As nursing practice becomes more complex, the NCLEX® is following suit. The innovative new item types being introduced as part of the Next Generation transition will bring the most significant change to nursing licensure testing since computerized adaptive testing. Every 3 years, educators […]
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By the time Kiki Radermacher, a mental health therapist, arrived at a Missoula, Montana, home on an emergency 911 call in late May, the man who had called for help was backed into a corner and yelling at police officers.
Amid a “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” more than 40% of the nation’s nursing home and long-term health care workers have yet to receive vaccinations. They are two sisters in two states. Both are dedicated health care professionals who watched in
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This is part of a regular series about side gigs—nurses with interesting side jobs or hobbies. This month, we spotlight a nurse who performs ear piercings. While many people have gotten their ears pierced at a kiosk at the mall, others are getting
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There are a lot more places that people would rather be on any day than in a hospital. Except for employees, most people are at hospitals because they are ill or visiting someone who is sick. That alone can result
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The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for board certification across the emergency nursing spectrum, today recognized an outstanding board-certified emergency nurse for their excellence and advocacy with its 2021 Distinguished CEN Award. The annual national award recognizes one top Certified
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If the nursing shortage is bad now, chances are it’s going to get much worse. “Hospitals were having difficulty finding nurses to fill positions before the pandemic,” notes Kendra McMillan, MPH, RN, Senior Policy Advisor for Nursing Practice and Work Environment at the
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While the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be behind us, the spread of the Delta variant indicates that it’s not completely over yet. During the height of the pandemic, nurses worked on the frontlines all over the country,
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Darius Fulghum—like so many of our male Nurses of the Week—seems to enjoy complaining about the toughness of a BSN program. “Getting my degree is probably the hardest thing I’ve done,” he told Sky Sports, in the halcyon pre-pandemic days
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Throughout my tenure for nearly 20 years as a nurse, nursing professor, and leader in higher education, I have learned a lot about the art of successful coaching. In both traditional, and non-traditional academic environments, no matter whether you connect
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