The key to being an amazing preceptor to a new graduate nurse is to always remember what it’s like to be a brand new nurse. The idea that “nurses eat their young,” if true, is neither helpful to the new nurse nor to […]
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Nurses have always played a critical role at the bedside while bearing witness to numerous changes in technology. In the past 50 years alone, the advancements seem unfathomable to nurses of the not-so-distant past such as “test-tube” babies, medical lasers,
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Helping patients to navigate what comes after a difficult diagnosis is a necessary part of our profession. In my many years working with patients facing progressive diseases, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), I have found that they often have
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The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing has received a $1.35 million grant which will help increase the number of behavioral health professionals treating opioid and other substance use disorders in Western New York. The three-year grant was provided
Pamela Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, dean of the George Washington University (GW) School of Nursing, has pledged to prioritize national prestige and diversity in her fifth year in the role, after focusing on growing the school’s academic and
This is part of a monthly series about side gigs—nurses with interesting side jobs or hobbies. This month, we spotlight the host of Healthcare 911. For the last four decades, Gail Trauco, RN, BSN-OCN, a grief mediator as well as
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You started out on your journey through nursing school starry eyed, young, and idealist; ready to save the world and make it a healthier place. You put in hours upon hours of studying, memorizing, and working hard on your clinicals,
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Contrary to popular belief, nurses don’t solely work in health care facilities. In fact, with their specific experience, they can bring quite a lot to many other types of positions—including the government. Mary M. Martin, PhD, APRN, CS, while now
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The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) recently received a $500,000 donation from alumna Mary Catherine Bunting, MS, CRNP, RN. Bunting received her master’s degree from UMSON in 1972. Her donation will help the university continue the work of UMSON’s Community
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You are seeing a newly booked patient in your jail medical clinic. He states that the last time he was in jail, he was given a second mattress because he had surgery on his back many years ago. You note
