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Leticia Rios, a Neonatal Nurse from NYU Langone Hospital, Receives Top Award for Nursing Excellence

Daily Nurse

As a single working mom and PhD candidate, Leticia Rios, RN, has balanced many 24/7 challenges, applying lessons learned as a caretaker, clinician, and educator to her mission, helping mothers and babies in underserved communities avoid adverse birth and neonatal outcomes. Nominate a Nurse of the Week!

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Nursing Myths Debunked: Setting the Record Straight

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Nursing is a profession enveloped in myths and misconceptions. Despite being one of the most respected careers, many misunderstandings persist about what Nurses do, their level of expertise, and the nature of their work. In reality, Nurses are highly trained professionals who provide independent patient care.

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A Day in the Life: Staff Nurse in the Critical Care Float Pool of a Children’s Hospital

Daily Nurse

Being a staff nurse in this challenging environment is not for the faint of heart. Monica Patino, BSN, BA, RN, CCRN, knows firsthand from working as a staff nurse at the Critical Care Float Pool (CCF)—Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.

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The Future of Nursing Informatics: Trends and Predictions for the Next Decade

Daily Nurse

Nursing informatics combines nursing science, analytics, and information science to help manage and share vital healthcare data. Nursing informatics streamlines the documentation process. Nursing informatics enhances patient care decisions and outcomes. Policymakers should be accountable.

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How the Public’s Perception of Nursing Impacts the Profession

Nurse.com

Nurses are intimately involved in the well-being and health of those in their community. Because this care often relies on patient compliance, the public’s perception of nursing has significant impacts on the profession. Nursing was considered a secondary role to the traditionally male doctor.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Rekha Daniel-Kimani

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Rekha Daniel-Kimani is an important leader in nursing diversity, and we’re pleased to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023. The series highlights healthcare leaders who are prominent figures in their organizations and are making transformational impacts in nursing. That is leadership.

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Burn Care for Underserved Communities: A Certified Burn Nurse’s Perspective

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Along with their trauma and flight nursing colleagues, burn nurses are now privileged to demonstrate their expertise in burn care with the new Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) exam from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN).

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