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A Day in the Life of an Emergency Care Nurse

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After stabilizing a patient, nurses take the time to educate them and their families about their condition, treatment plans, and any necessary follow-up care. Critical thinking is one of the essential skills for emergency nurses, as they must make rapid decisions based on their assessments.

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The Hidden Challenges of NP Clinical Rotations (And How to Overcome Them)

Minority Nurse

Clinical rotations aren’t just a checkbox on the path to becoming a nurse practitioner—they’re the transformative experiences where students develop essential clinical skills, build critical thinking abilities, and learn to navigate the complexities of patient care in real clinical settings.

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In The AI Revolution, Medical Schools Are Falling Behind U.S. Colleges

Forbes Healthcare

Follow Author Share Save Comment Innovation Healthcare In The AI Revolution, Medical Schools Are Falling Behind U.S. Follow Author Jul 07, 2025, 04:15am EDT Share Save Comment Instead of learning to use the tools that will define tomorrow’s care, med school students still. But most professors will be playing catch-up.

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Nurse Researcher Wants to Change How Providers Think About Health Literacy

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Having more of that open, non-judgmental conversation with patients can really get them to start critically thinking about why they act in the way they do in regard to their health.” economy up to $236 billion every year due to preventable medical errors, increased rates of illness and disability, and wage losses.

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Peering into the Post-COVID Nursing Curriculum

Minority Nurse

Another could be to use a registry or database to discover what patients have followed up on their chronic disease since, during COVID, many patients stopped visiting healthcare providers. In the post-COVID curriculum, developing leadership skills may become more critical. Emphasizing Leadership.

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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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Exploring the Benefits and Drawbacks of Nurse Residency Programs

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Benefits of nurse residency programs include the following: 1 – Improvement in clinical judgment and critical competencies Clinical judgment is a must for every healthcare provider. 2 – Decrease in burnout Burnout has been a longstanding problem within healthcare organizations and worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.