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Good News For Nurses!

Empowered Nurses

The Hardest Part of Nursing: Politics, Pay, and Burnout While job satisfaction is high, administration and workplace politics emerged as the worst part of the job for many nurses: 22% of RNs and LPNs cited politics as their top frustration, followed closely by low pay (13%).

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Geriatric Nurse: Expert Insights and Career Guidance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Because the needs of older patients vary from person to person, geriatric nurse responsibilities cover a broad range of tasks that may go beyond traditional nursing duties. American Nurses Credentialing Center, Gerontological Nursing Certification (GERO-BC ), AANC, accessed January 2025, [link].

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How Nurse Practitioners Are Filling Gaps in Primary Care

Post University

After finishing the required coursework and clinical hours, nurse practitioners obtain population-specific national certification through one of several recognized certifying bodies, such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.

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Small Patients, Big Discoveries

Penn Nursing

Her co-investigator is Marion Leary, RN, MPH, PhD, GNu’13, Gr’14, Gr’23, Penn Nursing’s director of innovation. Bettencourt, a clinical nurse specialist, has a particular interest in implementation science. You’re working with their entire family and the larger community.

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What Do Nurses Want?

Life of a Nurse

There needs to be structures i.e., clinical ladders, career opportunities that balance point of care with teaching, research, and advanced roles such as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, educators, management and leadership. How to capture this workload and optimize and sustain patient safety?

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NY Hospital Initiative Prevents Tracheostomy-Related Pressure Injuries

Daily Nurse

A key part of the new clinical process was a revised PDT tracheostomy procedural kit and documentation. The foam dressing remained in place for seven days, with primary care nurses assessing the site at least every 12 hours. Department of Health and Human Services.

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COVID-19 skin manifestations

American Nurse

Proper assessment and documentation of COVID-19 skin manifestations as distinct from a DTI ensure the application of appropriate treatment strategies, guide the management of skin healing expectations, influence quality of life implications, and impact financial considerations.