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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

Educational Requirements for Nursing Administrators The educational pathway to becoming a nursing administrator typically begins with nursing education and clinical experience, followed by specialized management training.

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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

The young man was soon dividing his time between bedside nursing and work as a clinical instructor at a community college. Below, he recounts his journey… Why did you become a nurse? My matriculation into nursing was a little bit different than the traditional route. ” How did you get into teaching?

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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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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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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) reported that an estimated 100,000 (to as many as 200,000) RNs and 34,000 licensed practical (LPNs) and vocational nurses left the workforce over the past 2 years. The reason? The pandemic. Can you imagine?

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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. You can find my study schedule here.