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Nurses Month 2023

American Nurse

The month-long celebration of the nursing profession allows for many opportunities to promote appreciation of the invaluable contributions of nurses. May 2022 is divided into four weekly focus areas—Self-Care, Recognition, Professional Development, and Community Engagement.

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Nurses Drive Initiative to Address Postpartum Urinary Retention

Consult QD

They have newborn, they are breastfeeding, and they might have other children,” says Angela Washer, APRN-CNP, who serves as a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital. In addition, the postpartum order sets were modified to align with the bladder management protocol.

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Evaluating Caregiver Perceptions and Illuminating Nurse Retention Strategies

Consult QD

Nurse investigators distributed a questionnaire designed to explore caregiver satisfaction and help identify effective strategies for reducing turnover. Nurses are now looking for jobs that impose fewer demands than a typical acute medicalsurgical setting.

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How to Grow in the Nursing Profession

Diversity Nursing

Some of these certifications include basic life support (BLS), advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS), trauma Nursing core course (TNCC), and Wound Care Certification (WCN-C). Unit-based councils are a professional practice model that facilitates shared decision-making between staff Nurses and Nursing management.

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Meet Nancy Colobong Smith, American Nephrology Nurses Association’s President-Elect 2023-24

Minority Nurse

She is the national president-elect 2023-24 of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA). My current role is as the Clinical Nurse Specialist and ARNP for Renal, Dialysis, and Transplant at the University of Washington Medical Center. When I graduated from nursing school, I was hired as a staff nurse.

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Nursing ethics and shared governance model

American Nurse

Takeaways: Through shared governance, nurses are encouraged to participate in organizational decision-making to satisfy professional obligations. Incorporating ethical competence and professional development into everyday nursing practice is imperative to fulfilling ethical obligations for optimal patient care.