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Why Specialize in Your Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree?

Northeastern State University

For example, even though a specialized MSN programs have differences in their concentrations, MSN degrees provide nurses with the following career perks: expertise and improved skills, better working hours, higher pay, personal fulfillment, challenging (and more) career responsibilities, expanded leadership duties and networking opportunities.

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Sanford Health's $3M Nursing Grant Will Help Rural Healthcare 'For Generations to Come'

Health Leaders | Nursing

Department of Labor will help create a more sustainable nursing workforce in the rural upper Midwest for generations to come, says Erica DeBoer, RN, MA, CNL, CCRN-K , Sanford’s chief nursing officer. We are honored that the U.S.

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What to Look for in a Nurse Residency Program

Minority Nurse

As in most things, getting off to a good start as a nurse can help ensure a long, successful, and satisfying career. With nursing shortages and nurse burnout still taking a tremendous toll on the profession, hospitals must do all they can to ensure new nurses have the tools to succeed. Length of time.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

In response to this feedback, nursing and hospital and developed an in-house training program that reduced the time and costs associated with new PCA education. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 195,400 RNs will leave the nursing profession from 2021 to 2031. Carol Tierney is associate chief nursing officer.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

She is the owner of aneesahcoates.com and is passionate about helping nurses, current and aspiring, learn more about the profession. Coates works at a mental health crisis center as a senior professional evaluation nurse, preceptor to new nurses, Nursing Journal Club facilitator, and nursing department trainer for new staff.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

They recognized that teamwork, delegation, and communication among RNs, licensed professional nurses (LPNs), and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) must play a role. See A national problem ) A national problem Acute care facilities have long faced a nationwide nursing shortage. American Nurse Journal. Nursing shortage.

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