The Nursing Site

MAY 14, 2025

As Nurses Month continues for 2025, I hope you have taken or plan to take the opportunity to do something just for YOU to honor you and all that You do for your patients, co-workers and colleagues. Self-care and self-love are essential to avoiding burnout and caregiver fatigue.

Self-Care

The Nurse Break

MAY 20, 2025

Before we get into Jo Scott’s 2020 article about neonatal nursing, if youre a nursing student or nurse in Australia, we have made our very own, free, nurse-only community that I built for you (I am an RN in Victoria). Its where you can join forums, connect, and share all things to do with nursing.

Nurse Practitioner

Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Plaza College School of Nursing received formal accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as one of the most rigorous programmatic accreditation programs in the U.S.

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Acknowledge your humanity and engage in self-forgiveness. Takeaways: Self-compassion is a form of self-care that may help increase joy, job satisfaction, and quality of life as well as decrease stress, anxiety, and burnout.

Self-Care

American Nurse

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is supported by the ANA Code of Ethics for nurses, which states in provision 5 that the nurse “owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to …maintain competence and continue personal and professional growth” (ANA, 2015, p. Continuing nursing education is a shared responsibility.

Nurse Educator

Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An individualized student-centered approach is crucial in understanding and adapting teaching pedagogy in nursing education to realize, recognize, respond, and resist re-traumatization (SAMHSA, 2014)in student nurses with a history of traumatic stress. Traumatic experiences can cause anxiety and depression in some students.

Nurse Educator

The Nurse Break

AUGUST 21, 2022

Rory is a Peri-anaesthesia Clinical Nurse Specialist, Educator and Facilitator and the Founder of the Aussie Nurse Educator. If you missed Part 1 where Rory shares his clinical expertise on everything perioperative and peri-anaesthesia nursing, you can check out the article here. Nurse Educator content.

Clinical Nurse Specialist

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The impact of preceptor shortages can cause delays in graduation timeline for students which negatively impacts the pipeline of nurses entering the workforce (Carelli, et al., These shortages hinder the public’s ability to receive safely staffed access to care. Rasheed et al, 2020). Stay tuned and be ready. link] Rasheed, S.

Preceptors

Nurse Code

JULY 3, 2022

0% Post Content Welcome to the comprehensive guide on Nurse Educator Certifications! Reading this guide will give you all the pertinent details should you decide to pursue your Nurse Educator Certification. Nurse Educators are the backbone of our nursing profession.

Nurse Educator

American Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2024

Expiration: 8/1/27 According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, approximately 80,000 U.S. nurses leave the profession each year, and nursing pre-licensure program enrollment cannot sufficiently support the demand for future nursing services. According to a 2023 survey by NSI Nursing Solutions, the U.S.

Professional Development

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Organization-wide interventions present the best option for addressing patient behavior and maintaining nurse retention. Takeaways: Many patients expect that the nurse who cares for them will be White and female, despite the growing diversity of the nursing workforce. Of 4 million nurses surveyed, 8.1%

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Curriculum can include reviews of mental health struggles and disorders, symptoms, and unique risks for nurses, as well as strategies for self-protection and self-knowledge when intervention and resources are lacking. Nurse leaders and educators shouldn’t tolerate any mental health stigma or “guilting.”

Mental Health

The Nurse Break

JUNE 27, 2022

I passed my Nursing Board examination right after my graduation and started to do my post-grad training in a tertiary hospital. I worked in a JCI-Accredited private tertiary hospital as an Intensive Care Unit Nurse for 5 years. So here is the step by step process I did: Self-Check and Portfolio.

Self-Care

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

An innovative approach to help new graduate nurses transition into practice Takeaways: As the nursing shortage continues, more new nursing graduates will take jobs in specialty areas such as critical care. Nursing graduates face many stressors and must be supported during their transition into practice.

Professional Development

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Nursing is a profession that offers both extraordinary rewards and profound challenges. The intensity of nursing education often stretches students to their limits, preparing them for the realities of patient care. With the ongoing decline in nurses working in rural areas (Wakefield et al., With 42.5%

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The voice of four million nurses advocating for health care policy change. A powerful positive change because of the voice of these nurses. 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?

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Nurses are also instrumental in improving access to quality care, implementing technology, taking on new roles, addressing social determinants of health (SDOH), and leading the way in revolutionizing healthcare. Nurses play a crucial role in improving access to quality healthcare by creating opportunities for interdisciplinary care.

Nurse Entrepreneurs

American Nurse

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Recommendation four was to increase the proportion of nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to 80% by 2020, and recommendation five was to double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020. Another IOM recommendation was to ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.

APRN

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the pandemic, in 2020, I received a small grant from the Institute of Scholarship and Community Engagement, Metropolitan State University, St. It took several virtual meetings during the pandemic to develop the PIP clinic staying true to a holistic, collaborative, public health nursing model of care, and we did it!

