the situation, the patient’s mother became increasingly agitated, Kraft said. She began insulting the […]

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NKU nursing grads earn 100% license test pass rate

100% of this year’s Northern Kentucky University Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates have passed their licensing exams, a representative from the university informed LINK nky on Wednesday. In order to become licensed nurses, graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX. The university has sported an average pass rate of 99.6% over […]

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NKU ranks No. 1 in state for online nursing program

Northern Kentucky University, known as NKU, earned the top spot in registerednursing.org‘s ‘ Best Online Master of Science in Nursing Programs in Kentucky’ ranking. The university offers online master’s degrees for family nurse practitioners, mental health nurse practitioners, adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioners psych-mental health nurse practitioners, and nursing education concentration. Registernursing.org said NKU’s online […]

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