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How to Become a Registered Nurse

Every Nurse

Home » Registered Nurse » How to Become a Registered Nurse How to Become a Registered Nurse Updated July 25, 2023 by EveryNurse Staff Take College Prep Courses in High School Choose a Nursing Degree Program Select a Nursing School Complete Supervised Clinical Training Apply for Your RN License & Pass the NCLEX It is often said that the practice of registered nursing is equal parts science and heart.

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Most Travel Nurses Find Satisfaction With Their Jobs

Health Leaders | Nursing

Money, freedom, and flexibility rank high in their motivation for traveling. Traveling, with its freedom, flexibility, and sense of adventure, can help nurses find satisfaction with their job and avoid burnout, a new survey reveals. More than three-fourths (76%) of travel nurses surveyed June 21-29, 2023, for Nomad Health’s Job Satisfaction Index report being satisfied with their most recent travel job, compared to only half (51%) who report being satisfied with their last staff position.

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Case: Getting to the Root of Neuropathic Symptoms

Consult QD

By Adam Brown, MD A great example of the multidisciplinary aspect of rheumatology is a case recently presented at our department’s Friday morning case conference. For this case, the neurology team joined us during the morning conference to help guide us through their thought processes and teach during the presentation. The Case A man in his mid-30s with no significant medical history presented to an outside emergency room with bilateral hand numbness that had begun five weeks earlier.

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One Size Fits All Does NOT Apply for the Spanish-Speaking Population

Nursology

Contributors: Maribel Alcala MHSM, BSN, RN, Angeles Nava, Ph.D., RN andFrancisco Javier Ayala DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2019), Spanish-language speakers represented 13.5% of the United States population, making Spanish the second most spoken language in the U.S. (Christy et al., 2021).

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.

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National Assessment Highlights COVID-19 Impact on ED Pediatric Capabilities

Daily Nurse

Emergency departments (EDs) have made progress but still need to fully meet national guidelines for pediatric emergency care, despite the association with improved survival, found a study in JAMA Network Open. The findings are based on a 2021 reassessment of EDs by the National Pediatric Readiness Project , a partnership of the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Emergency Physicians, led by the Emergency Medical Services for Children Pro

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The Relentless School Nurse: Thank You National PTA For Your Resolution on the Safe Storage of Firearms

The Relentless School Nurse

I was so encouraged to read that the National Parent-Teacher Association has passed a resolution on the safe storage of firearms. It was shared with me by my nurse friend Cathie, Mom’s Demand Action South Jersey Co-Lead. Cathie and I have been working together to bring #BeSMART , the Mom’s Demand Action Safe Storage curriculum to my school districts and surrounding districts in NJ.

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Dealing with Stress in the Workplace as an Employee

Celayix

Stress in the workplace, unfortunately, is commonplace across Canada and the United States. According to Wrike, some 94% of workers report feeling stress in the workplace. Not only that, but a third say that their stress level ranges from high to unsustainably high. Regardless of how much we love our jobs, stress is generally just part of the package.

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Behavioral Healthcare in Life After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Relias

At the beginning of 2020, we never could have imagined that the development of a vaccine for a virus would be the highlight of our year. It gives us all hope for a better future in life after COVID-19. Some of the other hardships we endured that year also brought hope for positive changes in the behavioral health landscape. Through all the extraordinary challenges of 2020, we learned much that can serve us moving forward.

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How to be a Successful Leader in the Workplace

Celayix

When one thinks of successful leaders, we think of Steve Jobs, Kobe Bryant, Mary Barra, and others. We hear their stories every day. We paint their murals with their motivational quotes and aspire to be successful leaders just like them. However, while they guide us with their mantras for success, we forget to embrace who we are and what we define as success.

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Why Menopause Should Matter to Today’s Employers

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

An estimated 1.1 billion women worldwide will have experienced menopause by 2025. Symptoms like hot flashes, fatigue, and anxiety can be incredibly disruptive — and last for years. But despite its massive impact, little is being done to support those going through menopause in the workplace. In a recent survey, 70% of respondents said they have considered changing their employment to better manage symptoms — perhaps because only 8% received significant support from their employer related to meno

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5 Ways Nurse Practitioners Improve Access to Care

NP Hub

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) carry significant weight in our current healthcare landscape. Their advanced … The post 5 Ways Nurse Practitioners Improve Access to Care appeared first on NPHub.

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Creative Ways to Preserve Precious Memories From Travel Nurse Assignments

The Gypsy Nurse

As a travel nurse, you know better than anyone else the joys and challenges that come with the job. You get to explore new places, meet people from all over the world, and have unforgettable experiences that you want to cherish forever. However, as time passes by and you move on to different travel nurse assignments, it can be difficult to hold on to those memories.

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Welcome to My World: Life’s Trials Couldn’t Keep Me From Nursing

Nurse.com

I was born at home during a blizzard. My parents couldn’t get to the hospital because of the snow. By the time the family doctor made it through the storm, I had already arrived. John Schiavone, RN I was afflicted with a rare congenital abnormality known as ectrodactyly, commonly known as “Lobster Claw Syndrome.” Ectrodactyly is a condition that involves the absence of one or more digits of the hand or foot.

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HUB23 Preview: Prisma Health

NRC Health

At HUB23, you’ll find expanded, dynamic programming focused on bringing impact to your organization. The post HUB23 Preview: Prisma Health appeared first on NRC Health.

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Maximizing Your Benefits Strategy: Reframing the Way We View Fertility

Speaker: Lizzie Wright - Director of Customer Success at Carrot Fertility

Employee expectations around benefits and workplace support have evolved in step with the growing need for fertility and family-forming care. As HR professionals, it is our job to ensure employees have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits our organizations offer and how they can utilize them. Before educating employees, we first need to understand the rising healthcare costs and the financial burden of fertility care.

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Nurse killed while trying to get patient out of road

Becker's Hospital Review

Tragic: A Michigan nurse was killed while trying to help an elderly patient who had walked out of their facility and was laying in the middle of the road.

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The moment I knew I was meant to be a nurse

Scrubs

Six years ago, I balanced a single spoonful of applesauce in my hand and decided to become a nurse. That spoonful of applesauce was for my father, who lay prone in a hospital bed after suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke. My family, clustered around Dad’s bed, verbally worried about the level of care he was getting now and what he might expect in the future.

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Composition of PRP May Explain Why Some Injections Work Better Than Others

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Although platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is becoming more common in the treatment of osteoarthritis, soft tissue injuries, tendinopathies and muscle tears, it needs more development and optimization, says Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD , Director of Cleveland Clinic Adult Reconstruction Research. One of the biggest challenges in using PRP is that its composition usually is not known or not reported, he notes.

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Bedside Confessions: Nurses Share What Keeps Them Up at Night

Scrubs

Nurses and healthcare providers hear some strange things when caring for patients in the ICU. At times the hospital can feel more like a confessional booth than a place to find care. From murder confessions to life’s biggest regrets, there’s no telling what a patient might say before they take their last breath. We asked millions of providers to share some of their wildest bedside confessions, and we were astounded at what they had to say.

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Leveling the Playing Field: How HR Can Equitably Improve Health Outcomes Through Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Julie B. Chavez - VP, Strategy & Alliances at Carrot

As HR and total rewards professionals, we are often seeking opportunities to foster a better sense of community and belonging amongst employees - ensuring that all employees have an equitable opportunity to receive fertility treatments is one of the many ways this can be achieved. Fertility benefits make it possible for employees to access treatments like IVF.