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The Relentless School Nurse: A Heartfelt Retirement Speech With an Advocacy Message

The Relentless School Nurse

I have seen Kathy blossom from a novice school nurse to one of New Jersey’s most valued school nurse leaders, and now to her much deserved retirement. Nurses never really retire, especially school nurses. We are often first to identify mental health challenges in our students.

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5 Cheapest Nurse Practitioner Programs To Consider in 2025

Registered Nursing

Coursework includes Advanced Mental Health Assessment, Psychopharmacology, and various therapy modalities. Many retired registered nurses (RNs) find that they still have… The program requires between 53 to 59 credit hours, depending on the student’s prior education and chosen plan of study.

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The Intersection of Nursing and the Navy

Daily Nurse

” A Navy Nurse’s Story Andrea Petrovanie Greene, RN, MSN, AMB-C, is a Navy nurse who takes great pride in her experience after serving for 30 years and retiring in 2023. We’re challenged with leadership opportunities early in our careers, which enhances a smooth transition to civilian nurse leadership positions.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

Aneesah Coates, BSN, RN, is an experienced psychiatric mental health nurse with nearly ten years of experience in acute care, long-term care, and home health care. She’ll graduate with her doctorate in nursing practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in December 2023.

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Four Generations of the Nursing Workforce

Daily Nurse

From Boomers edging towards retirement to Gen Zers currently in the full blossom of their 20s, the age-related demographics of the profession reflect society at large. With the oldest Millennials in their early 40s, this generation is increasingly taking the reins of leadership in government, healthcare, and other industries.

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The Relentless School Nurse: The Tipping Point

The Relentless School Nurse

One of the most engaged readers of my blog is veteran school nurse Linda Morse, who retired from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) several years ago. For school nurses, this means that we have an opportunity to step into leadership roles as trusted sources of information and advice for students, families, and our community.

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Celebrating Black Nursing Leaders: Meet Dean Amar

Minority Nurse

This nursing leader is a national expert on mental health nursing, sexual and dating violence, diversity in nursing leadership, and forensic nursing. Academic nursing is seeing retirements in leadership and senior faculty which makes for gaps in increasing enrollment. Dean Angela Amar, Ph.D., That’s hard.