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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...
Have You Read The Shift?
Looking for a good book recommendation? Palliative care nurse and New York Times columnist Theresa Brown chronicles a day in the life of a nurse as well as...
10 Emotions Every Nurse Experiences at the End of a Shift
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Ah, yes—the final sprint to the finish line at the end of a 12-hour shift. A time as terrifying as it is hopeful.
Of course, no two...
10 Great Novels Featuring Nurses
One great way to escape the pressures and stresses of nursing school or work is to read a great novel.
These literary works, featuring nurses...
Perspectives: The Nurse Who Cared
In 1977, photos were taken of a nurse at Albany Medical Center as she comforted infant Amanda Scarpinati in the pediatric unit. Scarpinati had been severely...
The Evolution of a Nurse’s Relationship With Coffee (in Memes!)
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Here’s the thing about nursing: It changes people, in more ways than we can probably count. And, of course, the experiences, the lessons, the...
New Blog Series Explores Nursing Conflict Resolution Skills
American Sentinel University's healthcare blog, 'The Sentinel Watch,' launched a new four-part blog series: 'Conflict in the Workplace: Bullying', available here. The series profiles...