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What Is Nursing Burnout? The high stress of nursing can eventually lead to physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, otherwise known as burnout. And it can happen to even the best of nurses. Those who selflessly take care of others sometimes forget they must also take care of themselves! 5 Tips to Help Prevent Burnout When
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Nursing Holds Top Slots in America’s Best Jobs In the old days, when you heard “nursing can take you anywhere,” the phrase usually described a career as a military or traveling nurse. And yes, you still can go all over the world as a nurse. But more and more of today’s nurses are changing the
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As nurses, our primary concern is ensuring the safety of our patients, but we don’t start out knowing the best way to accomplish that mission. Nursing schools across the country play a critical role in teaching the next generation of nurses how to ensure and advocate for patient safety. Patient safety awareness encompasses many areas
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Online learning isn’t easy for everyone and can present a slew of new challenges not seen in the traditional classroom. As technology advances and more classes move online, it’s important to adapt to a new learning environment. We spoke with our Online RN to BSN team to get their top online success tips. 10 Tips
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The decision to go back to school can be a tough one to make. Maybe you’re worried that too much time has passed, or you just aren’t sure how college can coexist with real adulthood, which often includes the responsibility of managing children, jobs, financial obligations, and the like. To be frank, it can be
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Galen ADN student Sonia Lisee looks back at her clinical experience on an ICU floor, and describes how it helped her build confidence and taught her how to start thinking like an RN. First Time Working the ICU Working in the ICU was one of the most beneficial experiences I had during clinicals. On my
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So, you’ve made the call, spoken to your nursing college of choice and have made an appointment to visit with the Admissions team. Congratulations! The good news? The hard part is over and you’re one step closer to starting your nursing career! The other news is that there’s still a lot of work to do before you’re actually enrolled
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So – You’ve made the call, spoken to your nursing college of choice and have made an appointment to visit with the Admissions team. Congratulations! The good news? The hard part is over and you’re one step closer to starting your nursing career! The other news is that there’s still a lot of work to do before you’re actually enrolled in
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Nursing is an incredibly diverse profession with opportunities to grow in various specialty areas; cardiac care, education, labor and delivery, nursing management, and pediatrics, just to name a few. No matter the profession, most of us do not know exactly where we will end up in our professional careers, and over time, our goals evolve and grow.
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It’s been said that we learn by doing. Nursing is unquestionably a profession in which possessing knowledge and information can only get you so far. Simulation labs and clinical learning labs enable students to act out a medical scenario in order to problem solve in real time and determine the most effective solution. Not only
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