Tue.Jul 15, 2025

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How Nurses Can Protect Their Mental Health: Smart Self-Care Strategies to Prevent Burnout

Minority Nurse

The world of nursing is one of selflessness, compassion, and long hours often spent in high-pressure environments. Those who enter this profession do so to help others, but too often they forget to help themselves. Burnout is more than just fatigue—it’s an emotional collapse that comes from chronic stress and the weight of constant caregiving. Nurses must take deliberate steps toward self-care, not as a luxury but as a necessity for staying grounded and effective.

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Chamberlain University and SSM Health Launch Groundbreaking Nursing Program to Combat Shortage

Daily Nurse

In a sweeping effort to address the critical nursing shortage across the Midwest, Chamberlain University and SSM Health have announced a landmark initiative that promises to deliver more than 400 practice-ready nurses annually across four states. The newly launched Aspiring Nurse Program pairs education funding, immersive clinical experience, and direct job placement within SSM Health facilities, marking a national first in workforce development strategy.

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Interview with Jaypee Landigin: After Hours Hospital Coordinator & Nurse Manager

The Nurse Break

Before we get into Jaypee’s article about being an after hours hospital coordinator and nurse leader, if you’re a nursing student or nurse in Australia, we have made our very own, free, nurse-only community. It’s where you can join forums, connect, and share all things to do with nursing. Quickly join here in 30 seconds and then continue to read this article and all our other articles, webinars and resources Tell us about your journey into nursing and your move to Australia.

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The Elephant in the Room: The ICN’s New Definitions of ‘Nurse’ and ‘Nursing’

Nursology

Contributor – Robin R. Walter PhD, RN, CNE Picture this: A room full of nurses from all over the world is discussing nursing and what it means to be a nurse. Their goal is to reach consensus on global definitions of ‘nurse’ and ‘nursing.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Understanding the “Big Beautiful Bill”: What Acute Care Providers Need to Know

Relias

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) , passed into law on July 4, 2025, includes major healthcare policy changes affecting all levels of acute care. Also known as the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), the federal legislation establishes the Rural Health Transformation Program and allocates $50 billion in funding over five years. While the bill’s high-level goal is to expand access and improve infrastructure for rural health systems, it comes at a time when clinical decision-making, care owners

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What To Do When the Count Doesn’t Add Up

A Scrub's Life

A drug diversion is one of those events that no facility wants to face. An incorrect narcotic count isn’t just a paperwork problem – it’s a potential patient safety issue and a serious compliance concern. Are you and your team ready to respond if counts … The post What To Do When the Count Doesn’t Add Up first appeared on A Scrub's Life.

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What Is A Tax Home As A Travel Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

After a day of managing potent medications on a critical patient, one would think that unraveling the concept of tax home would be an easy task. Unfortunately, the concept of a tax residence is very similar to an ACLS algorithm which few of us actually master unless we routinely manage codes or are lucky enough to have extra room in our scrub pockets to carry around an ACLS flow chart.