Post University

JANUARY 6, 2025

Once she had settled in, Mercy enrolled in a licensed practical nurse program. She became licensed in 2007 and started working at a nursing home. Mercy enrolled in fall 2021 in the Master of Science in Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN-PMHNP) at Post University.

Mental Health

Post University

APRIL 4, 2025

As a Licensed Practical Nurse, she worked in corrections for two years before getting hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a first assist in acupuncture and dermatology. She moved into primary care/ambulatory care in 2021, and then into a care manager position.

Long Term Care

Nursing Review

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Quarantine The federal government mandated 14 days of quarantine for all international arrivals between March 2020 and November 2021. For example, the goal of vaccinating four million people by the end of March 2021 fell drastically short, with less than one-fifth of that number actually vaccinated by that time.

Licensing

Registered Nursing

APRIL 18, 2025

Notably, the registered nurse (RN) vacancy rate surged by 81% in 2021 , reaching 13.9%the For licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in the Cincinnati metro area, this presents a significant opportunity. With nearly 6,000 hospital positions unfilled in the Greater Cincinnati area, the region faces a critical healthcare staffing shortage.

LPN

Penn Nursing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Penn Nursing This issue - Fall 2022 Spring 2025 Fall 2024 Spring 2024 Fall 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Fall 2021 Spring 2021 Search SCOPE Fagin Hall Goes Digital Features Bright Ideas Meet the Leonard A. Credits flexibility and willingness to reapply her skills to new industries to continued growth in career.

Clinical Nurse Specialist

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JANUARY 15, 2025

In addition, all states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Rachel Coley, CanDo Kiddo, CanDo Kiddo, 2021, [link]. After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR).

Private Practice

Penn Nursing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Penn Nursing This issue - Fall 2023 Spring 2025 Fall 2024 Spring 2024 Fall 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2022 Spring 2022 Fall 2021 Spring 2021 Search Features Don’t Go! She was elected President of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) in 2021, following in the footsteps of Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing Antonia M.

Leadership

Health Leaders | Nursing

JUNE 26, 2025

But in January, the Trump administration rescinded former President Joe Biden's 2021 policy that protected health care facilities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. The administration's broad immigration crackdown threatens to drastically reduce the number of current and future workers for the industry.

Long Term Care

Penn Nursing

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Farrell got her certified nursing assistant license and worked in an operating room as a CNA while getting her bachelor’s degree in nursing. Both the Peace Corps and nursing led to her being part of something greater—part of a community—but “also part of people’s lives more intimately.”

Military

Becker's Hospital Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A Tennessee judge has rejected RaDonda Vaught's motion to appeal the state nursing board's 2021 decision to revoke her license, a source confirmed to Becker's Nov.

Licensing

Empowered Nurses

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As you and other readers probably know, I have frequently brought up issues regarding the case of Former Registered Nurse RaDonda Vaught who not only had her license revoked but was put on trial following a fatal medication error of administering vecuronium to a patient rather than the prescribed Versed. That request was denied.

Licensing

Scrubs

MARCH 22, 2023

Nancy Waller, 67, hasn’t practiced nursing since 2021 after being accused of assaulting a patient while working as the head nurse at a New Boston assisted living facility in New Hampshire. But a jury found her not guilty earlier this year and now she is on a mission to get her nursing license back. But she still has a long way to go.

Licensing

Diversity Nursing

APRIL 19, 2022

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) reported more than 355,000 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are licensed to practice in the U.S. This is up 9% from the estimated 325,000 reported in May 2021. This increase in NPs will help aid the healthcare provider shortages and ease burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Licensing

Becker's Hospital Review

MARCH 6, 2023

RaDonda Vaught will appear in Tennessee court March 28 to appeal the state nursing board's 2021 decision to revoke her license, court records show.

Licensing

Becker's Hospital Review

JUNE 30, 2023

The average compensation for licensed practical nurses increased more between 2021 and 2022 than other clinical and nursing positions, according to an 2023 MGMA report released June 29. LPNs got paid the most in four states and Washington, D.C.

Licensing

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

There are over 630,000 active licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs) in the United States and 2,700 are in the State of Delaware. Review state nursing regulations often, not just during license renewal time. Supporting the dynamic careers of licensed practical nurses: A strategy to bolster the long-term care nurse workforce.

Licensing

Daily Nurse

APRIL 18, 2024

In the old days, nurses needed to apply for and maintain multiple licenses, a ponderous process by any measure. territories) have the flexibility of a portable license that allows for an easy process of working in multiple jurisdictions. Cleghorn explains how states issue compact licenses. The compact works similarly in U.S.

Licensing

Registered Nursing

APRIL 28, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics , employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 6% from 2021 to 2031, adding about 195,400 new jobs. To address this shortage and enhance workforce mobility, the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows nurses to practice in multiple states with a single license. According to the U.S.

Licensing

Empowered Nurses

AUGUST 8, 2024

I researched this nurse at nursys.com and was able to find there was a nurse named Amber Nelson in Arkansas, but her license expired in 2021. You work too hard for your license, so protect it as if it was the most valuable item in the world to you because, in all likelihood, it is.

