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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have a great deal of responsibility regarding patient care, and as the healthcare landscape evolves, so do the daily risks NPs face. Nurse practitioner malpractice data can be used to inform and address areas of clinical improvement as well as help to improve the quality of care and patient safety.

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The State of the Nursing Workforce in 2024

Daily Nurse

Our nation’s health workers face a mental health crisis, as spotlighted in a CDC Vital Signs report in October 2023. These numbers indicate pervasive burnout, a condition that can lead to unhappy nurses, suboptimal patient care, and nurse attrition from the workplace or from the workforce entirely.

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Healthcare Technology and Nursing: What You Should Know

Diversity Nursing

Although technology could never replace compassion and human interaction, it can significantly improve and streamline processes and procedures to ensure patients receive the best quality care. Healthcare technologies can make patient care better, easier, and more efficient, especially with a large patient load.

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The Critical Role of Charting in Nursing

Nurse.com

Nurse charting’s growing role Overcoming documentation challenges is key in the acute care setting, where charting is taking an even more prominent role in patient care and safety , according to Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at New York City (NYC) Health and Hospitals.

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Navigating the World of Long-Term Care: A Guide for Nurses

Minority Nurse

However, they also present unique emotional and physical challenges that require resilience, empathy, and a strong commitment to patient care. Rewards Meaningful relationships: One of the most rewarding aspects is the opportunity to develop deep, meaningful relationships with patients over time.

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The Rise in Nurse Suicides: Signs, Stigmas, and Prevention

Nurse.com

But presently, the healthcare system itself may be kryptonite to those they declared superheroes. Nurses bear the burden of this highly demanding job — balancing safe patient care and high expectations with staffing shortages, patient load, bullying, and workplace violence or abuse. Short-staffed and overworked.

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Nursing Without the Burnout: Flexible Career Paths for Lower Stress

Daily Nurse

Between shifting and demanding hours, the emotional toll, and the notorious physical strain, nurse well-being, and patient care suffer. The impact of this work extends far beyond the classroom, as well-trained graduates go on to provide high-quality care to countless patients throughout their careers.

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