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It Took a Village: New Mother and Psychiatric Nurse Earns MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Post University

She joined a home health provider as a weekend case manager in 2009. That was her first experience working with mental health patients. I grew to really enjoy mental health nursing, says Mercy, who decided to continue her education and earn an Associate of Science in nursing. It has literally taken a village.

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Celebrating Eva Jessee and Kali Holt as Nurses of the Week

Daily Nurse

These personal experiences ignited her passion for nursing, leading her to graduate high school at 15 and pursue her LPN. “I got my LPN, and she got her LPN and recovered from heart failure, so I asked her to come to the nursing school at ETSU for the LPN, RN bridge,” Holt explains.

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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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Ten Nurse Instagram Accounts You Must Follow 2021

Nurse Abnormalities

Whether you are a registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN), or nurse practitioner (NP), there is a nursing Iinstagram account that can benefit your nursing practice or daily life in one way or another. The following are ten nursing Iinstagram accounts that I love following for education, motivation and even just for some humor.

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Licensed Practical Nurses: Advancing, Succeeding & Achieving

American Nurse

Additional areas of nursing that LPNs work in are home health, retirement/assisted living facilities, psychiatric/mental health, substance abuse, and outpatient/ambulatory clinics. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024) I have been a proud LPN for over 25 years. Most of all, know your why; why do you want to be an LPN?

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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

All of these factors can result in less time for preventive health education. In VHA primary care, most of the time available after nurse intake focuses on addressing chronic pain, mental health, and disability ratings. For example, from March to July 2022, the pilot PACT lost two key team members, the LPN and RN.

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

Nurse.com

Nurses have many points of entry into the nursing profession — and, ultimately, to a Doctor of Nursing Practice, including entering as licensed practical nurses (LPN) or licensed vocational nurses (LVN). How to Become a DNP Nurse. “After obtaining the BSN, they could then apply and complete the BSN-DNP program.