For the last two years, hospitals have been reliant on travel nurses, with the demand for travel nurses skyrocketing. However, turnover has recently begun to increase, and hospitals and health systems are facing a turning point in addressing the staffing […]
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The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and Kaiser Permanente Southern California are partnering to bring the association’s fast-growing Emergency Nurse Residency Program to 15 of the health system’s emergency departments. Introduced in April, ENRP offers a dynamic new approach for ED
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As more countries report nursing shortages, the inability to fulfill the demand for nurses has become a global issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most member countries have reported some nursing shortages, with the demand projected to continue
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In these days of so much attention being (appropriately) paid to nurse burnout, nurse wellness, and existential fatigue from several years of the COVID-19 pandemic, what does it look like to be happy in your nursing career? What does it
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Our Nurse of the Week honor goes to the UT Health San Antonio pediatric nurses who went above and beyond for an 8-year-old cancer patient named Darcey when they volunteered to become backup dancers for the budding dancer. The nurses
The holiday mood is all around us, but holidays represent hectic medical facilities times for numerous reasons. Some of them are mainly because the staff is working hard and not being home with their loved ones. The overall atmosphere is
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The University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake in Seattle has become the first hospital in the U.S. to earn seven consecutive “Magnet” designations for gold-standard nursing excellence, as defined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). UW Medical Center also was the
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Like many 2020 graduates, I was forced out of school and thrown into a mid-pandemic job search which, for a time, yielded nothing but rejection as most companies were reeling from the early days of lockdown. Eventually, The Cleveland Clinic
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An outgoing nature, a desire to act as a patient advocate, and a willingness to function outside your comfort zone are among the attributes you need to be a successful surgical intensive care nurse. So says Kristina Massey, BSN, RN,
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Advancements in higher education technology, combined with significant and growing shortages in nursing, are opening the doors for nurses to earn an accredited RN to BSN degree online and providing new opportunities for career development. Colleges and universities are responding
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