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Prioritizing Mental Health and Self-Care for Nurses

Nurse.com

While most nurses are eager to discuss their profession with friends, family, and colleagues, conversations surrounding depression and anxiety remain taboo despite the prevalence of these mental health conditions within the field. Nursing leadership is a key component of balancing work culture and creating a tolerant environment.

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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 48,100 people losing their lives to suicide per year (National Institute of Mental Health, 2024). Unfortunately, only a small percentage of nurses will receive needed mental health services (Berlin et al., 2023; Kirzinger et al., 2021, 2022).

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8 Reasons Why You Should Become a Nurse Practitioner

Minority Nurse

Not only do they provide comprehensive, holistic care, but they also develop relationships with their patients’ family members, leading to overall better health outcomes. These advanced degrees will lead to career advancement as a nurse practitioner, pursuing a leadership position, or becoming a nurse educator.

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Immigration Detention Nursing – ensuring the best health outcomes

The Nurse Break

We teamed up with International Health and Medical Services to interview Chrisna, a Registered Nurse and Health Services Manager within Immigration Detention. Leadership Articles. What inspired you to work in Immigration Health? Corrections & Forensic Nursing Articles. Write for us.

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Peak bodies unite to deliver reform action plan – APNA chief Ken Griffin tells us why

Nursing Review

ACTION 2 : Introduce funding and regulatory reforms that support nurse and midwife-led clinics and innovative care models, particularly in rural, remote, and underserved communities, enabling nurses and midwives to take leadership roles in delivering community-based primary care.

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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can Influence Healthcare

Relias

DEI has been a recent focus for businesses and organizations across the world, but perhaps none stand to make a greater impact than the healthcare industry, as it directly affects patient health outcomes and quality of life in a profound way. Establish leadership commitment. Educate effectively.

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Careers in Virtual Nursing: What You Need to Know

Post University

This added convenience makes it more likely for patients to seek care when they need it rather than delaying care until symptoms worsen, which may improve health outcomes for patients. Solving Workforce Woes With Virtual Nursing Virtual nursing is also one potential solution to the ongoing shortage of bedside and discharge nurses.