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Future Family Nurse Practitioner Wants to Give Back to Her Rural Arkansas Community

Post University

She graduated in three years and started her career at the Medical Center of South Arkansas (now South Arkansas Regional Hospital) in 2022. Seeking Work-Life Balance After she got married in December 2022, Megan started thinking about other opportunities in nursing. I give them the very best care I can when I am with them.

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Texas Army Nurse Prepares for Next Chapter in Leadership with MSN

Post University

When things settled down in 2022, she was moved to the cardiac and vascular intensive care unit. Ill be retiring from the military at some point soon, and I wanted to make myself more marketable as a civilian nurse. Lisa, who earned her MSN in the fall 2024, is planning for her next life chapter: retirement from the military.

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The Power of Giving: Why Nursing Philanthropy Matters More Than Ever

American Nurse

Dr. Jayne Willis joined the faculty of the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Nursing in August 2021, following her retirement from Orlando Health after a distinguished 40-year career. Before retiring, she served as Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive for the Orlando Health system.

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

Nurses who are leaving the bedside aren’t retirement age. Analysis from 2022 found that the total number of registered nurses decreased by more than 100,000 between 2020 and 2021 –the most significant observed drop in the past 40 years. By 2030, there will be an estimated exodus of one million nurses into retirement [6].

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80% of Nurses Plan to Remain on the Job Until Retirement

Health Leaders | Nursing

Despite the nursing industry’s challenges, 80% of nurses plan to stay with their profession until retirement even though most (84%) do not think issues such as understaffing, burnout and pay are improving quickly enough, a new study reveals.

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

Its Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions for Academic Year 2022-2023 reported that 8.8% The AACN said in its 2021–2022 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing report that 91,938 qualified applications to U.S. Persistent. Looming,” she said. vacancies per school. And now it’s only three years away.”

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The Vital Role of Faith Community Nurses in Advancing Holistic and Equitable Health Care

American Nurse

APRN, FNP-BC Faith Community Nurses (FCNs), also known as Parish Nurses, are registered nurses—either active or retired—who have completed the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing program. CAPT (Ret) Deirdre Krause, NC, USN Ph.D., Building Trust in Underserved Communities Trust is central to the FCN model. References Bryant, K.,