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12/27/2022

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Choosing the Best MSN Specialty to Meet Your Career Goals https://loom.ly/4FiZakk

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12/27/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Choosing the Best MSN Specialty to Meet Your Career Goals. Getting your MSN degree in nursing is a significant step in mapping out the next part of a nursing career. But making this decision and choosing the right program for your personal and professional goals takes a lot of research and thought. An MSN degree offers more profound knowledge and experience, leading to more significant […] http://ow.ly/BLI9104o62E

12/23/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Nursing Career Change and the Soul. When a nurse needs a career change, the reasons can be myriad and multifaceted. However, when we only reach for the money or career “advancement,” we may miss a golden opportunity for a different kind of personal and professional blossoming to take place. We nurses change the course of our careers based on many factors, […] http://ow.ly/9rPc104nELY

12/20/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Racism Motivates and Hinders Aspiring Midwives of Color. Structural and interpersonal racism is blocking aspiring midwives of color from joining the workforce at a critical time for the health of pregnant and birthing people. The U.S. has alarming disparities in maternal health that will likely intensify following the erosion of reproductive health access in states across the country. Midwifery care and care from […] http://ow.ly/VPRM104ncEW

12/19/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Reach Your Goals with a Financial Strategy. If you want to reach a financial goal, having a financial strategy is essential to keeping on track. No matter what your age or where you are in your career, developing strategies to keep yourself emotionally, physically, and financially healthy will help you achieve your goals. And while nurses are familiar with the emotional and […] http://ow.ly/cXGp104n2uY

12/15/2022

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Making the shift from shift nurse to leadership: nurses in leadership positions explain what it takes to get there ⬆️ https://loom.ly/HiXLpYE

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12/15/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Career Moves: From Shift Nurse to Leadership. You’ve been working as a shift nurse for a few years. You love it, and you love caring for patients. But there’s always been something else calling to you: leadership. How do you start? What steps should you take? Do you need more education? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Making the Shift to Leadership […] http://ow.ly/XlNx104mv2C

12/13/2022

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Employing creative and evidence-based practice styles of mentoring is mandatory for successful culturally competent nursing mentor-mentee relationships. Learn more at https://loom.ly/cncUzRk

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12/13/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Culturally Competent Nursing Mentorship. Culturally competent nursing mentorship for nursing students, nurses, or faculty often remains challenging when the mentor needs to reflect on the mentee. Understanding diversity in higher education and the strategies to improve culturally competent guidance is looked at through the lens of mentoring. Brief History The term ‘mentor’ was adopted from Mentor, a Greek mythological […] http://ow.ly/5yEE104m9Kk

12/08/2022

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It’s the holiday season and many nurses feel pressure in their personal and professional lives. So stay present, enjoy the holidays, take care of yourself, make self-care a priority, and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done in 2022 🌟 https://loom.ly/xorWLEI

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12/08/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Nurses, the Holidays, and Work-Life Balance. There’s no doubt about it, nurses — it’s the holidays, and many of us feel pressure in our personal and professional lives. So how do the holidays impact you, your mental and emotional health, spiritual well-being, and professional responsibilities as a nurse? Working During the Holidays Many of you employed by hospitals, home health agencies, […] http://ow.ly/cE9U104lntx

12/06/2022

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What Travel Nurses Taught Us About the Staffing Crisis 🌎 https://loom.ly/uh5jUdE

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12/06/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] What Travel Nurses Taught Us About the Staffing Crisis. For the last two years, hospitals have been reliant on travel nurses, with the demand for travel nurses skyrocketing. However, turnover has recently begun to increase, and hospitals and health systems are facing a turning point in addressing the staffing shortage crisis. Minority Nurse chatted with Beth Brooks, Ph.D., RN, and Clinical Advisor of Vivian […] http://ow.ly/ubpc104l4kt

11/30/2022

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How to Ease the Holidays for Your Medical Staff: Deck the staff with holiday spirit and make sure to boost their morale before the holidays begin 🎄 https://loom.ly/XoQkOko

