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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. Patients “feel more at ease; they feel more collaboration [and] more advocacy” from NPs.

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The Highest Paying Nursing Specialties

Board Vitals - Nursing

If you’re a nurse, you’ve likely heard the phrase, “no one ever goes into nursing for the money,” but there are ways to make an above average living and enjoy a career in nursing. The following are the highest paid nursing salaries, based on specialty. Thus, location matters when it comes to nursing salaries.

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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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Everyone Needs a Nurse

American Nurse

That is because nurses are so adaptable to almost any situation that they are a sought-after workforce well beyond the bedside. There are so many non-direct care roles that nurses can and do fill. This means that bedside nursing, once the bread and butter of the profession, is only one professional option for nurses.

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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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Evidence You Can Use

American Nurse

Purpose: This EBP project was needed to improve the compliance, competence, and confidence of bedside nurses in the use of CPR using the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program.

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Your Nursing Resume Guide (Sample Resume Download)

Nurse Abnormalities

Your Nursing Resume Questions Answered Congratulations, you are officially a new nurse! You might be a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Registered Nurse (RN), or APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) , but in every way, you are new and you are looking for a job.

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