On April 1, the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses will include more competencies in care management and basic care and comfort, while most of the exam structure, scoring and ...

FDA approves Filkri, a biosimilar that helps reduce infection risk and speed white blood cell recovery during chemotherapy and other treatments. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) treatments are known to cause side effects. One major side effect of chemotherapy is neutropenia, which occurs when chemo drugs destroy the germ-fighting white blood ...

The National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX, averaged an 87.8% passage rate in 2023, according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The council surveyed more than 2,000 nursing ...

Neutropenia is a condition in which there are not enough neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, in the blood. Neutrophils are essential for the body's defence against infection, destroying bacteria ...

This is Part 5 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. A busy medical student, Vanessa Apea wasn’t her usual ...

In a recent report from the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX®), University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing graduates who took the exam ranked number one not only in Nevada, but in ...

Compared to adults, newborns are highly susceptible to infections and these infections can cause serious health complications and even death. One factor known to affect a newborn's response to ...

Neutropenia involves a low neutrophil count, and thrombocytopenia involves a low platelet count. Certain conditions, infections, or medications may cause reduced levels of both. Neutropenia and ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. Brenna Swanston is an education-focused ...

Garrett Andrews is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Portland Community College where he teaches State and Local Government. Brenna Swanston is an education-focused ...

UNG's Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates had the highest National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) pass rate in the state from 2019-2022. Article By: Clark Leonard The University of North ...