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Continuing Nursing Education: Why?

American Nurse

Continuing education (CE) is required for nursing relicensure in Ohio and a number of other states. Continuing education is also required for initial and/or ongoing certification in specific areas of nursing practice. Selecting quality continuing education is critical.

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Healthcare Needs More Nurse Educators to Combat Nursing Shortages

Northeastern State University

Moreover, almost 12,000 nurses seeking graduate degrees, including candidates for RN to Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in Nursing Education programs, were turned away. ” What Is Causing the Nursing Shortage? What Are the Advantages of Becoming a Nursing Educator?

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Study Highlights Gap Between Real and Perceived Diabetes Knowledge in Outpatient Nurses

Consult QD

trillion by 2030. The role of nurses in caring for and educating patients with diabetes continues to rise commensurately with the growing prevalence of the disease. In addition to its health ramifications for patients, the chronic condition is a substantial economic burden.

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Back to the future

American Nurse

The agency has a new name—The National Academy of Medicine—and they’ve worked with a diverse team of experts from across the nursing spectrum to create a new visionary report titled The Future of Nursing 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity.

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Selecting a Nursing Program to Advance Your Career

American Nurse

The COVID pandemic and economic uncertainty post-pandemic negatively impacted nursing education program enrollments. An annual survey of 974 institutions, conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), revealed a decrease in nursing program enrollments for the first time in recent history (AACN, 2023).

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Engaging nurses in scholarly work

American Nurse

Based in this premise, the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 The Future of Nursing Leading Change, Advancing Health identified nurses as the driving force to help realize the objectives set forth in the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Provide nursing education that emphasizes evidence-based nursing practice. Am Nurse J.

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Best Guide on How to Become a Director of Nursing in 2023

Nurse Code

Enroll in a Nursing Program The first step toward being a Director of Nursing is to enroll in a Nursing program. You can either join a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or an Associate Degree in Nursing. Earn the RN Designation The second critical step in your DON Career is to earn the Registered Nurse Designation.