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Good News For Nurses!

Empowered Nurses

The Hardest Part of Nursing: Politics, Pay, and Burnout While job satisfaction is high, administration and workplace politics emerged as the worst part of the job for many nurses: 22% of RNs and LPNs cited politics as their top frustration, followed closely by low pay (13%).

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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. American Nurses Credentialing Center, Gerontological Nursing Certification (GERO-BC ), AANC, accessed January 2025, [link].

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NY Hospital Initiative Prevents Tracheostomy-Related Pressure Injuries

Daily Nurse

A key part of the new clinical process was a revised PDT tracheostomy procedural kit and documentation. The foam dressing remained in place for seven days, with primary care nurses assessing the site at least every 12 hours. Department of Health and Human Services.

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COVID-19 skin manifestations

American Nurse

Proper assessment and documentation of COVID-19 skin manifestations as distinct from a DTI ensure the application of appropriate treatment strategies, guide the management of skin healing expectations, influence quality of life implications, and impact financial considerations.

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Nursing in Zimbabwe and now Lecturing Nursing in Australia

The Nurse Break

My current specialities are surgical nursing, theatre nursing and academia. In my nursing career, I have worked in various capacities which includes Registered Nurse, Clinical Nurse Instructor (CNE), Clinical Nurse Specialist, Acting Nurse Unit Manager and Lecturer in Nursing.

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Nurses Drive Initiative to Address Postpartum Urinary Retention

Consult QD

They have newborn, they are breastfeeding, and they might have other children,” says Angela Washer, APRN-CNP, who serves as a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital. “New mothers already have enough to deal with.

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33 Nursing Specialties in Demand in 2023

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

19 To become a pediatric nurse practitioner, earn an MSN or DNP, complete specialized pediatrics courses in, and be recognized as an advanced practice nurse (APN) by your state board of nursing. 21 CNSs are considered leaders in the field of nursing. Dermatology Nurse Average Hourly Salary (2023) $23.96