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BCEN Names 2023 Distinguished Award Winners

Daily Nurse

Distinguished CPEN Award (pediatric emergency): Dawn Tasche, BSN, RN, CPEN, Emergency Department RN with Aurora Health Care in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Distinguished CFRN Award (flight): Stacey Dock, MSN, RN, CFRN, Flight Nurse/QA Coordinator/ Preceptor at LifeFlight Eagle in Kansas City, Missouri.

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How to Become a Registered Nurse

Every Nurse

Still, most are spent in a hospital or healthcare facility where you will experience real-world patient care under the supervision and coaching of your preceptor and other advanced practice nurses. Clinical experience comes in a variety of forms.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

Relias

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports that five patients per RN may be appropriate in acute medical-surgical units, but only one to two may be appropriate for intensive care units. In some states, four patients per nurse is the maximum for emergency care.

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Nurse Educator Certifications – How to Prepare in 2023?

Nurse Code

You are likely to find Nurse Educators who also sum up as Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse-Midwives, or Specialists in adult care, pediatric care, neonatal care, emergency care, geriatric care, psychiatric care, family care, etc.

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Doctor: Key Differences Explained

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

After your didactic coursework, complete a clinical practicum and work directly with a preceptor, in a clinical setting, for several hundred clock hours. What Do Nurse Practitioners Do?