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Covenants Not to Compete: What Nurses Need to Know About the New FTC Rule

Empowered Nurses

These clauses, often tucked into contracts, restrict nurses and/or nurse practitoners from working for competing employers or starting similar businesses within a certain geographic area and timeframe after leaving a job. This potential shift has significant implications for nurses and nurse practitioners across the U.S.

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Deciding to become a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner (NP)? Here is what you need to know.

Nurse Abnormalities

The reason I am starting to write more informative posts on nursing education vs. lifestyle posts is because I have noticed the amount of inaccurate information online regarding these topics. I want to clarify that I am a dual board certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist.

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Gratitude in Scrubs: Nurse's Heartfelt Thanks

Diversity Nursing

Patient Success Stories Experiencing the joy of seeing patients overcome challenges strengthens Nurses' dedication to positively impacting the lives of those under their care. Patty Barfield, an Assistant Professor at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, said the most meaningful recognition has come from patients.

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Career karma

American Nurse

Now, she’s a medical correspondent for NBC, holds CNO positions at nurse.com and nurse.org, and is a social media star—you may know her as Nurse Alice or from her podcast, Ask Nurse Alice. She also helped develop a new nurse grad character on the television show The Resident. It’s nerve-wracking but so cool at the same time.”

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Writing a Personal Statement for NP School Applications

Board Vitals - Nursing

Getting into a top Nurse Practitioner (NP) program can be extremely competitive, thus every aspect of an application should be superior. A good personal statement will highlight the applicants dedication to nursing, and understanding of the nurse practitioner role. It should be creative, concise and organized.

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The Why and How of Informational Interviews

Daily Nurse

You reach out to various masters-prepared nurses and interview them about their careers, how they feel about their choices, and what they wish they’d known before they went to grad school. As a family nurse practitioner , you’re curious about what it’s like to specialize in mental health.

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Can Nurses Have Tattoos or Piercings at Work?

Board Vitals - Nursing

Can nurses have visible tattoos and piercings, or are these forms of expression considered a no no? I’m an acute care nurse practitioner with full sleeve tattoos. Tattoos and Nurses: It Depends on Where You Work Every organization is different. When I was a bedside nurse at the VA, tattoos were allowed to be visible.