In normal times, transition-to-practice programs help new nurses gain confidence, skill, and proficiency as they move into their careers. But during the days of COVID-19, those programs can gain even more significance. Recently, a panel discussion held at the ANCC
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With no injured students appearing at their door, no pupils with chronic conditions arriving for a visit, why would school nurses be needed in a virtual learning environment? “There’s a lot that a school nurse can do virtually,” says Linda
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If there are any silver linings to the towering black cloud that is the COVID-19 pandemic, one of them is the relaxation of restrictions on advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to allow these practitioners to deliver care during this health
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When it comes to caring for patients suffering from COVID-19, nurse practitioners (NPs), as you might expect, are making a major contribution. Some 61% of NPs are treating patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a recent survey
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You can measure the massive toll of COVID-19 in various ways: the lives lost; the jobs eliminated; the strain on the health care system. For nurses, the toll can also be measured in the emotional and mental distress and anguish
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How do you replenish and nourish your spirit in these unheard-of times when extreme stress is the norm? At one hospital network located in the pandemic’s epicenter, you could nourish the spirit by accessing a brief podcast or video, or
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Millions of nurses care for the world’s patients, and millions more will be needed. This is one of the takeaways from “State of the World’s Nursing 2020,” a new report developed by the World Health Organization in partnership with the
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