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Disasters and Dementia
Disasters due to natural and man-made causes, and increases in the number of dementia patients requiring caregivers, compel nurses to boost preparedness efforts on behalf of vulnerable populations.
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Does Preventative Healthcare Ever Go Too Far?
When wellness trends and concierge services masquerade as preventative care, it's hard to sift through what can truly make us better and where the money flows.
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Community
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Being a Well-Prepared Nurse
September is Preparedness Month, Food Safety Education Month, and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. All three campaigns alert nurses to prepare for emergencies – for themselves and patients
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Community
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How to Look for Nursing Scholarships and Grants, According to Financial Experts
Saving a few thousand dollars now on your education can lead to hefty student debt savings when you factor in the interest over time.
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Community
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Heavy Backpacks
As we fight for a brighter future in nursing, let us remind each other that we carry heavy backpacks, and it is okay to take them off because we are worthy of being cared for as we care for others.
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Job Tips
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More Internationally-Trained Nurses Can Boost Patient Safety, Quality of Care
The need for more diversity and inclusion among nurses and PAs is well-established, and the benefits proven.
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Advocacy
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Nurse Organizations Respond to Overturning Roe
Within hours of the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, nursing organizations across the country put out statements about the decision.
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Community
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Nurse Graduates from For-Profit Programs More Likely to Fail NCLEX
The number of graduating nurses has dramatically increased over the last decade, with the largest growth observed in the for-profit sector. But a new study shows graduates from for-profit nursing prog
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Nurses Most Trusted by Americans—Again
For two decades, Americans have trusted one profession more than any other, regardless of industry: nurses
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Education
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How Nursing Schools Are Contributing to America’s Mental Health Crisis
There aren’t nearly enough practitioners to address Americans’ mental health care needs—and the problem begins in nursing school.
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Tips for Work
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Hand Hygiene 101
Thorough hand washing is the most effective deterrent to spreading infections in healthcare settings. Medical professionals are trained in hand-washing, but people get lax over time.
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Education
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Get Ready for Another Major Heat Wave
Experts expect more than 100 high-temperature records to be broken in the coming week, not only in the Southern U.S. but also across the Eastern seaboard as another heat wave rolls across the country.
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Quality & Performance Improvement
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Improving the Transition from Skilled Nursing Care to Home Care
Transitioning from a skilled nursing facility to home care can be frightening and challenging for patients and their families and caregivers
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Education
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Accountants Bust Five Tax Myths Held By Nurses
Don't let tax myths hold you back; take the time to educate yourself and make informed decisions about your finances.
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Five Ways for Nurses to Make the Most Out of Tax Season
Here are five ways for nurses to make the most of tax season in 2023.
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A Lack of Nurse Preceptor Training is Hurting the Next Generation of NPs
NPs as a community are passionate about education and raising the next generation — so why are there so few preceptors?
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Powering Through Prejudice: Black Nurses Continue to Make History
We give the most credit to Florence Nightingale for the foundation of modern nursing, yet countless Black nurses have upheld and innovated the nursing profession to make it what it is today.
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Infection Control
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6 Ways Healthcare Workers Unknowingly Spread Deadly Bacteria
HAIs are on the rise, at least in part because healthcare workers often forget to follow optimal hygiene practices.
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Infection Control
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Protecting Yourself From Contagious Patients
The CDC estimates that about 99,000 Americans die each year from health-care acquired infections. Here’s how you can protect yourself and still offer good patient care.
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Lifestyle
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6 Reasons Primary Care Providers Should Integrate Travel Health into Their Practice
Regardless of how frequently you think your patients travel, here are some travel health topics that primary care providers should integrate into their practice.
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Education
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Eight Facts About Sarcoma that Often Surprise Clinicians
Ever treat a patient diagnosed with sarcoma, AKA the “forgotten cancer”? If not, you’re certainly not the only medical professional.
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7 Flaws in the Current CE System — And How to Navigate Them
Did you know there’s no research indicating CE actually improves your skills as a healthcare professional? Regardless, you have to do them. Try these 5 tips to make the most of it.
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