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Helping Students Succeed: Military Spouse Fulfills Dream with Pursuit of Doctorate of Nursing Practice

Post University

She took and passed the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) and started her nursing career at a family practice clinic in Germantown, Maryland, before obtaining a highly competitive pediatric clinical research nurse position at the National Institutes of Health. She switched to the nursing education program.

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Nursing Scholarships Aren’t as Elusive as You May Think

Nurse.com

American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) : The AAMN provides two $1,000 scholarships to AAMN members who are pursuing a nurse faculty career path or are in school to become either a licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) or registered nurse (RN).

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

Nurse.com

They perform everything from basic nursing and medical care to basic diagnostic tests and other procedures, depending on training and their particular state’s Nurse Practice Act. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). The Army Nurse Corps Association, Inc. Nurse Practitioners. Nevada Nurses Association.

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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG), military com­bat exposure can increase the risk for hypertension (HTN) in veterans. In addition, VHA policy requires that a nurse take a patient’s blood pressure (BP) three times at 5-minute intervals for any BP above 140/90 mmHg.

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A Nurse Making a Difference: Nurse Alice Benjamin

Daily Nurse

You ’ re making a difference in nursing as the Chief Nursing Officer and correspondent for Nurse.org and host of the podcast “ Ask Nurse Alice,” a medical correspondent for NBC LA, a family nurse practitioner, clinical nurse, and a mom, author, and health advocate. What is your secret for juggling it all?

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A Nurse Making a Difference: Nurse Alice Benjamin

Minority Nurse

You ’ re making a difference in nursing as the Chief Nursing Officer and correspondent for Nurse.org and host of the podcast “ Ask Nurse Alice,” a medical correspondent for NBC LA, a family nurse practitioner, clinical nurse, and a mom, author, and health advocate. What is your secret for juggling it all?