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As a Nursing Instructor I See How COVID-19 Affects Students

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Working as a psychiatric nursing instructor is not always easy. Mental health has many negative connotations in today’s society depending on whom you ask about it. On the first day of class, I always ask my students about their feelings on the upcoming mental health component of their learning, and their responses vary.

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The Nurses’ March: Remembering Our Lost and More

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Sponsored by The Pink Berets , a veteran organization that provides mental health services, The Nurses’ March recognizes the emotional and mental impact the pandemic has had on the nursing community — especially those who have provided care on the frontlines over the past two years.

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Critical Care Association President Wants Nurses to be Heard

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A self-proclaimed millennial, Amanda Bettencourt , PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P, is serving a one-year term as president of the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). Q: What are the most pressing issues for critical care nurses?