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Examining Public Perception of Nurses

American Nurse

Why “trust” nurses? While brainstorming this essay with a colleague, she wondered whether the relational, as opposed to transactional, nature of bedside nursing (RNs don’t charge the patients directly for care rendered) might partly explain why nurses are seen as more ethical than physicians, stockbrokers, and car salespeople.

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) reported that an estimated 100,000 (to as many as 200,000) RNs and 34,000 licensed practical (LPNs) and vocational nurses left the workforce over the past 2 years. Where have all the nurses gone? The reason?

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Interventions to Overcome Nurse Burnout

American Nurse

The issue raises the idea that nurses may benefit from having interventions implemented by hospitals to help decrease burnout rates and improve job satisfaction in nurses, therefore improving desired outcomes for patients. Nurses leaving the bedside may result in units being left short staffed. 2020; Romppanen et al.,

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Nurse leaders of color: Candid conversations

American Nurse

Unfortunately, these statistics haven’t wavered much and continue at a time when nurses are retiring and leaving the workforce for various reasons, including fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some bedside nurses are exploring other opportunities within the profession, including leadership positions.

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Bachelor of science in nursing: What to consider

American Nurse

In October 2011, the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report, which called for increasing the number of bachelor’s prepared RNs to 80% by 2020 to help nurses address “the demands of an evolving health care system and meet the changing needs of patients.”