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Top Nursing Specialties in Demand for 2025

NexNurse

Mental Health Nurses Mental health nurses, also known as psychiatric nurses, specialize in caring for patients with mental health disorders. With the growing awareness of mental health issues and the need for comprehensive care, mental health nurses are in high demand.

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How Nurse Practitioners Are Filling Gaps in Primary Care

Post University

Specializations and Continuing Education In addition to completing the foundational education required to become an NP, aspiring nurse practitioners must choose a population-specific focus and meet national certification requirements that correspond to that specialization.

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Naloxone education for nursing staff

American Nurse

The intervention The hospital network partners with a multispecialty provider group, which includes several post-graduate APP training programs, including a psychiatry fellowship. Nurses received continuing education credit for participating. The fellows must participate in a QI project before graduation.

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USAHS 2024 Mental Health Summit: Enhancing Behavioral Healthcare Through Collaboration

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Are you ready to make a difference in mental health? Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) is gearing up for its third annual Mental Health Summit on September 28, 2024. Global mental health change Mental health remains a critical issue worldwide. The University of St.

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Peer support and nurse well-being

American Nurse

We make this distinction in recognition of the stigma associated with therapy and psychiatry that still exists among many of our colleagues. Although good evidence supports therapy, many nurses fear losing their licenses if they disclose mental health concerns.

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

Defined as a mental state “characterized by full attention to present-moment experience without judgment” (Jha et al., 54), mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress symptoms and protect against future negative effects on physical and mental health. Psychiatry Research, 285, 112794. link] Denkova, E., Zanesco, A.

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Understanding the Silent Crisis: Suicide Among Nurses

American Nurse

These factors include a lack of awareness of the seriousness of their own mental health issues, guiding values such as selflessness, loyalty to the communities they serve, stoicism, a strong moral code resulting in moral distress, the drive for excellence, and a tendency to underutilize mental health support resources.