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Nursing the Nation and the World

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Without nurses, the healthcare system would essentially grind to a halt. We call nurses the lifeblood of healthcare, and they're also the connective tissue and the veritable mitochondria, the cellular powerhouses of the delivery of patient care. Yes, nursing and healthcare have their incessant and seemingly intractable problems.

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Nurse Specialist or Nurse Generalist?

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Nurse specialists and nurse generalists are both common within the nursing profession and 21st-century healthcare, and both serve important purposes in patient care as well as non-clinical settings. What does it mean to choose to be a specialist or generalist? What are the repercussions for your nursing career?

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Nurses Week: Giving Thanks

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While they're at it, they could also choose to address issues related to safe staffing, decrease nurse:patient ratios, and pay attention to the ways in which healthcare workers are still in need of systemic support. The last year has seen some changes for the better in terms of the intensity of the battle, but there's always more work to do.

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The Nurse Warrior: Fighting the Good Fight

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Nurses, the hard-working lifeblood and connective tissue of the healthcare system, can often feel as if they are doing battle with elemental forces far beyond their control in their efforts to provide optimal patient care and fulfill their personal and professional mission. All things Nurse Keith can be found at NurseKeith.com.

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Six Steps to Being a Better Nurse Communicator

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Photo by Jason Rosewell on Unsplash Conversations Abound The work of a nurse in the clinical space -- whether in home care, dialysis, entrepreneurship, ambulatory nursing, or the assisted living facility -- is informed by communication and conversation. How do you handle conflict? Do you blame others or yourself as an easy way out?

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