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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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GeriPal Podcast Year in Review and Exciting News for 2024 (CME!)

GeriPal

We’ve published 45 podcasts in 2023 and have had a total of 400,000 downloads, plus another 40,000 views on YouTube. We’ve partnered with the UCSF Office of CME to offer for a small fee ($100) AMA PRA Category 1 credit for podcast episodes (which should work for most physicians, nurses, NPs, and PAs).

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As Your Nursing Resume Gathers Dust

Daily Nurse

Your nursing career has a unique narrative that propels it, and your resume is one place where it’s essential to get the story right if you want prospective employers to notice you or other opportunities to come to fruition. That stress is entirely avoidable if they only look over their resume once a year. Probably not.

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Nurses Spread the Word About Gun Safety

Nurse.com

Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN, a school nurse in Camden, New Jersey, and an adjunct faculty member at Rutgers University School of Nursing in Newark, knows firsthand the impact that gun violence can have on families. While Cogan’s niece survived the horrific mass shooting, fourteen students and three teachers died that day.

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Nurses Help Nurses Succeed, Stay Safe, and De-Stress

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When nurses help nurses by creating special programs, it’s a personal mission to make work life better for all of their colleagues. Amy Castillo, RN “I remember when one of my nursing colleagues was punched in the face by a patient,” Castillo said. In 2020, we had 27 safety events and one workplace injury,” she noted.

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How the Public’s Perception of Nursing Impacts the Profession

Nurse.com

Nurses are intimately involved in the well-being and health of those in their community. Because this care often relies on patient compliance, the public’s perception of nursing has significant impacts on the profession. Nursing was considered a secondary role to the traditionally male doctor.

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Leading Nursing Trends for 2023

Nurse.com

Nursing is a noble profession that plays a critical role in providing healthcare services to people of all ages and in a variety of settings. But nursing is a field that is continuously evolving, and it’s important to keep up with the latest trends to stay ahead of the curve.

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