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BCEN Names 2023 Distinguished Award Winners

Daily Nurse

Distinguished CPEN Award (pediatric emergency): Dawn Tasche, BSN, RN, CPEN, Emergency Department RN with Aurora Health Care in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Distinguished CFRN Award (flight): Stacey Dock, MSN, RN, CFRN, Flight Nurse/QA Coordinator/ Preceptor at LifeFlight Eagle in Kansas City, Missouri.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

Relias

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports that five patients per RN may be appropriate in acute medical-surgical units, but only one to two may be appropriate for intensive care units. In some states, four patients per nurse is the maximum for emergency care.

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How to Become a Registered Nurse

Every Nurse

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Nurses who graduate with a four-year bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree are equipped with the educational and experiential foundation to provide direct patient care in numerous care settings and meet the education requirements to pursue graduate-level study.