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Nominate a Top Nurse for a 2023 BCEN Distinguished Award 

Minority Nurse

and worldwide who hold any of BCEN’s five nursing specialty credentials. Nominees can be bedside nurses and/or serving as a nurse leader, educator, professional development, administrator, research, or military roles. Nurses may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague, a supervisor, or their organization.

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Men in nursing

American Nurse

If men in nursing can connect in a distinct way with half the population, why has male representation in the profession advanced so slowly? Men in the military and religious orders served for centuries as nurses. For starters, Mott suggested a look back through history.

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Making a Case for Nurse Case Management 

Minority Nurse

.” Discussing career viability and opportunities for nurses in the case management field, Gillingham is optimistic. “Our recent salary and trends survey showed that case managers earn more than bedside nurses and report higher job satisfaction.

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Tips for thriving–not just surviving–on the night shift

American Nurse

A healthy nursing team increases productivity and engagement and improves patient outcomes. Working the night shift poses inherent challenges that go beyond the clinical demands of being a bedside nurse. military.com/military-fitness/health/working-the-night-shift-fitting-in-fitness-Nutrition Tucker S. Am Nurse J.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Alice Benjamin

Minority Nurse

Right out of high school, I never knew I wanted to be a nurse. But I was the eldest, and my dad was a retired serviceman and smoked cigarettes in the military. We know that more than 80,000 nursing school candidates are turned away yearly because we don’t have enough space in schools for them.

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How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

HL: What does a nursing compact state mean for nurses? Livanos: We know that nursing is not purely traditional nursing at the bedside.