As the country continues to grapple with an ever-increasing opioid addiction crisis, the medical profession and patients alike struggle to treat real pain issues while managing their pain safely. Sherry McAllister D.C., M.S (Ed)., CCSP, executive vice president of the […]
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Vanderbilt University officials recently announced that the university will be embarking on a $23 million School of Nursing (VUSN) building addition, set to break ground in late spring. The building completion is currently estimated for August 2018. The new building
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Ethical challenges, such as professional-personal boundary conflicts, end-of-life decision-making, and maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality, occur in everyday nursing practice. New graduate nurses and those with less experience tend to face these challenges more frequently. Regardless of where they practice,
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Working as a nurse is a rewarding but sometimes grueling job. After 12 hours of trying to keep your patients happy (and alive), you are both physically and mentally exhausted. If you don’t take the time to de-stress after work,
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Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) recently received the Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for their redesigned undergraduate pediatric clinical experience. MCN’s undergraduate clinical experience is called America’s
In a previous post, I encouraged nurses to obtain their doctoral degrees, if able. I presented some of the differences between the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Nursing and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. To recap, the PhD
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The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is once again sponsoring National Midwifery Week, which kicks off today, October 1, and lasts through Saturday, October 7. For centuries, nurse midwives have been partners and guides in women’s healthcare around the world.
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Nursing, while splendid and meaningful, is a physically and emotionally exhausting career. Many of us routinely perform diligent care on critically ill patients and observe tragedies and traumas. Doctors and other health care providers are also exposed to loss and
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The University of Miami (UM) School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) recently opened a new Simulation Hospital on its Coral Gables campus, signaling a promising transformation in the education of healthcare professionals. The five-story, 41,000-square-foot, fully equipped facility will
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The Nurse Professional Liability Exposures: 2015 Claim Report Update reveals that malpractice claims against nurses are on the rise. According to the report, more than $90 million was paid in nurses’ malpractice claims over a five-year period. Nursing malpractice occurs
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