Rebellion is a rite of passage for young adults, especially when following in their parents’ footsteps. So, when Angeleen Campbell, the daughter of two registered nurses, set her sights on a career in accounting, it seemed perfectly normal. But destiny, […]
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Along with their trauma and flight nursing colleagues, burn nurses are now privileged to demonstrate their expertise in burn care with the new Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) exam from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN). Introduced in
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Two distinguished clinicians, Mona Potter, M.D. and Kathryn Boger, Ph.D., ABPP, both Harvard-trained and with nearly two decades of experience in academic medicine, embarked on a mission to revolutionize the pediatric mental health system. Their journey began when they co-developed
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This National Nurses Week, learn more about Mary Eliza Mahoney, America’s first professionally-trained Black nurse whose birthday lies on May 7, the second day of National Nurses Week. Mahoney’s journey to becoming a nurse in the 1800s was full of
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At a point in my career, a devastating event deeply affected me. One of my former nursing students, a vibrant young Black woman, tragically lost her life and the life of her newborn during childbirth. Despite access to healthcare, she
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Nursing can be rewarding, but it also comes with challenges like shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic, and workplace violence. It’s no surprise that nurses greatly recognition for your achievements. Recognizing how nurses have made a difference in their patients’ lives doesn’t
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Nurses Week occurs every year during the second week of May, and much fanfare is made of the pizza parties, tote bags, water bottles, and signs proclaiming heroes work here. If we want to be more thoughtful and reflective about
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When you sat in nursing school, you likely had people telling you what to do. “You should get a job in med-surg,” “You should get your MSN,” “You shouldn’t even consider having kids until you’ve worked at least five years,”
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The following is Hara E. Oyedeji’s perspective and does not represent the perspective of all healthcare professionals. The information included is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Intended for US healthcare providers only. As nurse practitioners (NPs), we work
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has published AACN Standards for Appropriate Staffing in Adult Critical Care, the specialty’s first action-oriented staffing standards. Appropriate staffing has long been one of the “AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work
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