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Successful strategies for improving nurse certification rates
Nurses share how they boosted certification in their hospital. Takeaways American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty certification offers many benefits. More should be done…
Starting a nurse-owned business
Follow these tips for success. Takeaways Nurses have unique skills—critical thinking, prioritizing, organization, and emergency management—appropriate for starting their own businesses. Business success involves…
Centralized vs decentralized staffing: Two case studies
Centralized staffing manages staffing through a central office. Decentralized staffing occurs at a hospital or unit level. A hybrid model combines centralized and decentralized…
Social media: New communication platform, but old rules still apply
Stop and think before you post. Takeaways: · Social media is a powerful double-edged sword capable of providing access to education and also leading…
Spotting a healthy work environment—and landing a job in it
Prepare yourself for a job in the work environment that matches your goals and values. Searching for a new job can be daunting. In…
What card game are you playing today?
“They probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day.” So said State Sen. Maureen Walsh of Washington in her effort to add…
Progress on nurses working environment made
A study in Critical Care Nurse reports that the health of critical-care nurses’ work environments has improved since 2013, but staffing remains a major…
Becoming a nurse investigator
As a board of nursing investigator, you protect patients and the public. Takeaways: Careers in nursing regulation are a meaningful way to contribute to…
Nursing informatics: The EHR and beyond
Informatics nurses increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance patients’ lives. Takeaways: Informatics nurses expand their reach beyond direct patient care but still experience the…
A new generation of nurses is here
Strategies for working with Generation Z. Takeaways: Generation Z nurses, born between the mid-1990s and 2012, are now entering the workforce and they bring…
Successful strategies for improving nurse certification rates
Nurses share how they boosted certification in their hospital. Takeaways American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specialty certification offers many benefits. More should…
Starting a nurse-owned business
Follow these tips for success. Takeaways Nurses have unique skills—critical thinking, prioritizing, organization, and emergency management—appropriate for starting their own businesses. Business…
Centralized vs decentralized staffing: Two case studies
Centralized staffing manages staffing through a central office. Decentralized staffing occurs at a hospital or unit level. A hybrid model combines centralized…
Social media: New communication platform, but old rules still apply
Stop and think before you post. Takeaways: · Social media is a powerful double-edged sword capable of providing access to education and…
Spotting a healthy work environment—and landing a job in it
Prepare yourself for a job in the work environment that matches your goals and values. Searching for a new job can be…
What card game are you playing today?
“They probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day.” So said State Sen. Maureen Walsh of Washington in her effort…
Progress on nurses working environment made
A study in Critical Care Nurse reports that the health of critical-care nurses’ work environments has improved since 2013, but staffing remains…
Becoming a nurse investigator
As a board of nursing investigator, you protect patients and the public. Takeaways: Careers in nursing regulation are a meaningful way to…
Nursing informatics: The EHR and beyond
Informatics nurses increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance patients’ lives. Takeaways: Informatics nurses expand their reach beyond direct patient care but still…
A new generation of nurses is here
Strategies for working with Generation Z. Takeaways: Generation Z nurses, born between the mid-1990s and 2012, are now entering the workforce and…
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