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11/30/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] How to Ease the Holidays for Your Medical Staff. The holiday mood is all around us, but holidays represent hectic medical facilities times for numerous reasons. Some of them are mainly because the staff is working hard and not being home with their loved ones. The overall atmosphere is not good for the patients either since none of them want to spend the holidays […] http://ow.ly/QkE8104ka1q

11/24/2022

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You are not "just" a nurse. Nurses are the lifeblood and backbone of the healthcare industry, and without you, the system would cease to function https://loom.ly/gNFcokM

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11/24/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] For Nurses, “Just” is a Four-Letter Word. If you’re a nurse, when was the last time you said, “Oh, I’m just a nurse” or “I’m not really an expert–I’m just a nurse”? If you stop to think about it, what are you really saying when you deny your expertise? Words are powerful, and the words we use to describe ourselves can have […] http://ow.ly/Xcuy104fPUK

11/22/2022

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Two nurses share tips and techniques and a little guidance from their parents that helped them pass the challenging NCLEX exam with confidence https://loom.ly/tGDcvDI

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11/22/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Tips on Passing the NCLEX Exam. The National Council Licensure Examination is a prerequisite for becoming a nurse, and with increased nursing school applicants, we thought it would be worthwhile to offer tips on how best to pass the NCLEX. We each tried our techniques and utilized similar options to help us pass the exam in May of this year. With […] http://ow.ly/qU5k104friE

11/21/2022

Meet Occupational Health Nurse Dr. Betty Sanisidro - Minority Nurse

Meet Occupational Health Nurse Dr. Betty Sanisidro https://loom.ly/zIPNWTU

Dr. Betty Sanisidro discusses a career in occupational health nursing and how she combines nursing skills and business skills.

11/21/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Meet Occupational Health Nurse Dr. Betty Sanisidro. For nurses who enjoy both nursing and business, occupational health nursing is a career that combines both interests. While the majority of nurses work in medical care facilities or settings, occupational health nurses work in an office setting and care for employees of a company. According to Betty Sanisidro, DNP, MSN, COHN-S, APHN-BC and the […] http://ow.ly/Eump104fhAc

11/19/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Dr. Simi Joseph: Excited by Nurse Practitioner Career. In honor of Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week, Simi Joseph DNP, FPA-APRN, NP-C, NEA-BC and a nurse executive/advanced practice provider gave some insights about working as an NP. Joseph, who is also a Harvard Clinical Research Scholar and a past AANP Clinical Excellence Award Winner, was recently awarded a spot in POCN’s Top NPs of 2022. […] http://ow.ly/1P31104f2i0

11/18/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Catching Up with Dr. Tavell Kindall for National Nurse Practitioner Week. In honor of National Nurse Practitioner Week and as a recent top NP award winner with the PCON Top 25 NPs of 2022, family nurse practitioner Tavell L. Kindall, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AACRN, AAHIVS, FAANP, recently shared some thoughts about his career as a nurse practitioner. Dr. Kindall is the director of HIV Prevention […] http://ow.ly/VA1O104eUWe

11/18/2022

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Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners https://loom.ly/ceRJExI

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11/18/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners . In the long struggle to gain full practice authority (FPA), nurse practitioners (NPs) can point to notable advances in the last few years. Now, patients in more than half of the states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories have full, direct healthcare access from NPs. In April 2022, New York and Kansas granted […] http://ow.ly/lI1z104eRMW

11/17/2022

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Autonomy and flexibility. Those are just two of the benefits of being a nurse practitioner. Here are some of the many benefits of being an NP 🩺 https://loom.ly/f1NTscM

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11/17/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Some of the Many Benefits of Being an NP. Between the role’s autonomy and the hours’ flexibility, there’s never been a better time to be a Nurse Practitioner (NP). What are the advantages of becoming an NP? Unfortunately, we don’t have nearly enough space to list them all, but our sources will give you a good idea of some. Benefits of Becoming an NP […] http://ow.ly/FzsY104eEeE

