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Nurses With DNP Degree Are Sorely Needed in Health Care and Education

Nurse.com

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is gaining more prominence within the nursing profession. Steps are being taken to transition to the DNP as the standard for advanced practice registered nurses. They also can specialize in providing care for specific populations, from birth to geriatrics.

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Meet Nicole Reid, Poison Control Nurse

Minority Nurse

The nurses and pharmacists on the phones were true experts in their field and were helping people who were scared or sick or both. I am currently the only Registered Nurse in the country to possess this credential. Think of a “charge nurse” for the poison center and that is a good approximation of my role.

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Ep.18: BK Books with Barbara Karnes: Why Approaching Hospice Holistically is Necessary to the Success of the Care Continuum

Home Care Pulse

But Barbara is an award-winning, end of life educator and registered nurse. She has won the N H P C O Hospice Innovator Award in 2018, and she was the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year. Speaker 2 ( 00:40 ): Mm-hmm. , While at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, a hospice pioneer.

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