By Judy George, MedPage Today April Braker, a 30-year-old registered nurse, was four classes away from completing her master’s degree and on her way to becoming a nurse practitioner. It was May 2018 and she had just started a new […]
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Let’s face it—February’s 28 days (29 this year!) can seem like they last for years. The winter blahs tend to hit hard when the cold won’t let up and there’s no tropical vacation in sight. Try out these options for
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Nobody looks forward to applying for financial aid, but for post-secondary school students it’s almost as unavoidable as death and taxes. Did you fill out your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form back in undergrad school? If you’re
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Working as a nurse in itself can feel like running an Olympic marathon, but some nurses are taking it to the next level. A growing number of nurses are marathoners in the literal sense, and they do indeed have Olympian
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This is part of a monthly series about side gigs—nurses with interesting side jobs or hobbies. This month, we spotlight an actress/director/scream queen. As a nurse for more than 20 years, Sheri Davis, RN, has worked in a variety of
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Our Nurse of the Week is Becky Zimmerman, a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at a Wisconsin hospital who was recently nominated for a DAISY Award by one of the families she cared for. Her patient, Whitney
As nurses, you know that health care is always changing. Nursing is not the same profession today as it was when you started five, ten, or twenty years ago. Part of these changes steep in a better or evolved understanding
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Nursing student retention is a major question at nursing school programs across the US. What factors help a student stay in or drop out of a program, and how can you stay on the winning side of the retention statistics?
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Critical care transport nurses work to keep patients stable and healthy while they are being moved, and every February 18, their work is honored. The day recognizes how critical their work is to the healthcare organization. Critical care transport nurses
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] As you well know, America is in the grips of an obesity epidemic. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and
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