2023-2024 Education and Career Guide

The American Nurse Journal Education and Career Guide brings you editorial content to expand your career horizons. Whether you’re interested in returning to school, contemplating teaching opportunities, or exploring a new career path, read on for tips and ideas to consider as you take your next steps. This career and professional development advice will inspire you in both your current role and future professional nursing positions.

Nurse leaders of color: Candid conversations

Insights and takeaways from experienced nursing professionals. The nursing profession has begun working toward an ethnically and racially diverse workforce, and healthcare systems, professional organizations, academia, and other stakeholders now…

You’re not cut out for this: Motivation to succeed

“I don’t think you’re cut out for this.” Considering a statement like this motivational seems counterintuitive, but you never know what will help you succeed. However, negativity is only sometimes…

Telephone triage nursing: When patients call

Role, training, and process Telehealth refers to a range of disciplines (including medicine, radiology, and nursing) that provide health services via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. The American Academy of…

Informatics: An essential nursing career

These experts support nurses’ patient care delivery. Nursing care requires the science of informatics, but I hear far too many nurses say, “I just don’t understand technology.” Those who feel…

Standardization of virtual simulation

The importance of incorporating the NCBSN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, educators from all disciplines faced a compelling challenge: How to ensure continuity in…

Bachelor of science in nursing: What to consider

Get the facts to ensure you make the right choice. If you’re contemplating a return to school for a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN), you have a lot to…

New nurses and clinical judgment

Evidence-based strategies for nurse preceptors The complex role of nurse preceptor requires a combination of clinical expertise and the ability to balance patient care with learning facilitation. The nursing shortage,…

Doctoral degrees: Which one is right for you?

Evaluate your goals and get the facts. After graduating from a nursing program and working for a few years in clinical practice, you’ve decided to further your education. You know…

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