30 Most Nurse-Friendly Hospitals in the United States
What are the best places to work as a nurse? TopRNtoBSN has covered the best states to work as a nurse, and the highest-paying cities for nurses, but we can get more…
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Diversity is an important issue across all industries—nursing included. Historically, nurses have been predominately white and female, according to census data reviewed by the American Journal of Nursing. Diversity in healthcare is…
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50 Best Nursing Careers Based on Salary and Demand
Along with the medical field in general, the role of a nurse underwent significant changes over the course of the 20th century, as the field professionalized and the duties of a nurse…
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Top 25 Scholarships For Nursing Students
Nursing scholarships, grants, and other financial aid are a necessity for financing an RN or BSN program. Let's face it, nursing school is expensive. Between rising tuition, textbooks, flashcards, clinical scrubs, and…
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50 Top Nursing Blogs
An important component of good blogging is telling stories and/or informing the reader. So it's not surprising that some of the best such writing comes from nurse bloggers. Why? Because they've been…
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30 Countries Most in Need of Professional Nurses
One of the greatest dangers facing worldwide public health is the global nursing shortage that faces not only the Third World, but many major world powers as well. Nurses are the first…
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Essential State-by-State Guide: Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Authority
A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is really just an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, with responsibilities beyond the standard care offered by a Registered Nurse. This individual medical professional can offer a range of…
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25 Unusual Nursing Certifications for 2020
If your regular nursing job has gotten a little stale, there's no shortage of unusual jobs for nurses that can help you mix things up a little. Nursing certifications give you career…
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25 Best Paying Nursing Fields for the Future
Nursing has traditionally been seen as a woman’s job, and like many such careers, pay for nurses has not always been high. That is changing today, as nurses take on more advanced…
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How are We Solving the Nursing Shortage?
Skeptics argue that the nursing shortage hype is nothing more than a nursing shortage myth. Unfortunately, these disbelievers fail to see the truth about nursing shortage statistics. The reality is that the…
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Nurse Burnout: The Effects of Stress on Nurses
Because of the nationwide shortage of nurses, and resulting challenges with staffing, the most insidious danger to the healthcare system today is nurse burnout. Healthcare professionals and industry pundits agree that staffing…
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Top 10 States in Most Need of Nurses
Much has been made of the current and future shortage of qualified, experienced nurses in the healthcare system. All over the US, states are expecting the next decade to bring a mass…
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What is a Clinical Nurse Specialist?
What is a clinical nurse specialist? A certified clinical nurse specialist is an expert clinician, with specialized Nursing education and a comprehensive health care background. The certified clinical nurse specialist is a role…
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What is a School Nurse?
A school nurse performs an important role in keeping school children (and sometimes school staff members and educators) safe while attending school or participating in school activities. The Job Description & Duties…
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What is an Operating Room Nurse?
An operating room nurse is a highly skilled professional who works in a fast-paced setting. Nurses who work in operating rooms have the same skill sets as traditional floor nurses but have…
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What is a Wound Care Nurse?
If you have been considering a specialized nursing career in wound care, it is important to recognize just how important it is to research the job and education requirements before making a…
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What is a Military Nurse?
Nursing is one of the most rewarding careers you will ever experience. Becoming a military nurse offers additional benefits and rewards over and above a traditional nursing career. Military nurses have more…
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What is a Flight Nurse?
A flight nurse (aka a transport nurse) is a nursing professional who holds a Registered Nurse license and has received specialized training and education. If you are considering a career and wish…
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Understanding Medication Administration for the NCLEX
The NCLEX exam tests nurses and practitioners involved in medication administration on their knowledge and determines which areas they need to work on. Essential principles of Pharmacology and the role the nurse…
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Understanding Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances for the NCLEX
So you earned your RN license and finished all your classes toward your RN to BSN degree, now what? The last step to getting started as a practicing RN with a BSN…
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Understanding Physical Assessment for the NCLEX
What is a Physical Assessment? A physical assessment is a routine part of a registered nurse's job and is used to assess a patient's condition and to document any changes that have…
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Understanding Therapeutic Communication for the NCLEX
What is Therapeutic Communication, and why is it an important topic on the NCLEX exam? Therapeutic communication is a way of communicating with patients that accomplishes two very important goals. First, it…
