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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 are the repercussions for your nursing career? What does it mean to choose to be a specialist or generalist?

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurses are everywhere. The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses don't shy away from responsibility — they embrace it. Nurses run towards the metaphorical fire. The Ubiquitous Nurse Where would the country be without nurses? They are legion.

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Nurses Week: Giving Thanks

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

This is the week that's set aside for nurses to be praised, thanked and stroked. Gratitude goes a long way in this world, so this is a week when clear and heartfelt gratitude for nurses can be found in many places, both expected and unexpected. How will you mark Nurses Week this year? Well, this is it, folks.

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The Nurse Warrior: Fighting the Good Fight

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

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. It is here that the archetype of the Nurse Warrior emerges.

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Six Steps to Being a Better Nurse Communicator

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

One of the most important non-clinical skills for a nurse to develop is strong powers of communication. Nursing is itself a highly collaborative practice in most instances, thus nurses need communication skills that will make this aspect of their work lives smoother to navigate.

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