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Nurse Practitioner vs. Doctor: Key Differences Explained

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

A nurse practitioner is a licensed clinician who is focused on providing evidence-based, empathic care to patients. Pass the NCLEX-RN examination: Pass the NCLEX to earn your nursing license, required for practice as a registered nurse (RN). Before applying for a medical license and practicing in the U.S., Pass the U.S.

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Nursing Leadership in the First State

American Nurse

The Options of Unions As a nursing leader, it is important to support the staff and provide them with appropriate resources for better mental health in the workplace. This study was able to show how unions can provide guidance in helping to develop self-care programs within an organization to reduce the amount of mental health days.

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

Post University

Some pursue a BSN before taking the NCLEX and getting licensed. Others prefer a phased approach, consisting of earning an associate degree in nursing (ADN), passing the NCLEX to become licensed, and later completing advanced coursework to obtain a BSN.

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Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?

Nursing Review

Quarantine The federal government mandated 14 days of quarantine for all international arrivals between March 2020 and November 2021. To keep up with the rapidly developing science, the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce was established in March 2020. During that period, 452,550 people passed through the system.

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Too many Australians miss out on essential medical care every year. Here’s how to fix ‘GP deserts’

Nursing Review

A rural generalist pathway recognises GPs who have trained in an additional skill, such as obstetrics or mental health services. In Triabunna on Tasmanias east coast, a retirement in 2020 saw residents left with only one GP , forcing people to travel to other areas for care, sometimes for well over an hour.

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RN’s Mental Health Called Into Question By Nursing Board

Nurse.com

The board has this power as long as an individual possesses a license to practice. In the following case, an appellate court upholds a BON’s disciplinary decision after questioning an RN’s mental health and revoking her license. Nurse’s disturbing letters An RN stops working as a nurse in 2013.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.