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AI Lightens Nurses’ Workloads, Restoring Work-Life Balance

Daily Nurse

With AI-driven clinical decision support, nurses reduce their cognitive load in high-pressure settings while maintaining favorable patient safety and care standards. Decreasing Documentation Burden HRSA estimates a 10% national shortage of registered nurses until 2037, easing to 6% in future years.

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Protect Yourself With These Tips on Proper Documentation

Nurse.com

An RN claims his nurse manager criticized him for documenting in the medical record that a patient was “combative and noncompliant,” after the patient struck the RN and another nurse during discharge. The RN wonders how he should’ve documented the incident since the nurse manager didn’t provide constructive feedback.

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Keeping Your License Safe: Best Practices for Nurses When Passing Narcotics

Empowered Nurses

The Board of Nursing doesnt take mistakes with narcotics lightly. Miscounts, poor documentation, or even one careless shortcut can lead to accusations of diversion, patient harm, or negligence. If you pull a med and the patient refuses or its not needed, waste it within 30 minutes, with a witness and document why it was all wasted.

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Nurse Manager Resume – What to Include in 2023

Nurse Code

0% Post Content Welcome to the comprehensive Nurse Manager Resume Guide. Today we take you through the step-by-step procedure of writing an excellent Nursing Practice Resume. Post Content Introduction Nurse Managers are in charge of coordinating and supervising Nursing staff in a range of healthcare settings.

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BSN Clinical Rotation Guide: What to Expect in Each Specialty

Registered Nursing

Leadership/Management Rotation This final rotation focuses on developing nursing leadership skills. Each rotation builds on previous experiences while introducing specialty-specific skills and knowledge.

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CPD made easy – The experts’ guide to continuing professional development

Nursing Review

/Title/Description of evidence provided Number of CPD hours Professional organisations such as the Australian College of Nursing provide access to a portfolio application to assist their members in tracking CPD. Or do it yourself by downloading a copy of NMBA Sample template for documenting CPD here.

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Private Duty Nurse Job Description [Updated for 2025]

Registered Nursing

Private duty nurses provide extended, shift-based care in contrast to home health nurses, who focus on brief, intermittent visits under Medicare guidelines. Duties & Responsibilities Private duty nurses manage a wide range of clinical and supportive tasks depending on the patient’s needs.

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