As you may know, the American Nurses Association (ANA) designated 2018 as the “Year of Advocacy.” These past 10 months, they’ve encouraged nurses to influence and bring about change at the bedside and beyond by engaging in “moments of everyday […]
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Very soon it will be Halloween, the start of a holiday season that researchers warn adds an average of eight pounds — if you’re not careful about sweets and snacks. Ouch! Nurses have a lot of practice saying “no” to
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As a nurse, you know that preventative medical tests and other measures can help fight disease and possibly even save lives. Your professional life is focused on taking care of the health and well-being of patients. Even in your personal life,
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One of the American Nurses Association’s seven Bill of Rights for Registered Nurses is to freely and openly advocate for themselves and their patients. Yet, women and minorities may not be as effective advocating because they’re less likely to negotiate.
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Few nurses have a solid grounding in personal finance about making decisions about their own financial future. Money management can be overwhelming. But you don’t need to learn the fine points of microeconomics just the fiscal facts that pack a wallop
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Often it’s not nursing knowledge that makes the difference in passing nursing boards, but having strategies for answering questions so that it’s apparent that you really get it. There are ways to prepare for what is often a daunting test
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We tapped recruiters, HR pros, career coaches, and others who regularly hire nurses for their insights on navigating the job search maze. We asked for their guidance on everything from tracking down job openings to advice for hard-to-place nurses, such
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The dynamic nursing field now has over 200 sub-specialties, and is adding more daily. Which one will you choose? It’s not easy to decide on a niche to settle in for the long-term, especially when you factor in your evolving
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As you know, health care is opening to a world of opportunities, as we’ve seen sweeping changes unlike any other in the last five decades. Social, political, economic, and technological trends form a perfect storm. Today’s nurses are trailblazing new
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so naturally we remember Dr. King’s I have a Dream speech. As you may know, he delivered the stirring message in 1963 at the March on Washington, in a dramatic and impassioned call
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