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Geriatric Nurse: Expert Insights and Career Guidance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

2 As the demand for healthcare increases, so does the need for nurses and other healthcare practitioners trained to care for an aging population a specialty known as geriatrics. Geriatric careers range from physicians to social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists and geriatric nurses.

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Telemetry Nurse: Role, Salary & How to Become One

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Telemetry nurses work in this unit and have extensive knowledge of how to interpret the data displayed by these tools to assess patients conditions and risks. 1 Reasons to Choose a Career in Telemetry Nursing In the United States, there is a critical nursing shortage of telemetry nursing staff and beyond.

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The Relentless School Nurse: We Are the Backbone of Student Health & Wellness

The Relentless School Nurse

School nursing is evolving rapidly, reflecting broader societal changes and challenges in healthcare delivery. School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. One of the most pressing issues is the growing mental health crisis among students.

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Prioritizing Mental Health – Wellness Resources for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

The impact of those occurrences has been detrimental to the mental health of healthcare workers everywhere. Nurses are the ones who have the most direct involvement with critically ill patients and can be affected the most. Caring for patients day in and day out can be mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting.

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Attention Nurses: It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace!

Daily Nurse

Mark your calendars for October 10, 2024—World Mental Health Day is here! This year’s theme, “It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace,” is a call to action that resonates deeply, especially within the nursing community. Our interview follows, edited for length and clarity.

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Here's the Current Landscape of Nursing Education

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nursing education is evolving to accommodate new generations of nurses, says this nurse educator. Amidst one of the largest workforce shortages in healthcare history, CNOs are looking for ways to recruit new graduate nurses now more than ever.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.