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Nursing Online Career Fair
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See the latest nursing news, trends, and information to help you succeed in nursing school.
Free 2017 Nurse Salary Report
See how nursing salaries compare by specialty, role, certification, and get a better picture of your true value. This report explores salary comparisons across the US and provides you with key tips on how to position yourself for a higher salary in the future.
Nursing Test Prep
Take our nursing test prep sample questions and test your skills as you prepare for your next exam. Choose test prep questions from 5 specialty areas, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal, and hematological nursing.
Recruiting More Men to Nursing Schools
Nursing, like other health care fields, has been predominately female for quite some time. To increase diversity, some schools are taking the initiative to find ways of attracting more men to attend nursing school and become part of the field. One such school is...
Digital Challenges in Nursing Practice
Digital technology thus far is pervading and influencing nursing practices. Every nurse today is expected to be able to use knowledge, information, and digital technology to maximize their nursing care and improve efficient ways of working in the health care system....
Nurse-Related Suicide: Breaking the Silence, Part 2
Judy Davidson, DNP, RN, FCCM, FAAN, EBP, is the lead author of a recent research paper titled "Nurse Suicide: Breaking the Silence" published in the National Academy of Medicine’s Perspectives: Expert Voices in Health & Health Care. We interviewed Davidson at length...
Tips for Aspiring Nurse Entrepreneurs
Are you thinking about using your expertise as a nurse to launch a business? Do you have innovative ideas about patient care? Are you eager to create a new opportunity at the forefront of health care that is independent, flexible, and profitable? Perhaps owning your...
How Every NICU Encounter Counts
In honor of National Neonatal Nurses Day, Nurse Elizabeth (Liz) Drake, RNC-NIC, MN, NNP, CNS, CHOC, of Children’s at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, shares her experiences in spreading the word on NICU encounters across the United States, and why her...
Meeting the Needs of the New Graduate Nurse: Self-Care Education
New grad training programs have been recognized over the years as a necessity to help new nurses transition successfully from the role of student to professional nurse. These new grad training programs provide a structured curriculum to acclimate nurses into the...
To Overtime, or Not to Overtime?
That is the question, my friends. I recall receiving this piece of advice in nursing school: “The secret to nursing is to never work overtime. Work 3 days a week and only 3 days a week.” Unfortunately, this piece of advice was coming from my favorite nurse that i had...
Nurse-Related Suicide: Breaking the Silence, Part 1
Suicide, in and of itself, is a tragedy for all involved. One field in which it hasn’t often been discussed is nursing. Earlier this year, that began to change when Judy Davidson, DNP, RN, FCCM, FAAN, EBP, and her colleagues published an article in Perspectives:...
12 Tips to Get the Most Out of Conferences
Professional nursing conferences provide extensive learning and networking opportunities. These informative and inspiring gatherings can also feel intimidating. Make your first—or next conference—an enjoyable and productive experience with these 12 tips: 1. Plan...
Yale University School of Nursing Celebrates Opening of New Simulation Lab
The Yale University School of Nursing recently celebrated the opening of a new simulation lab. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held last week, six months after the university broke ground on the project. University President Peter Salovey and Dean of the School of...
7 Ways for Hospital Employees to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
While anyone who works long hours at a high-stress job is vulnerable to burnout, nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals are at an especially high risk of experiencing this phenomenon, which the Mayo Clinic defines as “a state of physical, emotional or mental...
Diversity in Nursing Education: Support for an Evolving Population
Imagine taking a national examination that culminates your educational experience, as well as impacts your future career potential. This national exam is delivered in English, but that is not your primary language. The pressure has been mounting because you know that...
How to Balance Nursing School and Family Life
Are you thinking about going to nursing school and already have a family at home to take care of? While balancing nursing school with a family can be a big commitment, it’s definitely doable, and many nurses going to school later in life already have a family, often...
8 Tips to Make Your Nursing Orientation Successful
Between learning charting systems, locating supplies, and reading up on department policies, one’s orientation can be MORE than frustrating. Here are eight tips to help make your orientation a success, whether you’re a new nurse OR just changing nursing specialties....
How Interprofessional Education is Transforming the Nursing Role
How nurses and other health care disciplines are being educated is starting to have a significant impact on the nursing role. A growing focus on interprofessional education (IPE) is shifting what we know about how the health care team can best work to improve patient...
How Nursing Advisory Councils Are Making a Difference
For more than 35 years, Elizabeth (Liz) Drake, RNC-NIC, MN, NNP, CNS, CHOC, Children’s at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, has worked with infants as a NICU nurse. Her time spent at the bedside of these tiny patients with families and team members have...
Nutrition Pilot Seeks to Improve Nurses’ Health
Every time you fly in an airplane, the flight attendant explains that, in a crisis, you need to put on your own oxygen mask before helping others—because you can’t help others unless you’re taken care of first. Unfortunately, with regard to their own health, nurses...
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before Becoming a L&D Nurse
When I first became a labor and delivery (L&D) nurse, I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into. I didn’t have children and I didn’t know anyone who did. I hadn’t even held a baby before! I had quite a long road of learning ahead of me. I loved every minute...
Take Action to Prevent Hepatitis at Work
While nurses need to know how to care for patients who have hepatitis, they must know about hepatitis transmission and take action to protect themselves from hepatitis at work as well. There are several types, including hepatitis A (HAV), B (HBV), C (HCV), D (HDV),...
Spotlight: Oncology Nurse
Unfortunately, nearly everyone knows someone who has had cancer. As a result, there are many oncology nurses working to help patients get through their experiences—whether with surgery and the aftercare, chemo, radiation, immunotherapy, and the like. We interviewed...
