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Best Direct-Entry Nurse Practitioner Programs of 2025

Registered Nursing

Bureau of Labor Statistics, the NP profession is projected to grow by an astounding 45% between 2019 and 2029 much faster than the average for all other occupations. As the U.S. faces an ever-growing demand for primary and specialized healthcare providers, nurse practitioners (NPs) have become critical to the future of American healthcare.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Kendra Coles

Minority Nurse

Since 2019, Coles has been Director of Women’s & Children’s Services at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC). Her expertise and leadership have made her a trusted figure in the field. My interest in leadership began as a charge nurse at UMMC and grew into a senior clinical nurse role.

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Nurse leadership: Pitfalls and solutions

American Nurse

Stepping into a formal leadership role is exciting. Although skill development is important, creating success in any role isn’t just about learning and applying new skills; it’s also about avoiding missteps—the common pitfalls that many of us have encountered early in, and throughout, our leadership journeys.

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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

Leadership should remain visible and accessible to both shifts. February 27, 2019. Management should offer periodic individual nurse check-ins, in person or virtually, to allow for discussion of minor issues before major problems arise. Intermittent surveys can help assess unit morale. September 19, 2022. This is the state of nursing.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

See External vs internal training ) The CNO accepted the proposal, and implementation began in the third quarter of 2019. Course development PCA course development began in late 2019 with plans to launch the new program in the winter of 2020. The course development team addressed several questions: What will be taught? Who will attend?

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Mentorship: A strategy for nursing retention

American Nurse

Define the differences between mentorship and preceptor programs, and the benefits of implementing a mentorship program. For new graduate nurses in particular, the preceptor relationship typically terminates around the same time reality shock sets in, leaving the novice nurse without a support system when they most need it.

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Nurses With DNP Degree Are Sorely Needed in Health Care and Education

Nurse.com

While the profession is not quite there yet, the DNP is a terminal degree that prepares the nurses for leadership, given the constantly changing demands of a complex U.S. Another concern is that the nursing workforce is aging and retiring, creating shortages in practice, education, and leadership. “We healthcare system.