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Why Choose an RN to BSN Program for Your Nursing Career?

Post University

It draws on advanced research and respected frameworks, such as nursing models of care. The influence of evidence-based care in nursing education cannot be overstated. This included the ambitious goal of ensuring that 80 percent of nurses held their bachelor’s by 2020.

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Peer support and nurse well-being

American Nurse

Many more programs exist now in recognition of the psychological support that our nurse colleagues continue to need as we care for each other during the challenges of staffing crises, under-resourced hospitals, and the ongoing challenges and repercussions of the pandemic. Peer support isn’t judgmental.

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Patient prejudice toward minoritized nurses

American Nurse

Takeaways: Many patients expect that the nurse who cares for them will be White and female, despite the growing diversity of the nursing workforce. For example, French and others found that student nurses preferred not to care for patients who were overweight, elderly, or mentally ill. The profession also includes various ethnicities.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Intervention and prevention Improving mental health outcomes for nurses requires a network of support from schools of nursing, training and continuing education resources, nurse leaders, nurse peers and co-workers, and especially employers. Nurse leaders and educators shouldn’t tolerate any mental health stigma or “guilting.”

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How to Become a Speech Pathologist: 6 Meaningful Career Steps

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

6 Step 6: Continuing Education Courses Like all healthcare professionals, speech therapists can continue to learn and grow professionally throughout their health science careers. Plus, empower others to communicate better, increase self-confidence and gain agency. News & World Report, “Best Health Care Jobs,” U.S.

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The Power of One Voice

American Nurse

The voice of four million nurses advocating for health care policy change. The impactful outcomes of this small group of nurses raises the question as to what are the barriers and facilitators to nurses’ participation in health care policy efforts? 2020; Haizadeh et al., 2020; Haizadeh et al., 2020; Inayat et al.,

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Continuing Nursing Education: Why?

American Nurse

Continuing education (CE) is required for nursing relicensure in Ohio and a number of other states. Continuing education is also required for initial and/or ongoing certification in specific areas of nursing practice. Continuing education is vital to learning about these and other emerging issues in healthcare.