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Nursing Work Environments: A Brief Guide

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Top nurse work environments 1. Hospitals Nurses working in the hospital environment directly oversee and administer patient care plans. Typically, nurses spend time with and balance the care of several patients simultaneously. The pace is traditionally slower due to the lack of emergency situations.

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Family Sues After Patient Dies Behind Privacy Curtain

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A male patient who was diagnosed with dementia several years earlier was admitted to a nursing home on his physician’s recommendation. The patient had a history of “behavior disorders,” delusions, and was a fall risk. The nursing home and staff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment before the trial court.

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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.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

More formally, I am trained as a preceptor to new nurses, so I help lead nursing orientation and provide ongoing support during the onboarding process. As the trainer for the nursing department, I give presentations to new staff from all disciplines, providing them with an overview of the nurse’s role within the team.

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Dressing for Success: What To Wear to a Nursing Interview

Nurse.com

This, in turn, results in better patient care, improved clinical outcomes, higher patient and employee satisfaction, and enhanced retention rates, she added. Choosing what to wear to a nursing interview can appear a little overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be.

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The Critical Role of Charting in Nursing

Nurse.com

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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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. Without nurses, the healthcare system would essentially grind to a halt.

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