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My Patients Taught Me Why Empathy Is an Asset

Nurse.com

I was gaining a wealth of nursing experience, but I still felt like something was missing. Then, a nursing administrator from the psychiatric hospital where I did my nursing school rotation gave me a call. She offered me a job, but I declined, saying I had no interest in psychiatry.

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The Cost and Benefits of Obtaining an MSN Degree

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Nurse administrator – As a NE-BC, you’ll operate within the middle of the nursing hierarchy, experiencing executive-like challenges on a departmental level while still being adjacent to the patients under your team’s care. While this may be significantly lower than in California, the median salary in the U.S.

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Empowering Tomorrow’s Nurses: Building Resilience for a Fulfilling Career

American Nurse

Evaluating burnout and resiliency in new graduate nurses. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 53(5), 259–265. Psychiatry Research, 285, 112794. link] Denkova, E., Zanesco, A. Rogers, S. L., & Jha, A. Is resilience trainable? an initial study comparing mindfulness and relaxation training in firefighters.