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Creating a Disaster Simulation for Nursing Students

Amercan Journal of Nursing

A nursing student treats a volunteer acting as a disaster victim during a high-fidelity simulation at the University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center. The only cost incurred during our disaster management simulation project for nursing students at our institution was the cost of make-up to create realistic wounds.

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Virtual Reality Decreases Nursing Students' Unease in Treating Anxiety-Prone Patients

Health Leaders | Nursing

Front-line nurses are the clinicians most likely to encounter patients suffering from high anxiety. Full-immersion virtual reality simulation decreased nursing students’ anxiety levels when communicating with anxious patients, says new research published in the September issue of Clinical Simulation in Nursing.

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4 Problems CNOs Need to Solve in 2024

Health Leaders | Nursing

CNOs have complex intersecting issues to overcome in the modern landscape of nursing. Modern problems require modern solutions, and in nursing it's no different. Current pain points for nurse leaders surpass the realm of just caring for patients.

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Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?

Health Leaders | Nursing

Recruitment and retention are particularly difficult right now in healthcare, especially in nursing. Health systems are struggling to find new nurses who will stay at their hospitals permanently. Many veteran nurses are retiring and taking their knowledge and experience with them.

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Contributed Content: Boosting Nurse Retention in Younger Generations

Health Leaders | Nursing

Editors note: Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN , is the chief nursing officer at El Camino Health and has been with El Camino Health for 35 years. As a new generation enters the workforce, Gen Z nurses are not only facing these shortages, but also navigating a health care landscape that is evolving more than ever before.

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Why Nurse Practitioners are a Solution to Rural Healthcare Challenges

Health Leaders | Nursing

With more than 100 million Americans lacking access to primary care, employing more nurse practitioners (NPs) and allowing them to practice at the top of their license is critical to making healthcare more accessible in rural areas, NP leaders say. We are up to more than 355,000 nurse practitioners across the U.S.

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2023 Interim HealthCare Nurse of the Year on Getting Young Professionals into Geriatrics

Health Leaders | Nursing

For Tammy Schmitz, what began with a nudge from her father turned into a nursing career spanning three decades and being named Interim HealthCare's 2023 Nurse of the Year. Some of her customers had wives who were nurses, and speaking with them gave her the push she needed to enroll in a licensed practical nurse (LPN) program.

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