Supporting nursing while improving the health of New Mexicans across the state. That is the mission of the New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence. With Nurse Appreciation Week kicking off on May 6, ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New rules passed under the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” may limit certain degrees from qualifying for federal student loans. Notably, nursing is not listed as a ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University broke ground on Friday, Dec. 6 on two significant construction projects for the College of Health, Education and Social Transformation. The work ...

The compacts serve as an agreement between states, easing the process for medical providers from other states to practice in ...

New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury introduced legislation last week that would authorize $5 billion over 10 years in federal grants for public health nurses in state, local and tribal public health ...

New federal staffing standards meant to improve the care of millions of Americans in nursing homes could go into effect in as soon as two years. New Mexico’s nursing homes aren’t ready. Not even close ...

A nurse prepares a syringe with the Pfizer/Biontech COVID-19 vaccine at the CHC Landenne care home in Landenne-sur-Meuse, near Namur, Belgium, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Vaccinations programs in the 27 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — RSV cases are on the rise across the country but New Mexico hospitals are reaching capacity, especially in their pediatric units. Now, many are asking for help. Clinics, emergency ...

This Nurses Week, New Mexico’s nursing community has a new reason to celebrate. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently signed HB 178 into law – a significant update to the state’s Nursing Practice Act ...

When Kevin Thompson, 65, retired to Hurley, New Mexico, in July 2023, he wanted to stay busy and get involved in his new community, so he volunteered at area food banks and the local radio station.

The award is presented to registered nurses in the first 18 months of their career who display outstanding and caring leadership as a beginning practitioner. Atencio began working at the hospital in ...