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There is a Mental Health Crisis in Nursing

The Nursing Site

COVID and the lockdown in 2019 and 2020 exacerbated mental health issues for nurses with increased anxiety and depression. APRN-CNP, “ if you don’t screen, you don’t know the students are suffering, and we’re able to help the students who need it quickly.”

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10 Strategic Steps to Eradicating Racism in Nursing Education

Daily Nurse

According to the Campaign for College Opportunity , 50% of California RN faculty were white in 2020-21 (down from 65% in 2011-12), while diversity among newly enrolled nursing students is increasingly diverse, with white nursing students representing only 30% of all students. .”

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The Relentless School Nurse: Nurses Lead the Way, Opposing RFK Jr’s Nomination for HHS Secretary 

The Relentless School Nurse

Teri was in attendance during the Kennedy hearings and she sent in the following report: Teri Mills with Michelle Berkley Brown DNP, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC and Hawaii Governor Josh Green Do No Harm-Vote No to Confirm RFK JR I had the privilege of sitting inside both the Finance and HELP Committee confirmation hearings last week for Robert F.

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Did the Pandemic Affect APRN Compensation and Employment?

Board Vitals - Nursing

For the past seven years, Medscape has surveyed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) regarding job details, including salary and job satisfaction. The 2021 survey measured many of the effects of COVID, including salary changes, furloughed positions, and APRNs switching careers altogether. Where do APRNs work?

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Why Nurse Practitioners are a Solution to Rural Healthcare Challenges

Health Leaders | Nursing

"There are many people who don't see a doctor or get healthcare on a regular basis, and when they are really sick, they go to the emergency room for their care," says April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN , immediate past president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). "It from 2008 to 2016.

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Springer Publishing Honored with Seven AJN Book of the Year Awards for 2024

Daily Nurse

Witt, PhD, APRN , NNP-BC, and Carol Wallman, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC. Delivering essential content for APRN students focusing on population health, this award-winning text addresses the nurse’s role in identifying and mitigating healthcare disparities at local, national, and global levels. Seventh Edition. Fourth edition.

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Utah Grants Full Practice Authority to Nurse Practitioners

Health Leaders | Nursing

We applaud Utah for recognizing the need to update laws and make the most of their healthcare workforce," said April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN , president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). "In territories, to adopt FPA. "We Those fees can be a barrier to an NP being able to practice in the community.”