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An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Nurse Mental Health 

Daily Nurse

Nurses’ self-reported mental health ratings have shown continued improvement since the darkest days of the pandemic, ascending from 5.4 Furthermore, adverse mental health outcomes have decreased across all categories over the past year. in 2020 to 6.6

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Meet David Nguyen an RN at Boston Medical Center

Minority Nurse

Serving these vulnerable populations is important to me because they are often stigmatized and have negative health outcomes associated with social determinants of health. Currently in my work environment, my mentors include my nurse educator, nurse preceptor, experienced ICU nurses, previous new grads nurses, and doctors.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.

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Transition to Practice: Are Students Ready to Join a Disengaged Workforce?

American Nurse

Melnyk and colleagues (2021) recently conducted a national study that analyzed mental health, physical health, and depression in nurses across the nation. 26% of respondents stated nursing preceptors put the needs of their patients before their own. The survey identified several themes as identified below.

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Myths and Challenges of Private Duty Nursing

American Nurse

PDN should not be viewed as a drain on state budgets but as a tool to prevent hospitalizations, control health care costs, and support the gainful employment of family caregivers. Accessible, high-quality home health care has the potential to improve health outcomes in both the client and the family-centered fashion (Foster et al.,