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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Substance use disorders (SUD) also affect nurses and overlap with suicide when nurses are reported, are suspected of, or lose their licenses due to SUD. Provide debriefings with colleagues and supportive leaders such as chaplains, nurse leaders, nursing education specialists, and preceptors to deliver effective coping strategies and support.

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How to Become a Registered Nurse

Every Nurse

Before you can begin working as a registered nurse, you must complete a series of steps that will take several years to gain the necessary education, clinical training, and experience you need to meet the requirements for testing, licensing, and certification. We have outlined six primary steps to become an RN below: 1.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Marliyn “Nia” Wright

Minority Nurse

I have served as a preceptor, educator, and clinical specialist. The stress originates from staffing challenges that include re-designing staffing structures, such as re-visiting the team nursing model and adding licensed practical nurses to personal life challenges. I work with the various Business Resource Groups (ex.

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Nurses Hustle: From Side Gigs to Entrepreneurship

Minority Nurse

This article examines the process of moving from idea to action, discussing the different stages of starting a business, the challenges encountered, and the unique strengths that nurses bring to the table. It aims to inspire an interest in starting your own side business! Market Research Market research is crucial.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

Inadequate training TCHHN, which first received American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® recognition in 2010 and most recently in 2020, has over 2,000 frontline team members (including RNs, licensed practical nurses, and PCAs) who provide direct patient care. At TCHHN, PCAs play an integral role in providing safe patient care.

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Memorial Hermann Health System’s Innovative Approach To Reimagining a Culture of Excellence

Relias

Jody Collins further acknowledged that they are in the “business of people.”. Innovative models to support preceptor programs. From the research, we know that ensuring a strong match between a preceptor and a newly-licensed nurse can promote a positive onboarding experience, which is vital to first-year retention and beyond.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Dr. Selena Gilles

Minority Nurse

After completing my degree and passing my licensing exam, I worked in a Med Surg unit for a year and then transferred to the medical ICU because I aspired to become a CRNA. Be that preceptor, that mentor, that faculty member, that leader you had, or even wish you had. They had to fight to progress and pave the way for more nurses.

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