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9 Careers for RNs Beyond the Hospital Bedside

Every Nurse

This may include writing articles, blogs, educational pamphlets, white papers, or website copy. In addition to pursuing this role full-time, nurses can also take it on as a side hustle to maintain job stability. Foster Care Nurse Pediatric nurses may wish to leave the bedside and assist children as a foster care nurse.

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Skin failure: A historical perspective

American Nurse

1980s: Kennedy lesion Fast forward to the 1980s, when Karen Lou Kennedy, a nurse practitioner in a 500-bed mid-Western long-term care facility, observed that some residents rapidly developed skin breakdown, usually on their buttocks, and died within 6 weeks to months. An NPIAP White Paper.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Fidelindo Lim

Minority Nurse

and the groundbreaking findings of his research on LGBTQ+ health integration in nursing have been cited in six white papers and at least nine LGBTQ+ policy statements by leading stakeholders. The nursing profession’s most significant challenge is keeping nurses at the bedside where they are most needed.