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The real value of nursing certification

American Nurse

Certified individuals report feeling a sense of pride and achievement, feeling more professionally competent, having improved employability and advancement, and being positioned for better compensation and career longevity, according to a 2019 Institute for Credentialing Excellence Value of Certification study. She was indeed a trailblazer.

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What to Know About Continuing Education for Nurses

IntelyCare

Nursing education doesn’t stop after you receive your license. Instead, nurses at all practice levels are required to complete continuing education (CE) courses. These are also referred to as continuing nursing education (CNE) courses. What are Continuing Education Courses?

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What to Know About Continuing Education for Nurses

IntelyCare

Nursing education doesn’t stop after you receive your license. Instead, nurses at all practice levels are required to complete continuing education (CE) courses. These are also referred to as continuing nursing education (CNE) courses. What are Continuing Education Courses?

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Geriatric Nursing: A Specialty in Need

Nurse.com

population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. The need for geriatric nurses can be explained simply by looking at data highlighting an aging United States. As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

As a result, unit educators had to supplement onboarding of new-to-healthcare PCAs with impromptu training, including taking vital signs, using hospital equipment, conducting blood sugar testing, collecting specimens, and performing ECGs. Lippincott Textbook for Nursing Assistants: A Humanistic Approach to Caregiving. Who will attend?

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The Power of One Voice

American Nurse

Some identified barriers are the following: lack of formal education and training, inadequate policy creation skills, lack of confidence to address and approach policy makers, and lack of resources and organizational support to engage in the policy process and advocacy efforts (Barzegar Safari et al., 2020; Haizadeh et al.,

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Physician Assistant: Key Differences

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Become a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP): You must take a national certification exam through one of the five national certification boards to become licensed as a nurse practitioner. Role specialties include Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Nurse Educator ,** and Nurse Executive.