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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 48,100 people losing their lives to suicide per year (National Institute of Mental Health, 2024). Unfortunately, only a small percentage of nurses will receive needed mental health services (Berlin et al., 2019, 2020). see [link] ).

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Stacey Garnett

Minority Nurse

Stacey Garnett, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC, FACHE, is the vice president and chief nursing officer at Sheppard Pratt , the nation’s largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health services. In 2019, she mentored a student struggling to pass her exam to become an LPN.

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

Nurse.com

“The institutions will usually have bylaws that must be followed in addition to the state nurse practice act and the scope of practice for the specialty in which the DNP is certified.”. DNP nurses also can join the ranks of much-needed nurse faculty. The data show a national nurse faculty vacancy rate of 7.2%.

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

Unfortunately, these well-intentioned but mandated self-care training initiatives increased nurse and student workloads, exacerbating mental and emotional fatigue while implying that vulnerability to workplace stressors is a personal failure (Taylor, 2019). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements (Second ed.).