Ask a hundred nurses if they chose their profession because a family member was a nurse, and many would say yes. I had three aunts who were nurses, and that family legacy certainly impacted my career choice. But in the […]
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Ildaura Murillo-Rohde, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a pioneering Hispanic nursing leader who shattered barriers for Latina leaders in education, research, and nursing. We are honored to celebrate her contributions on National Hispanic Nurses Day. Her background in academics and healthcare
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When we’re in nursing school, it often seems that hospital nursing is the only type of nursing that anyone cares or talks about. Since hospital rotations are what most of us are after, a large number of nursing students probably
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Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, is being honored with the prestigious President’s Award by the American Academy of Nursing at the 2024 Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC from October 31 to November 2, 2024. This
Neonatal Nursing Week is September 14-20, celebrating the dedication and hard work of neonatal nurses who provide essential care to their tiniest patients. Neonatal nursing is a subspeciality of nursing that provides care to newborns born with health abnormalities such
What is it like to work as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurse who provides direct care for some of the tiniest and most vulnerable patients? Monique King, RN, BSN, knows firsthand from working at the Children’s Hospital of
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The nursing field is expansive, with opportunities to work in various settings, including hospitals, clinics, elementary and high schools, colleges/universities, etc. Nurses can work in many settings, and there are numerous opportunities to advance their careers through degree advancement. One
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In Springer Publishing’s latest episode of the Conversations About Health Care Delivery in the United States podcast, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss the importance of health behavior, especially the often-overlooked issue of sleep hygiene, with Dr. Azizi Seixas, the
After starting my nursing career in labor and delivery, I transitioned to caring for patients with kidney disease at dialysis centers. Then, after working for nearly 17 years in dialysis, I moved to Interwell Health, a value-based kidney care provider,
Minority nurses are uniquely positioned to leverage their influence to help combat racial disparities in the healthcare industry. As climate change increasingly and disproportionately affects people of color, empowering minority nurses through environmental health education is becoming imperative. Through educational
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