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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...
10 Practical Jokes for Practical Nurses
A nurse’s job is serious business, but even nurses need to let loose and have a bit of fun during their shift. If you work...
A Day In the Life of a Hungry Nurse
Being a busy nurse means you often feel depleted…and hungry.
Do Any of These Scenes Feel Familiar?
> You find yourself mentioning food in all of your conversations.
> You think about your hunger...
When You’ve Gotta Work on Halloween…a Nurse’s Feelings in Memes
You love your job, but clocking in on a holiday can be a tough pill to swallow. Especially when it’s Halloween, also known as...
6 Tips For Managing Patient Care While Living With Chronic Illness
For nurses, patient care is priority numero uno. From the moment you clock in until the moment you clock out (and often on your...
Can (and should?!) nurses be shamed into washing their hands at work?
Do you wash your hands as much as you should on the floor? New systems use a powerful emotion to make sure nurses and...
12 Tips For Caring For Patients With Uncommon Conditions
One in 10 people are affected by a rare disease. Seven thousand different rare diseases exist. Ninety-five percent of these illnesses have no known...