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Maryland’s Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit: A Call to Action

American Nurse

Introduction In 2016, Maryland became one of the first states to implement a Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit. The aim of this legislation was to help alleviate healthcare workforce shortages in the State, and it provided a tax incentive to nurse practitioner student preceptors. Rasheed et al, 2020).

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Doctor: Key Differences Explained

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Review the main differences between the education and job description of an NP vs. MD to help you decide which career could be right for you. What is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner is a licensed clinician who is focused on providing evidence-based, empathic care to patients. Pass the U.S.

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Nurse Educator Certifications – How to Prepare in 2023?

Nurse Code

0% Post Content Welcome to the comprehensive guide on Nurse Educator Certifications! Reading this guide will give you all the pertinent details should you decide to pursue your Nurse Educator Certification. Nurse Educators are the backbone of our nursing profession.

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Can Academic Partnerships Fix the Nursing Shortage?

Health Leaders | Nursing

For instance, the Vanderbilt School of Nursing was recently granted funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce to help build the new Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Simulation Education Training Program. Creating the pipelines is only half the battle.

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U. of Montana to Bolster the Big Sky Country's Nursing Workforce

Health Leaders | Nursing

The University of Montana (UM) in Missoula will create an online, accelerated model to upskill licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to become RNs with the aid of a $3.6 We see this program as a key part of addressing the nursing shortage by developing a needed step in the nursing career pathway," she said.

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On leaving and loving nursing

American Nurse

The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Study conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) reported that an estimated 100,000 (to as many as 200,000) RNs and 34,000 licensed practical (LPNs) and vocational nurses left the workforce over the past 2 years. The reason? The pandemic. Can you imagine?

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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

The challenge A longstanding shortage of nursing school faculty and a reliance on new graduate nurses to serve as preceptors create challenges to properly preparing nursing students for a demanding role that requires excellent critical thinking skills.