Nursing Education

Bari Faye Dean Nurses with decades of experience have been there, done that, seen and heard it all. They are more than willing to share advice about what they wish new nurses could already know and feel today that would help strengthen their practice. Experienced nurse Marlaina DeSimone, BSN, RN, at Los Angeles-based White Memorial

Erica Carbajal – 22 hours ago There have been no reports so far of a patient being harmed by an unqualified nurse involved in Operation Nightingale — a coordinated scheme to sell more than 7,600 fake diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses, enabling them to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination without completing the

Ashleigh Hollowell More nurses are needed at the bedside than ever before, yet the profession continues to suffer from shortages and turnover rates as high as 37 percent in some regions. And although pursuing advanced nursing degrees may sometimes lead practice away from bedside roles and into others, Master of Science in nursing degrees are still worthy

Many researchers dislike the term, but the practice of dialing back unrewarded duties is gaining traction. When Isabel Müller became an assistant professor in 2021, she started working 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. Although nobody expected her to work this much, she says, she couldn’t find a way to fit all her

Mariah Taylor and Giles Bruce Several large health systems are turning to virtual nurses to fight workforce shortages and improve hospital efficiency, but not all leaders are onboard. Some chief nursing officers embrace the incoming trend, noting it could improve patient satisfaction and staff morale while also reducing administrative work for in-person nurses. Others worry

Published on: February 2, 2023 Grace Halsey Among Americans aged 50 to 80 years, approximately 13% met criteria for addiction to highly processed foods in the past year, according to new data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging. The poll found the percentage higher among women than men, and among older adults who say they are

Patient education, strong patient-provider communication, and tools like whiteboards and patient portals will help patients recover information forgotten during inpatient stays. By Sara Heath February 02, 2023 – Despite near-universal confidence, patients are forgetting most of the key information following an inpatient hospital stay, leading experts from the University of Michigan School of Medicine to call for wider

You have frustrated preceptors in your office complaining about your new graduate nurses. Not only are they asked repeatedly to precept new nurse after new nurse, but these are the least prepared new graduate nurses they’ve ever seen; AND these new nurses are leaving within the first year. Your preceptors are at their wits end