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How to Become a Nurse Later in Life 

Board Vitals - Nursing

The first step in becoming a nurse is ensuring you want to pursue this career. Is it a lifelong passion, a desire for a meaningful career change, or a newfound interest? Be careful if you’re considering shifting your aspiration from becoming a doctor to a nurse.

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5 Tips for Successful Work Friendships

Minority Nurse

Work friendships often build into lifelong friendships and continue long after job and career changes. And just because you choose to share your frustration with losing weight but not your frustration with your partner, doesn’t mean you aren’t coming to work as your whole self. Go for Shared Interests.

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Nurses Week: 7 Ways to Celebrate

IntelyCare

Whether your priority is to level up your self-care, shoes, or resume, we’re here to help. You use your compassion and clinical skills to care for others, and that’s no small feat — your dedication to patients deserves to be recognized. Improve Wellness Self-care is more than bubble baths and drinking enough water.

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Exploring Nursing Specialties, You Need to Know About

Minority Nurse

Or, if you’re a nurse in the workplace, you might think it’s time for a career change. Similar to nurse paramedics, flight nurses are trained to care for patients during emergency air transport. Nurse Midwife Certified midwives provide care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.

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Recognizing and Mitigating Burnout in the New Year

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

A study by Berxi noted the following: 84% feel mildly burned out 18% feel completely burned out 48% are considering retirement or a career change Nearly half stated a change in their mental health A study of US surgeons noted burnout as a significant factor in medical error and malpractice suits.

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From Student to Instructor: MSN Graduate Now Teaches at Post University

Post University

A Registered Nurse since 2018, the Florida native had been working as a travel nurse for a little over a year in intensive care units throughout the state. She ended up staying for 18 months, as the hard-hit town on the border of Mexico grappled with high infection rates and full intensive care units in its two hospitals.

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Inspiring Change: Aimee’s Transition from DJ to RN

The Nurse Break

After having my daughter, despite the traumatic and challenges we faced from it, the care we received was nothing less than remarkable. We met and became close with so many nurses and medical teams, I was inspired to see such a fulfilling career and felt an immediate desire to change into nursing! Never, ever!