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Meet Kate Veenstra: From Bedside Nurse to Top Spot at UM Health-West

Daily Nurse

Kate Veenstra, DNP, MSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN, ACM, NEA-BC, was recently appointed as the new chief nursing officer at the University of Michigan Health-West. Veenstra started as a bedside nurse at the hospital in 2006 and has held many roles, from associate chief nursing officer to the most recent interim chief nursing officer.

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Exploring Non-Bedside Nursing Job Opportunities

Diversity Nursing

When people think of Nursing, the image that often comes to mind is that of a Nurse at the bedside, providing direct patient care. While bedside Nursing is a critical and rewarding part of the profession, it's not the only path available.

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Improv to Improve the POW Camp?

Candy Campbell

Although I was retired from bedside nursing by the time COVID surfaced, like most nurses, I'd seen a lot of misery, pain, and death that I don't talk about.

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CHS adds 1K+ bedside nurses; contract labor down $260M

Becker's Hospital Review

based Community Health Systems added more than 1,000 bedside nurses as part of its centralized clinical recruitment strategy in 2023, executives said during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Feb. Franklin, Tenn.-based

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Beyond the Bedside: Nursing Career Specialties to Consider

NurseBuff

If you picture a person in scrubs, working in a hospital, like an episode of ER or Scrubs—you aren’t wrong, but nurses can do so much more. There are various types of nurses, each with their own distinct focus […] The post Beyond the Bedside: Nursing Career Specialties to Consider appeared first on NurseBuff.

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6 Careers You Can Pursue With a BSN Beyond Bedside Nursing

Scrubs

What usually comes to mind when you hear the term nursing is bedside nursing, whereby a registered nurse working in medical fertility handles multiple patients. However, that is not the only career path for aspiring and current nurses. Here are the six careers you can pursue with a BSN beyond bedside nursing.

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Is healthcare paying enough attention to nurse leaders?

Becker's Hospital Review

Over the past few years, much of the discourse on supporting the well-being of healthcare workers has focused on nurses and front-line teams — and rightfully so, as many nurses continue to report burnout stemming from their work environment.