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USF Unveils Palliative Care Certificate Program for Nurses

Hospice News

The University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing has launched a graduate certificate program in palliative care and hospice. The program is designed to help nurses pass the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) exam. ” Participating nurses will take six courses taken over three semesters.

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A Camp Nurse Volunteer Shares the Joy

Minority Nurse

Dorma Liz Davila (Lizzy) RN, BSN, CPN, EMT never expected a quick volunteer weekend as a camp nurse to provide a transformative experience, but it did. And now she wants other nurses to know how helping kids at Paul Newman’s The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp can breathe new life into their nursing careers.

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WOC Nurses Week Highlights Specialty

Minority Nurse

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Week runs from April 14-20 and brings attention to this nursing specialty and the expertise WOC nurses bring to patient care. Pontieri-Lewis shared some of her thoughts with Minority Nurse about the career path and the excitement of being in the broader field of WOC nursing.

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Proper Prescribing: Guidelines for New Nurses

Daily Nurse

As a new nurse setting off on your professional path, handling medications might feel overwhelming. Understanding Medications: Knowledge is Key to Safe Prescribing Understanding medications is fundamental for new nurses to prescribe safely. Remember, a thorough dosage calculation approach is vital for safe and effective patient care.

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Why Nurses Need an Elevator Speech

Donna Cardillo, The Inspiration Nurse

How many times have you been out in public when someone asks you what you do and you respond, “I’m a nurse.” That type of response promotes the false notion that all nurses are alike, do the same thing, and are basically interchangeable. Nondescript. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Celebrating Mental Health Nurses’ Day 2024

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Wednesday 21 February 2024 in the UK marked its 6 th annual Mental Health Nurses’ Day. The day promotes and celebrates the unique and valuable role played by mental health nurses to health and wellbeing. More than ever, there is a need to ensure high quality specialist pre-registration mental health nurse education.

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BCEN Celebrates “RN-credible” Nurses on Certified Nurses Day

Daily Nurse

Today is Certified Nurses Day, and the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) is celebrating its over 50,000 “ RN-credible ” specialty-certified emergency, trauma, transport, and burn nurses and nationally certified nurses in every specialty.

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