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U. of Montana to Bolster the Big Sky Country's Nursing Workforce

Health Leaders | Nursing

The University of Montana (UM) in Missoula will create an online, accelerated model to upskill licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to become RNs with the aid of a $3.6 We see this program as a key part of addressing the nursing shortage by developing a needed step in the nursing career pathway," she said.

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16 Types of Master’s in Nursing Roles and Salaries

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Nursing is a rewarding career with several graduate degrees for nurses and paths to increase your clinical knowledge and possibly boost your salary. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) projects that we’ll face a nursing shortage as baby boomers retire from the field, 1 making nursing an ideal career to pursue.

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Your Guide to Becoming a Nurse: Step-by-Step Journey

Post University

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing , accelerated nursing programs are gaining popularity because they allow non-nursing graduates the opportunity to streamline their nursing education and begin working in the field more quickly. What Type of Nurse Should You Become?

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

According to research by Davidson and colleagues, suicide rates have been greater among nurses than the general population for 10 years straight. Substance use disorders (SUD) also affect nurses and overlap with suicide when nurses are reported, are suspected of, or lose their licenses due to SUD.

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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.