11/15/2022

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Nurses live with heightened stress and added stress from the holidays can make things feel much worse. Here are 4 tips for managing holiday stress to make your holiday merry and bright 🌟 https://loom.ly/iLw2f4o

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11/15/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] 4 Tips to Manage Holiday Stress. Nurses live with heightened stress and holiday stress can make things feel much worse. With patients and patient care a top priority, nurses can’t just go through the motions in their jobs without potentially catastrophic consequences. So how can nurses, who often face both physical and emotional job stressors, manage holiday stress? Finding a way […] http://ow.ly/49yy104eeMc

11/14/2022

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NPs have a great deal of responsibility regarding patient care, and as the healthcare landscape evolves, so do the daily risks. Nurses Service Organization talks about the risks facing NPs today https://loom.ly/St82nRo

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11/14/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today. 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. Despite compassionate work and service to the community, one lawsuit can affect your professional reputation. Nurse practitioner malpractice data can be used to inform and address areas of clinical improvement […] http://ow.ly/41GP104e3C7

11/13/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Perioperative Nurses Are OR’s Traffic Control. November 13-19 celebrates Perioperative Nurses Week, and nurses interested in this specialty area of nursing can find out more about what perioperative nurses do. Minority Nurse recently spoke with Vangie Dennis MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, vice president, Perioperative Services at AnMed Health Systems, and president of the board of directors of the Association of periOperative […] http://ow.ly/Ap42104e10m

11/11/2022

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The VA knows inclusion equals innovation. They mentor and fund researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds to make a difference in their communities https://loom.ly/oAdf6Cg

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11/11/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Inclusion Equals Innovation: How Our Diverse Workforce Offers Better Care. The VA knows that inclusion equals innovation. By ensuring that every Veteran receives care that matters to them and their whole health, VA providers and staff get to know each Veteran personally to provide better care tailored to the patient’s health and wellness goals. All Veterans are different, and health care is not one-size-fits-all. However, […] http://ow.ly/vyvZ104cFR8

11/10/2022

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Nurse Keith details the continuum of nursing career growth and how a thoughtfully sculpted career results in a richer, satisfying, and rewarding trajectory 🌟 https://loom.ly/sL1Ma6c

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11/10/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] The Continuum of Nurse Career Growth. The growth of your career as a nurse can be consciously self-generated or simply a result of happenstance and a laissez-faire attitude toward professional development. Neither of these options is necessarily bad in and of themselves, but a thoughtfully sculpted career is definitely fodder for a much richer, more satisfying, and rewarding trajectory. Whereas employment can often […] http://ow.ly/IXiT104crRF

11/08/2022

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Read Part 3 of our Chat with Nurse Blake, RN and the Most Popular Nurse Influencer on Social Media https://loom.ly/8gv1RF4

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11/08/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Chatting with Nurse Blake, RN and Most Popular Nurse Advocate on SM: Part 3. Have you read Part 1 and Part 2 of our interview with popular nurse influencer and nursing advocate Nurse Blake? Catch up before reading Part 3. Whether you know Nurse Blake from his Facebook videos, podcast, live shows, or cruises, he’s proven that he’s a force to be reckoned with! Tell me a little bit […] http://ow.ly/tNuo104c5Qj

11/07/2022

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Alessandra Chung, a nurse for the Southcentral Foundation as a home-visiting nurse with the Nutaqusiivik program in Anchorage, AK is the winner of the WaterWipes 2022 Pure Foundation Fund https://loom.ly/Koss0rM

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11/07/2022

[New From Minority Nurse] Dr. LaToya Freeman Shares Insights on Med-Surg Nursing. A member of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), LaToya Freeman DNP, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CPPS, HNB-BC, PCCN is also a clinical nurse specialist at Michigan Medicine. In honor of Med-Surg Nurses Week, Dr. Freeman shared her thoughts about this nursing specialty with Minority Nurse. Above all else, she sees a positive future ahead. “The best […] http://ow.ly/EgQU104bT8U