If you’re a nurse, when was the last time you said, “Oh, I’m just a nurse” or “I’m not really an expert–I’m just a nurse”? If you stop to think about it, what are you really saying when you deny […]
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When oncology nurse Tricia Seaman‘s patient learned that her cancer had spread and she only had months to live, Seaman did her best to console her. But that afternoon in March 2014, Trish Somers didn’t want to be consoled. The 45-year-old
Erica Yang, a nursing student at Case Western Reserve University, is the winner of the Heartfelt Dreams Foundation’s 2022 Academic Nursing Scholarship to support her career advancement in cardiac care. Yang, a Planet, Texas native, was awarded $5,000 toward her
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The National Council Licensure Examination is a prerequisite for becoming a nurse, and with increased nursing school applicants, we thought it would be worthwhile to offer tips on how best to pass the NCLEX. We each tried our techniques and
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There’s no question that nursing is a stressful job; however, that stress comes with a price: mental health. Nurses — especially female nurses — are more likely to suffer from mental health disorders stemming from burnout and are at a
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For nurses who enjoy both nursing and business, occupational health nursing is a career that combines both interests. While the majority of nurses work in medical care facilities or settings, occupational health nurses work in an office setting and care
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In honor of Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week, Simi Joseph DNP, FPA-APRN, NP-C, NEA-BC and a nurse executive/advanced practice provider gave some insights about working as an NP. Joseph, who is also a Harvard Clinical Research Scholar and a past AANP
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Holidays are all about delicious treats, and Nancy Mitchell, a registered nurse at the Assisted Living Center, shares her go-to holiday recipe for Pumpkin Squash Pudding. Mitchell says this recipe for Pumpkin Squash Pudding is gluten- and dairy-free, making it
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In honor of National Nurse Practitioner Week and as a recent top NP award winner with the POCN Top NPs of 2022, family nurse practitioner Tavell L. Kindall, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AACRN, AAHIVS, FAANP, recently shared some thoughts about
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In the long struggle to gain full practice authority (FPA), nurse practitioners (NPs) can point to notable advances in the last few years. Now, patients in more than half of the states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories
