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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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Precepting: Crucial to Retaining and Helping New Nurses Succeed

Nurse.com

One thing that can ease the transition and help retain new nurses is nurse precepting, said Solimar Figueroa, PhD, RN, MHA, P-PCA, a clinical collaborator for the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA). The course fulfills one of the requirements for the AAPA’s Preceptor Specialist Certification.

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What is Rapid Response Nursing? 

Daily Nurse

The roles and responsibilities of rapid response nurses may vary from one institution to another, but their primary objective is always to intervene swiftly and effectively to prevent patient deterioration.” Become a preceptor or a super user and be seen as a resource on your unit. How Did the Rapid Response Concept Gain Traction?

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How to Become a Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit Nurse Practitioner

Board Vitals - Nursing

Programs that contain this specific coursework are in nursing specific degrees. Gain ICU Bedside Nursing Experience (strongly suggested). First, reputable NP programs will likely require at least one year of bedside nursing experience prior to admittance to an ACNP program. Final Suggestions.

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

Gone are the days when one entered the profession as a bedside nurse and existed as one at retirement. of newly licensed RNs, these cohorts of new nurses don’t stay very long at the bedside; similar patterns have been noted worldwide. Ultimately, a benevolent nurse completes the great mandala of nursing.

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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

The challenge A longstanding shortage of nursing school faculty and a reliance on new graduate nurses to serve as preceptors create challenges to properly preparing nursing students for a demanding role that requires excellent critical thinking skills. National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice.

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Is Nursing Heading for Collapse?

Daily Nurse

Nursing college programs and their resources are finite. The AACN’s report showed that schools often reject qualified applications due to inadequate faculty, professors, clinical sites, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints [5]. These aren’t the concerns of a small minority. This is endemic to the profession.