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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...
Study: Burnout Impacts Transplant Nurses
More than half of nurses who work with organ transplant patients in the United States experience high levels of emotional exhaustion, a primary sign...
Deadra’s Story: A Life Changed By Palliative Care
Long before it's time for hospice care, many people with serious illness can benefit from palliative care but don’t realize it. Sometimes referred to...
Nurses’ Best Advice On How To Ask Sensitive Questions
We understand that you’re a nurse and very little can shock or embarrass you. Still, let’s acknowledge that many of the things you see and hear can...
The Most Outrageous Thing About Being a Modern Nurse Is…
From demanding supervisors to, well, demanding patients, the modern nurse rarely has the chance to take a pee break, let alone scarf down a...
What’s in YOUR Scrubs Pockets?
Ever notice a little rattle noise when you walk? May be all the things you keep in your scrubs pockets. We wanted to know...
Sneak in Some Holiday Cheer With Color
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Are you gazing with longing at all those marvelous holiday-themed scrubs, knowing you can never wear them to work? If a hospital dress code...