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Transforming Healthcare Delivery: The Importance of Top-of-License Utilization

Daily Nurse

With ongoing challenges like staffing shortages, high turnover, and burnout, healthcare organizations are rethinking how they deliver care to better support nurses and improve patient outcomes. Listening to Nurses: The Key to Progress Healthcare leaders must truly listen to their nurses to make top-of-license utilization a reality.

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Keeping Your License Safe: Best Practices for Nurses When Passing Narcotics

Empowered Nurses

Whether in the ER, med-surg, ICU, or long-term care, passing controlled substances is routineand it’s also one of the fastest ways to put your license (and livelihood) at risk if you’re not careful. The Board of Nursing doesnt take mistakes with narcotics lightly. Protect your license by making policy your daily guide.

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5 Shortest RN to MSN Programs for 2025: Fast-Track Your Nursing Career

Registered Nursing

With a focus on Nursing Education, the curriculum covers essential areas such as curriculum development, teaching strategies, and evaluation methods, preparing graduates for the National League of Nursing's Certification as Nurse Educator Exam. Admission requires an RN license, a minimum GPA of 3.0,

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Nursing Administrator vs. Healthcare Administrator: Understanding the Key Differences

Registered Nursing

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure is mandatory, as nursing administrators must maintain active nursing licenses to oversee nursing practice and make clinical decisions.

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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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What LPN to RN and LPN to BSN Programs Are Available in Cincinnati?

Registered Nursing

Notably, the registered nurse (RN) vacancy rate surged by 81% in 2021 , reaching 13.9%the This shortage has led to hospitals closing beds that are needed due to a shortage of nursing staff. For licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in the Cincinnati metro area, this presents a significant opportunity. the highest since 2003.

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20 jobs for nurses — with annual salary estimates — that don't involve bedside care

Becker's Hospital Review

Whether you've been a bedside nurse for decades or you are new to the profession, there are ways you can use your skills and nursing license that don't involve direct patient care.