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Why Nursing Certification Matters

Nurse.com

Nursing certification has helped advance the industry by encouraging, recognizing, and rewarding individuals who actively pursue professional growth opportunities. But nursing certifications do more than benefit the individual nurses who attain them — they can also improve quality outcomes.

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Nursing Care Plan: Guide with Example & Writing Tips

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Care plans are a way to strategically approach and streamline the nursing process. They also facilitate effective communication in a nursing team. Lets review the fundamentals of a nursing care plan and how to create one, step by step. Table of Contents What Is a Nursing Care Plan? Include dates and times.

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Why Nursing Certification Matters

Nurse.com

Nursing certification has helped advance the industry by encouraging, recognizing, and rewarding individuals who actively pursue professional growth opportunities. But nursing certifications do more than benefit the individual nurses who attain them — they can also improve quality outcomes.

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Geriatric Nurse: Expert Insights and Career Guidance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Because the needs of older patients vary from person to person, geriatric nurse responsibilities cover a broad range of tasks that may go beyond traditional nursing duties. Role specialties include Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and Nurse Executive.

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What is PACU, and What Does a PACU Nurse Do? 

Daily Nurse

Discharge Instructions: Best Practices It is best to provide discharge instructions to patients during pre-op while awake and unaffected by anesthesia. PACU Nurse Certification and PACU Nurse Resume When I applied for a PACU Nurse job in 2018, I wasn’t entirely sure what the role entailed.

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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

Nurse.com

Being prepared for everything allows hospice nurses to remain focused on the needs of patients with dementia, which helps “to avoid the negative outcomes of the past,” said Patricia Howell, RN, BSN, WCC, CFCS, a clinical support manager for a medical supply company. When we know better, we do better.”.

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Advanced Nursing Degrees to Accelerate Career Growth

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Whether you choose to specialize and become a Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator,* Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)* or Nurse Executive, your advanced nursing degree will prepare you for the field. The University of St.