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The Alarming Trend of Seasoned Nurses Being Laid Off: Profits Over Patient Care? 

Minority Nurse

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2022) estimated over 100,000 registered nurses left the profession and predicted that another 800,000 nurses would follow them by 2027. Experienced nurses bring knowledge, clinical judgment, and critical thinking skills acquired through years of practice.

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Nursing Leadership: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

Relias

The American Nurses Association describes a nurse leader as one who inspires and influences others to achieve their maximum potential using leadership skills and critical thinking. Nursing leadership is one of the most important ways to motivate and inspire nurses to practice at the top of their licensure.

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Top 10 Training Priorities for the Healthcare Revenue Cycle

Relias

To keep up with all of it, your staff needs constant training. It’s hard even for experts to keep up. Some health plans are refusing to pay claims due to missing documentation to support the need for a procedure. But efficient follow-up is equally important,” said Hayes. Clean claims should be a priority.

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11 Steps to Implementing a DSP Peer Mentoring Program

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By allowing your best DSPs to become peer mentors and giving them a modest pay raise, you provide a step up on the career ladder. Teaching problem solving, critical thinking, and clinical skills. Getting a DSP peer mentoring program up and running takes work and commitment from people at every level of your organization.

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Evidence-based Practice in Nursing: Why It Matters to Nurses and Their Patients

Minority Nurse

And the benefits of EBP-led care are well documented. As a collective, organized workforce, it ensures we are keeping up with the demands of healthcare.” It allows us to be in a position to keep up with the demands and always be innovating.” Patient care is only enhanced when identified and proven practices are followed.

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Applying to Medical School? The Pre-Med Competencies are What You Must Show [Episode 554]

Accepted Blog

The National Institutes of Health, or the NIH, define competencies as the following: “Competencies are the knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors that contribute to individual and organizational performance.” So, it was a really well-informed working group that came up with these new competencies. 2:27] Sure.

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What You Need to Know to Apply to Medical School [Episode 561]

Accepted Blog

He shares his recommendation for networking, shadowing, and journaling as ways for applicants to gain insight into the healthcare field and develop critical thinking skills. And basically I grew up in that city, that little small town in northwest Louisiana and now apparently the home district to our current speaker of the house.