Self-Care

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Interested in accelerating your nursing career? If you have considered pursuing an advanced nursing education, you may have wondered, what is an MSN degree? A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree allows practicing nurses to move forward in their careers. in 2020, only 14.9%

APRN

American Nurse

JULY 8, 2023

Start with some self-reflection and evaluate your short- and long-term career goals. 6 critical questions Deciding to pursue a doctoral degree requires self-reflection. For example, maybe you’re an advanced practice RN (APRN) interested in translating research into practice to facilitate improved care quality and patient outcomes.

APRN

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

The coach acts as a catalyst, facilitating self-discovery, providing accountability, and offering support throughout the journey (Drake, 2021). In today’s complex healthcare landscape, new nurses face numerous challenges transitioning from academic to clinical environments (Anwah, 2021).

Self-Care

American Nurse

JULY 10, 2023

I applied to be the care program manager. From 2007 to 2011, I was appointed to the National Advisory Council [NAC] on nursing education and practice to advise the [U.S. Congress on nursing education and practice. I became a registered nurse in 2002, so I’ve been practicing for 21 years.

Leadership

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 26, 2023

A family nurse practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse who focuses their specialty training on the care of patients of all ages, from infants to adults to seniors. The FNP role specialty is highly desirable among nurse practitioners (NPs) as it’s one of the most rewarding careers in healthcare.

Nurse Practitioner

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 27, 2023

Recreational therapists help improve independence and self-confidence in these individuals’ everyday lives 1. Respiratory therapists provide care for patients of all ages—from infants to seniors 17. Speech Pathology Master’s Programs , last modified July 2020, [link] J Brown, “What About Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy?,”

Pharmaceutical

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 31, 2023

The nursing field is currently experiencing a shortage that is expected to get worse: studies show 100,000 nurses have left the field since 2020, and more than half a million plan to leave by 2027. Learn how to become a travel nurse and explore how the University of St.

Travel Nursing

American Nurse

JULY 8, 2023

According to Triemstra and colleagues, many nursing educators had to manage virtual experiences without appropriate training or guidelines, which led to varied accountability measures and expectations. Many student nurses struggle with situational awareness because of their focus on task completion.

Education

The Nurse Break

APRIL 3, 2022

Aged Care Nursing. Airforce, Navy, Army Nursing. Australian Nursing Blog. Cardiac Nursing. Corrections, Custody, Forensic Nursing. Cosmetic Nursing. HITH Nursing. Humanitarian Nursing. ICU / Intensive Care Unit Nursing. Indigenous Nursing. International Nurses.

Mental Health

American Nurse

JANUARY 5, 2024

Nurses who witnessed the unprecedented deaths and ongoing health inequities of the pandemic have experienced psychological and moral injury, which has led many to express feelings of cynicism, exhaustion, and depersonalization in patient care. Social action can prove empowering and help to restore a sense of meaning in nursing work.

Psychiatry

American Nurse

APRIL 30, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the ultimate stress test for our taxed healthcare system, and despite nurses’ immense fortitude, the effects of this stress have landed unfairly on their shoulders. Attendance varied week to week, with two to eight nurses in regular attendance.

Self-Care

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

Abstract In baccalaureate nursing education, comprehensive health assessments are fundamental in the care of patients, families, and communities. It is recommended to incorporate adverse childhood experiences or ACE training into baccalaureate nursing education.

Mental Health

American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This study evaluated nurse knowledge and comfort with assessing firearm access and providing education on safe gun storage. In 2023, Sheppard and colleagues reported data from the qualitative arm of the 2020 study. These studies highlight the need for nurse education, patient resources, organizational support, and policies.

Education

Post University

MARCH 7, 2023

A 2020 report by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership states that diversity, equity, and inclusion are the cornerstones of human wellness. It is how healthcare professionals like nurse leaders can ensure people of all backgrounds and beliefs get the same quality care.

Promotion

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The most recent national data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Health Statistics Reports from 2017 to 2020 indicate the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity for adults age 20 years and older is 41.9%; for severe obesity, 9.2%. Careful screening and review of patient history are essential.

Nurse Practitioner

The Nurse Break

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Read on to learn how these Australian Nurse Entrepreneurs used their nursing skills, knowledge, and education to build and innovate successful startups, side hustles and businesses. Nurses innovate every day by improving processes and services directly related to patient care. Where did the idea come from?

Nurse Entrepreneurs

American Nurse

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Although no identified studies have quantified the amount of time nursing students spend learning about nutrition in undergraduate and graduate programs, a systematic review by Crowley and colleagues found that medical school education doesn’t sufficiently incorporate nutrition. Am J Health Promot. 2015;29(4):245-54. doi:10.4278/ajhp.130218-quan-72

Education

American Nurse

OCTOBER 24, 2024

When nurses understand what determines evidence, how to implement guidelines as standard of care, and what establishes best practices to optimize medication safety, they can help prevent medication errors. A new, evidence-based estimate of patient harms associated with hospital care. 2020; 3(4):e202875. J Patient Sa f.

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