Celebrating our profession and looking to the future
Like the start of a new year, I tend to think of National Nurses Week (NNW) as a marker—a time to look back at…
Career
Clinical nurse leaders and clinical nurse specialists: harmonious partners
Collaboration between these two valuable resources depends on understanding how their roles differ.
Taking steps in the hospital to prevent diabetes-related readmissions
Preventing readmissions is an important quality focus. Here is how you can work with other team members to help reduce readmissions for patients who…
How Magnet® designation affects nurse retention: An evidence-based research project
A positive work environment and nurse satisfaction can improve nurse retention.
Improve your career with the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle
Using this method can help your goal become a reality and allow you to achieve your potential.
Leadership insights
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Leadership Institute is designed to enhance leadership knowledge and professional skills to prepare nurses for career advancement. At ANA,…
Ten tips to help you reboot your nursing career
It may be time to refresh your nursing career to the latest “version.”
Confronting conflict with higher-ups
Conflict in the workplace is a fact of life, and dealing with it is never easy. Sometimes it seems easier to ignore it and…
How DNP and PhD nurses can collaborate to maximize patient care
Working hand in glove, these doctorally prepared nurses can improve care of patients and their families.
Advancing toward an 80% BSN workforce by 2020
Learn about the steps one Connecticut hospital is taking to increase its BSN nurses.
The disappearing inpatient
As hospital admissions shrink, nursing jobs are shiftingto other areas, such as outpatient offices, clinics, postacute facilities, and home care.
Celebrating our profession and looking to the future
Like the start of a new year, I tend to think of National Nurses Week (NNW) as a marker—a time to look…
Clinical nurse leaders and clinical nurse specialists: harmonious partners
Collaboration between these two valuable resources depends on understanding how their roles differ.
Taking steps in the hospital to prevent diabetes-related readmissions
Preventing readmissions is an important quality focus. Here is how you can work with other team members to help reduce readmissions for…
How Magnet® designation affects nurse retention: An evidence-based research project
A positive work environment and nurse satisfaction can improve nurse retention.
Improve your career with the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle
Using this method can help your goal become a reality and allow you to achieve your potential.
Leadership insights
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Leadership Institute is designed to enhance leadership knowledge and professional skills to prepare nurses for career advancement.…
Ten tips to help you reboot your nursing career
It may be time to refresh your nursing career to the latest “version.”
Confronting conflict with higher-ups
Conflict in the workplace is a fact of life, and dealing with it is never easy. Sometimes it seems easier to ignore…
How DNP and PhD nurses can collaborate to maximize patient care
Working hand in glove, these doctorally prepared nurses can improve care of patients and their families.
Advancing toward an 80% BSN workforce by 2020
Learn about the steps one Connecticut hospital is taking to increase its BSN nurses.
The disappearing inpatient
As hospital admissions shrink, nursing jobs are shiftingto other areas, such as outpatient offices, clinics, postacute facilities, and home care.