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Should You Become a Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse.com

If you are a registered nurse or LPN/LVN looking to take the next step in your career, you should certainly consider an advanced practice degree and the steps to become a Nurse Practitioner. The Need for Nurse Practitioners. DNPs play advanced roles in nurse leadership as well as research and teaching.

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Nurse leaders of color: Candid conversations

American Nurse

Unfortunately, these statistics haven’t wavered much and continue at a time when nurses are retiring and leaving the workforce for various reasons, including fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some bedside nurses are exploring other opportunities within the profession, including leadership positions.

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Men in nursing

American Nurse

Healthcare organizations also would do well to support career paths in nursing and from allied health professions, according to Allen. He started as an Army medic and re-enlisted to become an LPN. Grant and Fields also began their careers as LPNs, seeing it as a way to support themselves while advancing in the field.

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and that's all I have to say about that

EDNurseasauras

As seniors, the floor nurses were much more patient with us, and we were treated as legit extra hands instead of nuisances. One upperclassman we revered had managed to challenge the LPN exam before that loophole was closed forever. She was able to work as a staff nurse on 3-11 on weekends, and for that was paid about $1.00

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How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurse Licensure Compacts (NLCs) may be “one tool in the toolbox” to help ease chronic nursing shortages reaching into every state and practically every health facility, says Nicole Livanos , director of state affairs at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).