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Top Nursing Specialties for 2025

Diversity Nursing

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner As the global population ages, Geriatric Nurse Practitioners (GNPs) are essential in addressing the unique healthcare needs of older adults. Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Mental health remains a critical area of focus in healthcare.

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Discover How to Become a Nurse Practitioner

Post University

Amid the nursing shortage crisis, many leaders in the healthcare profession are encouraging nurses to continue their education and develop the advanced practice skills needed to specialize in the nursing profession. One in-demand advanced practice nursing roles is the nurse practitioner (NP).

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

Anne Dabrow Woods has incredible insight into nursing as a practicing critical care nurse practitioner and nursing educator with over 39 years of experience and counting. How long have you been in nursing, and what are some of your roles during that time? I know what nurses need in practice.

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Nurse Staffing Standards Act Is First Step in Solving Nursing Shortage

Amercan Journal of Nursing

The nursing shortage continues, with no end in sight. Working nurses are suffering burnout from caring for so many patients that they know nursing care is being missed. Political stream: We saw increased public awareness and support of nurses throughout the pandemic.

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Can healthcare's fastest growing job solve nurse shortages?

Becker's Hospital Review

In just one year, the nurse practitioner profession has added 30,000 employees to the workforce, according to data released Nov. 13 by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

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Why nurses are going from the ER to the med spa

Health Leaders | Nursing

Salcedo is part of a greater rash of nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and physician’s assistants who are leaving the hospital system — or bypassing it entirely — for the greener and more autonomous pastures of aesthetics. This shifting workforce won’t come as a surprise to anyone working in or around the U.S.

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Geriatric Nurse: Expert Insights and Career Guidance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Because the needs of older patients vary from person to person, geriatric nurse responsibilities cover a broad range of tasks that may go beyond traditional nursing duties. 9, 10 Geriatric NPs, meanwhile, earn an average geriatric nurse salary of $107,990, compared to the $109,053 salary of general NPs.*