Treating self, clients, and colleagues with care is an important aspect of nursing practice, yet hectic and overwhelming work environments can sometimes make it difficult to find practical and realistic ways to express caring on a consistent basis. My research […]
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A week from yesterday, 4,000 Allina Health nurses from five Twin Cities hospitals returned to work, ending what was almost a six-week-long strike. The strike began late in the summer during a period where nurse strikes were a hot topic
While the nursing field is still comprised primarily of women, the male percentage has continued to grow over the years. Minority Nurse interviewed four men, including one nursing student, to ask why they chose this profession. Here’s what they had
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The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) has chosen University of Wisconsin (UW) Nursing’s BSN@Home program as the recipient of its 2016 Celebration of Excellence Award for Mature Program. BSN@Home is an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
California State University LA’s School of Nursing has been chosen as a recipient of the 2016 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. As a recipient of the award, Cal State LA will be featured in the December
Caitlin Brassington stopped for milk on her way home from a busy shift when, still wearing her scrubs, she ran into an acquaintance who had never seen her in uniform before. After a short conversation, the woman said she had
At last week’s 2016 Healthcare Workforce Summit, Avantas released a new survey report titled Predictive Analytics in Healthcare 2016: Optimizing Nurse Staffing in an Era of Workforce Shortages. Avantas is an AMN Healthcare Company, the nation’s leading innovator in healthcare
A new $50 million initiative to build on the excellence and diversity of the faculty at Yale University was announced last fall. The initiative, backed by the Provost’s Faculty Development Fund, will provide up to half of the salary for
A study conducted by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) cites increasing demand for certified case managers. The CCMC’s 2014 Role and Function Study also found that employers are willing to pay higher salaries for professionals whose education, training,
Are you currently in school with the goal of earning a PhD or DNP degree? If the answer is yes, there’s a good chance you see yourself headed for a faculty position as a nurse educator in academia. Until the
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