Consistently ranked as the most trusted health professionals, nurses play a unique role in identifying mental health issues. So it’s important that nursing programs focus on both the physical and mental needs of patients to provide better care, nurse educators […]
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However savvy you are in defusing stress between patient and family, you want to be just as smart in caring for yourself. No matter what anxieties people around you have unleashed throughout the day, being concerned about your emotional and
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The ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius, pretty much summed up the goal of a happy professional life when he mused: “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” A stellar goal, but
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You want the job, you need the job, and you know you are the best candidate to fill that open position. Now that you’ve finally been called in for a job interview, you’re starting to get nervous. What can you
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Nursing students must pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) to receive their nursing license. The good news is that according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, approximately 73% of all candidates who took the test last
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Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that nursing is still growing – alongside the entire healthcare workforce in the February Jobs Report. The US economy added 57,000 new healthcare and social assistance jobs in February, with 24,000 new jobs in
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If you are a nurse you’ve likely experienced stress now and again. Long hours, sicker patients, staffing issues, and other specifics tied to the job can torpedo the joy of doing it. But what happens when families of your patients
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Kathy Kump, RN, remembers the first time she was bullied. She remembers the intimidation and disrespect that accompanies such unwelcome acts as early as her first semester. Later, she would encounter it again at the beginning of her career, and
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Have you ever felt like you just have nothing left to give your patients? Does a day at work feel like you’re scraping the bottom of your emotional well? Lots of nurses have hit the proverbial emotional wall—sometimes called compassion
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In business, it is often said that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. When it comes to landing a job and building a career, who you know can make a crucial difference. The idea of networking is
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