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Breaking barriers: Nursing education in a wheelchair

American Nurse

However, media and practice frequently portray fully able-bodied individuals as the norm for performing the rigorous requirements of inpatient, direct-care nursing. Studies in nursing education are even more limited, and they typically focus on learning disabilities.

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The Exec: Dr. Shakira Henderson on Addressing Nurse Mental Health

Health Leaders | Nursing

Henderson holds dual doctoral degrees, PhD and DNP, and master's degrees in business, public health, anatomical sciences, and advanced nursing practice with a sub-specialization in nursing education. She also holds undergraduate degrees in biological sciences, chemistry with a minor in microbiology and nursing.

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Unveiling the core focus: exploring nurse practice assessors priorities in evaluating student mental health nurses - a qualitative content analysis

Evidence-Based Nursing

What are nurse practice assessors' priorities when assessing student mental health nurses? Nurse Educ Pract. Implications for practice and research Humanistic skills and positive attitudes are crucial in assessing mental health nursing students. A qualitative content analysis.

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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. To combat burnout, it is essential that nurses learn self-care.

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Shepherd U. School of Nursing's $2.6M Rural Grant to Boost Both Family and Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

Health Leaders | Nursing

A rural grant awarded to Shepherd University’s School of Nursing will boost the number of primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) and psychiatric mental health NPs to help support West Virginia’s “most vulnerable populations.” Doctoral education is expensive and time intensive. The four-year, $2.6

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Standards of proficiency for registered nurses—To what end? A critical analysis of contemporary mental health nursing within the United Kingdom context

Nursing Inquiry

Abstract Against the backdrop of cultural and political ideals, this article highlights both the significance of mental health nursing in meeting population needs and the regulatory barriers that may be impeding its ability to adequately do so.

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Stigma hinders student nurses from mental health careers: podcast

Nursing Review

Negative attitudes towards mental illness is leading to fewer student nurses pursuing a career in mental health, a nursing professor has said. Studies consistently find that many nursing students rate mental health as their least preferred career choice.