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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

When Susan Bindon, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, CNE-cl, FAAN, explained the need for nurse educators, her description was succinct. “In In a word — critical,” said Bindon, an associate professor and assistant dean for faculty development at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. nursing schools were turned away in 2021.

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How to Measure the Potential Value of Earning Your MSN

Minority Nurse

Nurses have an embarrassment of riches to choose from when planning their nursing education journey and professional career in healthcare. From entry-level Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to a terminal degree like a PhD or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), there are a myriad of pathways in the nursing profession.

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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

It’s clear that the state of the nursing shortage is at a crisis level. As an experienced bedside nurse, a recent nursing psychiatric/mental health graduate student, and a clinical adjunct faculty instructor, I have a strong opinion about what must be done. First and foremost, nurses require better pay.

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“Wow, That Could Be Me One Day” – Wayne State’s Erik Carter Traces His Path from Teenage LVN to Nurse Educator

Minority Nurse

“You know, when I was in nursing school, I never saw anyone that looked like me as an instructor.” The young man was soon dividing his time between bedside nursing and work as a clinical instructor at a community college. “‘Have you ever thought about going back to grad school?’

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Should You Become a Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse.com

For Perion, “advocacy, collaboration, and communication” are the three key things she learned as a bedside nurse, and these are also the goals she brings into her NP practice each day. The Need for Nurse Practitioners. But practical nursing experience still plays a central role in advancing one’s formal nursing education.

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Remote Nursing: Find Work-From-Home Jobs That Work for You

Nurse.com

Advanced practice nurses (APRNs) looking for virtual nursing jobs have options as well, including teaching in online clinical nurse education programs. Academic institutions offer plenty of remote nursing jobs from home, Stecker said. Content reviewing is another role APRNs can fill from home.

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Deciding to become a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)? Here is what you need to know.

Nurse Abnormalities

I get a lot of questions about which route to take, post-bachelors degree in nursing. The possibilities are endless and nursing education is confusing, to say the least. They are the first contact for the bedside nurses, advanced practice providers, and physicians. What is a Nurse Practitioner?