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The Best States for Nurses [2024]

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Average annual salary for RNs: $86,740 1 Projected employment growth for RNs by 2030: 39% 3 Cost of living index: 107.2 Average annual salary for RNs: $86,590 1 Projected employment growth for RNs by 2030: 29% 3 Cost of living index: 105.5 Colorado Colorado has the second-highest projection for employment growth, just behind Arizona.

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The Call for Greater Autonomy in Nursing

Nurse.com

As discussed in the Institute of Medicine’s (now the National Academy of Medicine) The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path To Achieve Health Equity report , nurses should be included as full partners (with physicians and other healthcare professionals) in redesigning healthcare in the U.S.

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Switching Careers To Nursing

Diversity Nursing

If you don't have a prior Bachelor’s degree, you can become a Registered Nurse (RN) with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) or you can enter the workforce even quicker by becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN). T he NCLEX-PN is required to practice as an LPN.

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Trinity Health Revolutionizes Nursing Practice Through Virtual Connected Care 

Daily Nurse

“Our innovative care delivery model supports nurses doing what they love most, working at the top of their license to provide excellent professional care to their patients.” The model serves as a key market differentiator that addresses the nursing workforce crisis head-on.

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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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Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Salary Guide [2024]

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

The PMP expects to see around 170 PT job openings each year until 2030. The state projects that there will be a healthy 430 job openings for PTs each year until 2030. 4 California: $114,230/year 2 A licensed physical therapist working in the Golden State is well-paid. 97120 170 88.2 104470 30 126.4 Arizona 48.07 93160 140 88.5

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Nurse Who Quit Bedside to Be a Trucker Says “No Regrets”

Scrubs

The Canadian licensed vocational nurse ended her 15-year career in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic after her applications to nursing school kept getting rejected. “I She decided to enroll in a 12-week truck driving program, eventually earning her commercial driver’s license (CDL), which cost around $8,000. and Canada.