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Meet the 2022 BoardVitals Nursing School Scholarship Winners 

Board Vitals - Nursing

For the 2022 BoardVitals Nursing School Scholarship , we asked current nursing students to answer the question: “What are your core principles, and how do they impact the contributions you aim to make as a nurse?” Compassion can lead to better health outcomes such as fewer errors, patient adherence, and overall patient contentment.

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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Unfortunately, only a small percentage of nurses will receive needed mental health services (Berlin et al., Prevention Strategies Institutionalize Wellness Cultures Organizations that support the well-being of their employees and let them know they matter have better mental health outcomes. 2021, 2022). doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000792.

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Delivering health equity at the bedside

American Nurse

The widespread pro­tests highlighted other factors that affect health, namely the social determinants of health (including poverty, lack of education, stig­ma, environmental constraints, and hun­ger), as well as the systemic inequalities faced by marginalized communities. US health care can’t afford health inequities.

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Nursing’s role in lifestyle medicine

American Nurse

This aligns with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Quintuple Aim of better health outcomes, lower costs, improved patient satisfaction, enhanced provider well-being, and advanced health equity. December 13, 2022. Lancet Planet Health. 2022; 16(3):342-62. October 2021. December 2, 2019.

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Men in nursing

American Nurse

Better representation key for profession’s workforce, health outcome goals Men in nursing view their presence in the profession as vital for addressing social determinants of health and meeting the nation’s growing healthcare needs. among undergraduates, 11.7% among master’s students, and 10.5% among PhD candidates.

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Contributed Content: Empowering the Future - Transforming Nursing Education to Meet the Growing Demand for In-Home Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

The rapidly changing landscape of health care, underscored by the resultant needs of an aging population, has magnified the demand for in-home care. This includes mastering how social determinants like finances, family dynamics, housing, and nutrition impact health outcomes.

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Colorado Nurse Applies Nurse Practitioner Skills to Remote Diabetes Monitoring Role

Post University

For her clinical rotation in January 2022, she worked at a bilingual health clinic in Brighton, Colorado, where she saw firsthand the need for bilingual providers and healthcare disparities associated with language barriers. She excelled in her studies at American Sentinel, graduating in May 2022, with a 4.0