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The Benefits of Earning Your DNP

Minority Nurse

Considering that a DNP is generally clinically oriented, and a PhD and DNS are geared towards academia and research, a nurse wishing to take their clinical knowledge and education to the highest pinnacle would do well to look at the DNP as a very promising direction. Sign up now to get your free digital subscription to Minority Nurse.

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The Critical Role of Charting in Nursing

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Nurse charting’s growing role Overcoming documentation challenges is key in the acute care setting, where charting is taking an even more prominent role in patient care and safety , according to Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at New York City (NYC) Health and Hospitals.

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Nurses with Disabilities: A Skilled Workforce

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I was unsure if I would be an effective nurse,” she says. “ I shared my concerns with my mother, an ICU nurse at the VA then. Her confidence in me encouraged me to continue pursuing my nursing degree. From that point on, I focused on the content of my speech, making sure the information was accurate and relevant.”

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RN With Family Crisis Put on Leave for Patient Abandonment

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The RN did not share whether or not she informed any of her coworkers or her supervisor that she was leaving. When on duty, an RN must inform someone in nursing administration of the need to leave so that patient care and other nursing responsibilities are completed by another nurse or healthcare provider.

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Resume FAQs for Nursing Students and New Nurses

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Once you’ve had your first job as a registered nurse (RN), clinical rotations and externships no longer need to be listed. If you’re already a licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN), certified nursing assistant (CNA), or patient care technician with recent experience, it’s not necessary to list clinical rotations.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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The Cruzan ruling led to a flood of interest in Advance Directives, and eventually to the Patient Self Determination Act, which mandates provision of information about advanced directives to all hospitalized patients. Other states set lower bars, including oral assignment of surrogate decision-makers.

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7 Proven Ways to Improve Your Hospice CAHPS Scores

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Please read full disclosur e for more information. Agency values are for informational purposes only and are not meant to represent actual agency survey scores. Similarly, you should always call the family of your nursing home patients to inform them about their loved one’s pain control.

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