Career
DNP vs. NP- What’s the Difference?
If you could further your nursing education at the highest level to advance your career, what path would you take? Some may consider becoming a nurse practitioner (NP), while...
Best Practices
Nurse Scheduling Nightmares
How two clever nurse managers found low cost options to streamline scheduling.
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Career
Advice To Management On The Occasion Of Nurses Week
Happy National Nurses Week, ModernNurse readers!
We know your jobs are hard ones. You get all of the kicks and...
Insights
No ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ for Boosting Patient Satisfaction
The factors that determine the level of patient satisfaction with pediatric care vary significantly depending on which departmental...
Career
More than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners in the US
More than 234,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) are licensed in the United States, according to the American Association of Nurse...
Nurse Bling: 9 Fall Finds
What’s not to love about fall? The air is crisp, your favorite holiday drinks are poised to make a triumphant return and all kinds of...
Nurse Bling: Coffee ‘n’ Tea, Tea ‘n’ Coffee
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Fall is around the corner, and colder weather isn’t far behind. The good news? Coffee and tea (aka nurse fuel) are officially acceptable in doses...
12 Memorable “First-Time” Nurse Moments
Nursing is a profession filled with first-time experiences. For better or for worse, we’re pretty sure they never come to a stop.
Then there are...
Because of Nursing Research: End-of-Life Care in the ICU
Patients in an ICU are usually very sick or seriously injured. Many are unconscious or incapacitated and most require technology to support life. They...
Because of Nursing Research: Helping Families COPE with Premature Births
Most expectant parents look forward to the arrival of a healthy, well-developed baby. A premature birth drastically alters this expectation. The parents will have...
Because of Nursing Research: Supporting Technologies for Healthy Independent Living
For many older adults, there’s no place like home. However, 80% of older adults live with at least one chronic condition, and 50% live...