HIPAA

CynaMed

JULY 10, 2023

2 minute read To be a working nurse, you must have an updated nursing license. Without a renewed license, your nursing status becomes inactive. As a nurse, you are responsible for renewing your license before it expires. On the surface, the process of renewing your license seems simple.

Licensing

Daily Nurse

APRIL 17, 2023

Most people are hardworking and often pretty good folks, and then there are the others like those caught up in a scheme uncovered in January where several people allegedly faked diplomas and transcripts and sold them to nurses—many of whom had allegedly used them to sit for their licensing and work as nurses.

Malpractice

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the world of nursing, consistent rates of students graduating from nursing programs, becoming licensed, and successfully entering the workforce are critical to the long-term viability of the nursing profession and the healthcare system itself. decrease since 2021. from 2021 to 2022. from 2021 to 2022.

Nurse Educator

Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Newly licensed nurses transitioning into clinical practice can experience stress, uncertainty, and lack of confidence. According to the 2021 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report , the current RN turnover rate in the U.S. Highlights. Candidates with scores of 75 or higher experienced 6.5 Boost staff morale.

Licensing

Scrubs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Just ask any licensed registered nurse. in 2021, depriving the industry of thousands of potential providers. Students who attended nursing school in or after Fall 2021 will be tested on this new version of the NCLEX. Passing the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) isn’t easy. The pass rate fell from 88.2% in 2019 to 82.5%

Nurse Shortage

Nurse Abnormalities

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Whether you are a registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN), or nurse practitioner (NP), there is a nursing Iinstagram account that can benefit your nursing practice or daily life in one way or another. The following are ten nursing Iinstagram accounts that I love following for education, motivation and even just for some humor.

Nurse Practitioner

Scrubs

MARCH 30, 2023

Some one million nurses with active RN licenses are not working due to unsafe working conditions, according to National Nurses United, the largest nursing union in the country. is in the middle of a nursing shortage when there are so many licensed providers sitting on the sidelines. The union refutes the claim that the U.S.

Nurse Shortage

American Nurse

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, in 2021, compliance issues resulted in an increase in central line–associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) in the surgical oncology progressive care unit. The unit’s CLABSI rate significantly increased in January 2021 to 5.35 During a newly licensed nurse’s orientation, they follow their preceptor’s instruction.

Self-Care

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A care delivery model redesign, featuring licensed practical nurses) in an expert-led team-based approach was measured for success. They recognized that teamwork, delegation, and communication among RNs, licensed professional nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) must play a role. in 2021 to 5.0% J Nurs Manag.

LPN

Scrubs

JUNE 20, 2023

Original Reporting by: Brett Kelman A Tennessee doctor has lost his medical license for issuing covid-19 vaccine waivers to patients he never met in at least three states. One, it turned out, was a dog named Charlie Kraus.

Licensing

Nurse.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Most of the nurses are still under investigation, but seven licenses have been rescinded so far. Twenty-four of the nurses were found to have legitimate licenses, said Meyer. Such charges include practicing nursing without a license, fraud, and falsification of medical records.” How could they pass the NCLEX?

Licensing

American Nurse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Forge a shared agenda In 2021, national nursing organizations should collaborate to develop a shared agenda for addressing social determinants of health and achieving health equity, focusing on nursing practice, education, leadership, and health policy engagement. American Nurse Journal. 2023; 18(12).

Promotion

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Nurses Service Organization (NSO) and CNA have published the new edition of the Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report analyzing 232 closed professional liability claims against NPs, student NPs, and NPs covered through a CNA-insured healthcare business over five years (2017-2021). In Summary.

Nurse Practitioner

American Medical Compliance

MARCH 18, 2024

Requirements Specific to Missouri By August 28, 2021, any hospital licensed under the Missouri chapter, excluding any department of mental health-operated psychiatric hospital, must implement a workplace violence prevention plan to protect healthcare employees and other hospital personnel from aggressive and violent behavior.

Mental Health

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 5, 2024

1 Instead of traveling to a clinic for an in-person visit, patients communicate with a licensed virtual PT via phone call or videoconference and attend the appointment from home. 16 Complete any additional requirements to obtain your license as identified by the state where you want to practice. Yevgenia Jane Gitlin-Nitti, Chirag D.

Licensing

American Nurse

OCTOBER 5, 2023

For 2021, Kaiser reported that it had about $56 billion in unrestricted cash and investments , excluding assets tied to employee and retiree pensions. As of 2021, its CEO Gregory Adams was making more than $15.5 Kaiser, which provides health care for 12.7 million Americans, took in $95.4 billion in revenue in 2022 but ran a $1.2

Mental Health

Scrubs

JUNE 8, 2023

Leah Gorham, 43, made headlines in 2021 when she ditched her hospital scrubs for a life on the road driving an 18-wheeler, and two years later, she says she has no regrets. I was just going to regret my career being where it was and not being able to advance was really maddening to me,” Gorham told CNN back in 2021. “I

Licensing

Daily Nurse

APRIL 28, 2023

Faculty shortage: According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing schools turned away nearly 92,000 qualified applications of prospective students for baccalaureate or graduate nursing programs in 2021. million registered nurses nationwide. Furthermore, the U.S. However, not every state may come up short.

Nurse Shortage