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After earning advanced degrees, some registered nurses (RNs) become nurse practitioners (NPs) who make impactful changes in healthcare and business. Many NPs with an entrepreneurial spark feel driven to open their own practice. From there, some NPs launch public initiatives and enterprises that help the community. Others start businesses that support the profession. From the…

A growing number of states allow family nurse practitioners (FNPs) to practice without physician supervision, including prescribing medications. Simultaneously, the cost of those medications is skyrocketing, leaving low-income patients scrambling for ways to pay. For nurse practitioners, safe prescribing practices are essential. FNPs are responsible for ensuring that patients adhere to medication directions and overcome…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some hospitals have had to shift how they use supplemental staffing. Part of the nurse manager job duties is determining where staffing levels need to increase and decrease. In some cases, supplemental staffing jobs were cut due to a decrease in elective medical procedures, which are not considered emergencies and…

Travel nurses, float pools, seasonal contract nurses and other temporary nurse arrangements are crucial to the healthcare system because they fill staffing gaps across the country, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supplemental nursing staffs are used during periods of high patient admissions or nurse shortages. Researchers have found that supplemental nurses provide quality care similar…

The Association of American Medical Colleges projects that the United States will have a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034. Since the U.S. population is growing and aging, it requires a larger number of medical professionals than in previous years. In response, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that the employment…

Those who specialize in a specific element of nursing not only get to work in a space that they prefer, they typically do so in tandem with earning more pay due to their leadership capabilities and better training. Nurses who specialize in gerontology, for example, provide their elderly patients with care appropriate to their needs.…

As much as parents try to shield their children from all kinds of frightening, dangerous or life-threatening events, the reality is that these things can still happen. Even when children aren’t physically imperiled, they may still struggle with mental and emotional trauma, which can sometimes stay with them for the duration of their lives. Children living…

The importance of nurse educators can’t be overstated. These caregivers, scholars and teachers use their clinical experience and medical knowledge to equip the next generation of nurses, ensuring an ongoing continuum of optimal care. Although a well-established discipline, nursing has been forced to adapt and evolve in light of COVID-19. Many of today’s nurse educators…

Today in the U.S., tens of thousands of people are living with a potentially deadly disease that they don’t know they have. Early diagnosis not only reduces the severity of the disease and risk of death but is also key to slowing and eventually stopping the spread of the disease. That disease isn’t COVID-19, which…

Most people have an intellectual understanding of the importance of staying hydrated; they know that water is essential for the body to function properly and that medical professionals recommend steady hydration throughout the day. However, studies show that many Americans don’t get enough water to stay healthy; for example, a 2018 Quench survey found that 77 percent…