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Overcoming Barriers to Minority Representation in Clinical Trials

by Sam Bowman | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog, Minority and Community Health

Clinical research is one of the most important — and least openly discussed — cornerstones of medicine. This type of research enables scientists to develop new medications, cures, and preventative measures for some of the most difficult diseases facing the human race...

Infection Prevention Week Highlights Community Efforts

by Julia Quinn-Szcesuil | Oct 17, 2021 | Blog

During this year's International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), it helps to shed light on how every small effort can make a big difference. During a continuing pandemic and an impending flu season, infection control is critically important to protect patients,...

Emergency Nurses Week in a Continuing Pandemic

by Julia Quinn-Szcesuil | Oct 10, 2021 | Blog, Nursing Careers

October 10 kicks of a celebration of the work emergency nurses do with Emergency Nurses Week. In the past year and a half, emergency nurses have faced a pandemic and the overwhelming care needs of a staggering patient load. Frequently, emergency nurses are the initial...

Pediatric Nurses Week: Advocating for Children’s Health

by Julia Quinn-Szcesuil | Oct 5, 2021 | Blog, Certification, Nursing Careers

This week's celebration of Pediatric Nurses Week (October 4-8) is a reminder of the specialized work these dedicated nurses offer to their young patients. For anyone interested in a career as a pediatric nurse, it's helpful to know the responsibilities of this job....

DNPs of Color: A New Community

by Julia Quinn-Szcesuil | Oct 3, 2021 | Blog, Nursing Associations

When Danielle McCamey DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP, was searching for other nurses of color who were on the same path to a doctorate degree in nursing, she had a tough time. Knowing she couldn't be the only one seeking a similar camaraderie, McCamey founded DNPs of Color,...

Trends Nurse Practitioners Are Facing Today

by Sam Bowman | Sep 23, 2021 | Blog, Nursing Careers

Whether you are an experienced nurse practitioner with years of clinical practice already under your belt, or you’re a student preparing for a fulfilling career devoted to helping people, you’re likely to face some unexpected challenges and some exciting opportunities...

Career Spotlight: Ambulatory Care Nursing

by Michele Wojciechowski | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Nursing Careers

In this feature, we profile a particular type of nursing so that others in the field can learn about what nurses do in this position, what they enjoy about it, and how others can get into it. Kathleen Martinez, MSN, RN, CPN, President, American Academy of Ambulatory...

Recognizing the Work of Neonatal Nurses

by Julia Quinn-Szcesuil | Sep 17, 2021 | Blog, Nursing Careers

This year's celebration of Neonatal Nurses Week continues a tradition that began 21 years ago. In 2000, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) launched a day to honor neonatal nurses and expanded that time to a week two years ago to commemorate nurses in...

Cross-Training for Workforce Resiliency

by Michele Wojciechowski | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog, Nurse Health, Nursing Careers

There’s a nursing shortage that is not only affecting the United States, but the entire world. And research is showing that it could to get worse. That’s why it’s crucial for nurses to stay happy and not completely burnout. And it’s not only up to them to stay that...

Remembering Working on 9/11: A Look Back

by Michele Wojciechowski | Sep 9, 2021 | Blog, Nursing Careers

Anyone who was around that day will always remember what they were doing when they saw or heard that planes had hit the Twin Towers in New York City on 9/11. For days, people tried to find out if their loved ones were okay. For months, the nation worried about other...