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Don’t Let Tax Season Sneak Up: Use This Checklist

Nurse Practitioners in Business

2 Make Sure All Income is Accounted For Take extra care to ensure all revenue sources are appropriately accounted for. Professional Fees: Renewing your state license, board certifications, and memberships in professional organizations (AANP, state NP associations) are all tax-deductible.

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Geriatric Nurse: Expert Insights and Career Guidance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

million Americans reached the retirement milestone of 65, the most significant surge in U.S. 2 As the demand for healthcare increases, so does the need for nurses and other healthcare practitioners trained to care for an aging population a specialty known as geriatrics. By 2040, that population is expected to grow to 22%.

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The Well-Fed Nursing Career

Minority Nurse

When you graduated from nursing school, your attention was focused on passing the NCLEX, getting licensed, and landing your first job. During this period, you learn and master hard skills (phlebotomy, procedures, wound care , transfusions, etc.) and soft skills (communication, emotional intelligence, patient education, etc.)

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Unexpected Career Paths in Forensic Nursing

Registered Nursing

Correctional and Prison Healthcare Nursing Forensic nurses working in prisons and detention centers provide medical care to incarcerated individuals, many of whom are victims or perpetrators of crime.

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Nursing Groups Denounce AMA's Effort to Regulate Advanced Practice RNs

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nursing groups are denouncing the American Medical Association 's recent policy amendment calling for advanced practice RNs (APRNs) to be licensed and regulated jointly by the state medical and nursing boards. The AMA is again adopting policies encouraging laws and regulations that impede competition and help their bottom line.'

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Licensed Practical Nurses: Advancing, Succeeding & Achieving

American Nurse

There are over 630,000 active licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs) in the United States and 2,700 are in the State of Delaware. Over 171,000 LPNs work in long-term care facilities, which is ranked as the number one field of nursing that LPNs are offered employment. Implement self-care into your day even if it’s for a moment.

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Health Care Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment

American Nurse

States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses. However, medical associations say such programs often come with invasive monitoring, even for voluntary care. They’re retiring early, reducing work hours, or switching careers.