Full practice authority for nurse practitioners has been an ongoing debate nationwide, but a new Pennsylvania bill announced last week could be a major step toward a breakthrough giving more practice rights to experienced nurse practitioners. Officially announced last Monday, […]
How many patients can a nurse reasonably care for at one time? This is perhaps the biggest issue facing the nursing profession right now. In fact, there are two bills in Congress right now that seek to decide just this,
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Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, knows just how powerful a person’s story is. Known as The Inspiration Nurse, Cardillo is masterful at making the best of life’s curve balls. For Cardillo, those insights came the hard waythrough a grinding period
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Walking into the nursing home at the Coatesville VA Medical Center, the sun was coming out from behind soft, white clouds. A large flock of Canadian geese rested on the dew-covered grounds near the nursing home. Joe, the night nurse,
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Kaplan University’s “Know Your Advanced Practice RN” campaign is a new initiative to help consumer and health professionals better understand the role of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and their distinct career paths. The launch of the campaign was announced
Every May, National Nurses Week brings an opportunity for nurses nationwide to unite, share their pride in their profession, and have their voices heard about any concerns. This year’s National Nurses Week theme, Culture of Safety It Starts With You focuses
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National Nurses Day is tomorrow, May 6, which kicks off National Nurses Week through May 12. To celebrate National Nurses Day, the Discovery Life Channel announced the premiere of two new documentaries about the lives of nurses. First to premiere
As a nurse, you’ve likely been caught in the moral distress crosshairs. Your training, instincts, and values are telling you the right thing to do, but you’re anguished because other factions are preventing you from doing it. Indeed, there are
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As commencement approaches and nursing students scramble to finish capstones, wrap up clinicals, and take finals, there is one big exam hanging over their heads: the NCLEX. Although it’s been a few years since I was one of the sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated
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Today we are recognizing Adult Nurse Practitioner Stacy Kirkpatrick as our Nurse of the Week for the lasting impact she had on her patients in Boston’s homeless communities, and for her part in raising money for cancer research by riding
