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In 1919, the first meeting of the State Board of Health of New Mexico was held during the administration of Governor Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo and the Division of Public Health Nursing was created. The Board’s budget for fiscal year 1921 was $16,700.16.
Feb. 2—The University of New Mexico's highest-rated college has a new leader. Rosario Medina, who works in the University of Colorado system, will be the next dean of the UNM College of Nursing.
A board of nursing is a regulatory body that oversees the practice of nursing within a defined jurisdiction, typically a state or province. The board typically approves and oversees schools of nursing within its jurisdiction and also handles all aspects of nurse licensure .
In 2012, the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission revoked accreditation for the college's nursing program. Although the New Mexico Board of Nursing permitted the program to continue, accreditation is a prerequisite for employment in most hospitals and acceptance into other nursing programs, such as the one at New Mexico State. [7]
Recent unannounced inspections of nursing homes across New Mexico found at least one violation in 88% of them, authorities said Wednesday. State health officials said just 11 of the 91 assisted ...
New Mexico Normal School - Silver City (1893–1923) New Mexico State Teachers College (1923–1949) New Mexico Western College (1949–1963)
Nurse licensure is the process by which various regulatory bodies, usually a Board of Nursing, regulate the practice of nursing within its jurisdiction. The primary purpose of nurse licensure is to grant permission to practice as a nurse after verifying the applicant has met minimal competencies to safely perform nursing activities within nursing's scope of practice.
May 14—Dr. Latha Raja Shankar has joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico as chief medical officer. Shankar has served as a physician executive for more than a decade and is experienced ...