The Nursing Site

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Nursing school is a highly competitive process. There continues to be a shortage of qualified nurses for many reasons and nursing schools have a shortage of qualified nurse educators. Consequently nursing schools continue to have limited space for new students. This means talking and listening! Rutgers Univ.

Mental Health

Penn Nursing

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Fall 2024 Read on to find out how Penn Nursing faculty, alumni, and students who have found themselves as patients have emerged with new outlooks on nursing and health care. As I navigated treatment—chemotherapy, surgery, and countless scans—I found myself on the other side of the health care system.

Self-Care

American Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2025

Increasing nursing knowledge of naloxone, opioid use disorder, and how to obtain naloxone kits offers a crucial step in improving patient access and improving health outcomes. As the opioid epidemic continues, nursing education will prove critical to combating stigma and improving patient outcomes. 2017;55(6):615-22.

Education

Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2025

Every semester, thousands of nurse practitioner students across the country receive the message they dread most: “I’m sorry, but I can no longer precept students this term.” A Growing Imbalance The data tells a concerning story about the widening gap between NP education demand and clinical training capacity.

Preceptors

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the true lifeblood of healthcare delivery, nurses are central to patient care, from long-term and public health to acute care and home health. In that regard, nursing education is a pipeline to the future. in 2022, the first decrease in 20 years. Nursing PhD program enrollment shrank 4.1%

Nurse Educator

American Nurse

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Takeaways: Nursing students report stress related to academic and clinical settings. Nurse educators can role-model self-care behaviors to promote students’ personal health and wellness. Go, “Nurse Linck,” my coach cheered during track practices. Incorporate coping strategies into the curriculum.

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

Registered Nursing

MARCH 16, 2023

Before making the trip out to the doctor, self-diagnosing with the abundance of online health-related information is common practice. However, because not all online sources are accurate, now more than ever people need nursing professionals to accurately diagnose and treat health issues. Plus, it's available without a copay.

Mental Health

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The aim of this legislation was to help alleviate healthcare workforce shortages in the State, and it provided a tax incentive to nurse practitioner student preceptors. In 2022, legislation was passed to expand this benefit to registered nurses (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) student preceptors. link] Boyce, D.

Preceptors

American Nurse

MAY 1, 2023

Now more than ever, celebrate nursing YOU make a difference Despite all of the strife and challenges around the world—including pandemics, war, and violence—nurses are there, everywhere, caring for patients. Nurses make a difference by ensuring quality patient care.

LPN

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

What Is Professionalism in Nursing? Professionalism in nursing means providing top-quality care to patients, while also upholding the values of accountability, respect, and integrity. You should work to uphold the six standards of conduct outlined below in order to best demonstrate professionalism in nursing.

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

JUNE 13, 2023

From a healthcare perspective, the idea of taking pride in living authentic lives is closely tied with positive self-esteem and better self-care—for both the patient and the provider. As a nurse, I take pride in the ongoing work of nurses who have and continue to address the healthcare disparities in LGBTQ+ communities.

Self-Care

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

JULY 1, 2023

Podcasts offer benefits for professionals and students across generations who have multiple responsibilities, including child care, work, and self-care. For example, Nurse Danielle Maltby’s The WoMed podcast focuses on women in healthcare, including self-care, mental health, emerging healthcare trends, and education.

Self-Care

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

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ultimately, your ability to get into nursing school or grad school will come down to these factors: Competition: Even though the demand for nurses is high, the competition for seats in nursing programs is even more intense. In 2022, numerous qualified students faced rejection from four-year colleges and universities.

Chief Nursing Officer

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

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 5, 2024

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE is an essential component of nursing education. However, it has been documented that clinical experience generates a significant amount of anxiety for nursing students (Walker & Verklan, 2016). Mentoring is a role that nurses will practice throughout their professional careers. Bosselait, L.,

Long Term Care

American Nurse

APRIL 6, 2023

Incorporating ethical competence and professional development into everyday nursing practice is imperative to fulfilling ethical obligations for optimal patient care. Learning Objectives Describe ways to increase nursing education and participation in ethics education.

Promotion

Registered Nursing

APRIL 30, 2025

Whether through virtual patient care, educational platforms, or healthcare consulting, licensed RNs can build flexible, rewarding careers without stepping into a traditional clinical setting. Telehealth Triage Nurse Telehealth triage nurses assess symptoms via phone or video and guide patients to appropriate care.

Nursing Informatics

Post University

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A Registered Nurse since 2018, the Florida native had been working as a travel nurse for a little over a year in intensive care units throughout the state. She ended up staying for 18 months, as the hard-hit town on the border of Mexico grappled with high infection rates and full intensive care units in its two hospitals.

Travel Nursing

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. 11 Is an MSN Degree Worth It?

APRN

Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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! In fall 2022, we launched the PIP clinic and there were three community partners involved. In fall 2023, we now have eight community partners involved.

Self-Care

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

AUGUST 24, 2023

Among the various medical professionals who play critical roles in patient care and treatment are doctors (MDs), physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs) with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and nurse practitioners with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). What Is a DNP?

Nurse Practitioner

American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

Takeaways Direct care nurses serve as significant teachers and role models for nursing students in the clinical setting. Building critical thinking skills is one of the most important outcomes in the clinical setting for nursing students.

Preceptors

American Nurse

JULY 8, 2023

Evidence-based strategies for nurse preceptors The complex role of nurse preceptor requires a combination of clinical expertise and the ability to balance patient care with learning facilitation. The nurse starts as a novice and moves through the levels as they develop more experience and skills.

Preceptors

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. NIH , last modified January 2022, [link] U.S. Learn more about the University’s institutional and programmatic accreditation.

Pharmaceutical

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

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

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

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

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

Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It’s no secret that nurses and other healthcare professionals face the daily danger of infection, back injuries, falls, needlesticks, and other on-the-job hazards. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers put themselves at grave risk to care for critically ill patients, and some paid with their lives.

Self-Care