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Nursing Work Environments: A Brief Guide

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Top nurse work environments 1. Hospitals Nurses working in the hospital environment directly oversee and administer patient care plans. Typically, nurses spend time with and balance the care of several patients simultaneously.

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When Facing Language Barriers, Having the Same Home Care Nurse Improves Outcomes

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After a hospitalization, home healthcare enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their homes. Nurses visit patients to provide care to keep them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $41 billion each year.

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Change Is Now the “Constant” for Nurses in Infection Control

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Marie Wilson, RN Communicating with professionals in various healthcare roles — such as personal care assistants, patient care technicians, and certified nursing assistants — was a necessity to ensure the latest information was available to anyone caring for patients. difficile can be prevented.

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Making a Case for Nurse Case Management 

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Nurse case managers can work as entrepreneurs and freelancers with individual clients, hospitals, insurance companies, or corporations.

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Nursing Without the Burnout: Flexible Career Paths for Lower Stress

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As a profession, nursing is prone to high rates of burnout among overburdened staff, often in traditional hospital or clinic settings. Between shifting and demanding hours, the emotional toll, and the notorious physical strain, nurse well-being, and patient care suffer.

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