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Navigating Travel Nursing: Preparing for Your Next Assignment

The Gypsy Nurse

Being a good travel nurse is about more than just delivering high-quality patient care. Its also about mastering the logistics of a highly transient lifestyle. From securing reliable transportation to choosing assignments in high-demand locations, success in travel nursing requires careful planning and strategic decision-making, not just for your current job, but also for your next assignment.

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Service in Motion: DPT Alum Drives Change in Patient Care, Research and Education

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Dr. Highsmith (fourth from left) poses for a quick photo during a training mission with his U.S. Army Reserve physical therapy and occupational therapy colleagues.] Jason Highsmith, PT, DPT, PhD, CP, FAAOP (USAHS DPT ’03), embodies the true spirit of being a force for good. As a physical therapist and officer in the U.S. Army Reserves and national director of Orthotic, Prosthetic & Pedorthic Clinical Services (OPPCS) at the U.S.

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Be Yourself in Your Nursing Career

Daily Nurse

Have you ever played small in your life or nursing career? Have you taken the path of least resistance or otherwise ignored the inner voice pushing you to greater heights or bigger risks as a nurse or a human being? Have you played small when you wanted to play it big? Youre not alone! Weve all played it small at certain times in our lives, even when we knew we needed to think bigger.

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Your Hospital Is Not Your Mom: Preventing Compassion Burnout in Nursing

FreshRN

Compassion burnout in nursing is real. Learn how emotional detachment and mindset shifts can help nurses protect their energy and prevent burnout. The post Your Hospital Is Not Your Mom: Preventing Compassion Burnout in Nursing appeared first on FRESHRN.

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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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WVU Medicine’s Diploma Program is Lowering Barriers to Nursing Education. Here’s How.

Health Leaders | Nursing

WVU Medicine's diploma program gives traditional nursing education a contemporary approach, according to this CNE. As CNOs across the country look for solutions to the nursing shortage, one key factor to consider is nursing education. Nurse leaders and education partners must find new ways to increase the number of students entering and graduating from programs, who can then step into clinical roles as fully prepared nurses.

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The 6th Edition of “Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice” is Here!

Nursology

Marlaine C. Smith, Editor Im happy to announce that the 6th edition of Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice, published by F.A. Davis, has been released. This book was originally edited by Marilyn Parker (2000; 2005). I joined her to co-edit the 3rd and 4th editions (2010, 2015) and edited the 5th and 6th editions … Continue reading The 6th Edition of “Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice” is Here!