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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. The aim is professional development rather than skill development. Mentors achieve personal and professional development and a sense of contribution and empowerment, as well as gain a trusted colleague.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

Inadequate training TCHHN, which first received American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® recognition in 2010 and most recently in 2020, has over 2,000 frontline team members (including RNs, licensed practical nurses, and PCAs) who provide direct patient care. The course development team addressed several questions: What will be taught?

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Physician Assistant: Key Differences

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

To become a nurse practitioner , you’ll need to complete the following: ((Nursing License Map, “How to Become a Nurse Practitioner,” July 2020: [link] )) Earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree: A full-time BSN program typically takes four years to complete.

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Selecting a Nursing Program to Advance Your Career

American Nurse

Recommendation four was to increase the proportion of nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to 80% by 2020, and recommendation five was to double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2016) issued a report on the progress towards the 2010 goals.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

The American Hospital Association reported a 30% loss in the nursing workforce between 2019 and 2020; the United States will need 200,000 RNs each year to replace retirements alone. Lavoie-Tremblay and colleagues noted an urgent need to improve support for frontline nurses and identify a long-term strategy to increase retention.

LPN 98
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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Dr. Selena Gilles

Minority Nurse

In 2020, I was inducted as a fellow in the NY Academy of Medicine. I sought out mentors because of their stellar leadership or outstanding accomplishments, as well as those who saw something in me that could develop into something even more significant and wanted to play a part in my professional development.

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Myths and Challenges of Private Duty Nursing

American Nurse

In 2020, a study was completed with a sample of current PDN nurses, family caregivers, agency providers, and nurses not affiliated with PDN to determine the capacity of the home health nursing workforce to serve our current medically complex pediatric population in the State of Delaware (University of Delaware et al., link] Kiger, C.,