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Climate change interventions

American Nurse

Nurses who witnessed the unprecedented deaths and ongoing health inequities of the pandemic have experienced psychological and moral injury, which has led many to express feelings of cynicism, exhaustion, and depersonalization in patient care. Social action can prove empowering and help to restore a sense of meaning in nursing work.

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Broken trust

American Nurse

When that foundation of trust becomes vulnerable, people gradually lose confidence in the quality of care provided, doubt decisions, and ask, “How long can I continue?” Consistently practicing the behaviors that foster trust of character provides stability, alignment, and care for the human experience during times of change and uncertainty.

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A Passion for Breast Cancer Advocacy and Unique Perspective on Survivorship: Meet The Pink Warrior 

Daily Nurse

I teach in the graduate nursing program and am the specialty track director for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP program and the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Program. So, I help run those two programs and teach the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program. But we got through it.

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What Can You Do with a Psychology Major?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

We’ve outlined 22 potential professions in allied health, clinical care and academia, plus a few nonclinical pathways you might not have considered. Allied Health Careers Allied health refers to professionals who work alongside doctors and nurses to provide health care to patients. Pass the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

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The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Q&A with Monica Taylor

The Nurse Break

Monica has expertise in emergency psychiatry and undertook state projects where she led the development of the WA framework for clinical supervision in public mental health services and was project lead for national forensic benchmarking. What advice would you give to your younger self?

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In Pediatric Development and Behavior, When Is It Time to Deprescribe?

Consult QD

Instead, it’s about making sure someone on the child’s care team is providing oversight of the complete list of their prescriptions and thinking critically about whether medications are actually helping or still make sense. That’s why advocates are calling on more providers to consider deprescribing, says Marie E. She joined W.

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

Nurse.com

Ambulatory Care. American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN). Created in 1978 as a nonprofit educational forum, the AAACN works expand the reach of ambulatory care nurses to achieve a greater positive impact for patients. Critical Care. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Dermatology.