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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 10 2024
6 Models for Debriefing in Nursing Education In nursing education, debriefing after clinical – whether in person or in simulation – is essential. It is a time where educators provide feedback, analyze actions, and encourage reflections to improve future performance (Fegran et al....
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Mar 12 2024
Why Aren't More Nurses Certified? Nursing certification is a type of credentialling that shows an individual has met specific standards beyond the basic level of nursing knowledge as determined by a specialty organization. To become board certified, registered nurses (RNs) must...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Mar 1 2024
Lifelong Learning and Nursing Certification As I’ve grown in my years of experience, I can clearly see the difference that certification makes in my practice. I am a more knowledgeable nurse and nurse practitioner because of the requirements to maintain my certification. For me, this...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 8 2023
Quick Guide to Studying for Certification Exams I am happy to share that I recently achieved CCRN certification. It was a lot of studying, but I am so happy I did it. It had been on my to-do list for years and I must admit, it was more difficult than I anticipated. With a background in critical...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 18 2023
5 Ways to Advance your Nursing Career I can’t think of a single nurse that hasn’t had at least one unanticipated twist or turn in their career journey! We are constantly learning and being exposed to different patient populations, experiences, and technologies. It makes...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Apr 1 2023
Investing in New Nurse Graduates Matters to our Future Year over year, we hear that new nursing graduates are not ready for practice. The numbers are clear; over the past 3 years the NCLEX pass rate for RNs has declined from 88.2% in 2019 to 79.9% in 2022 (NCSBN, 2022). In addition, only 23% of...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Mar 1 2023
Certification: A Designation that Matters! I was recently asked the question, “Does nursing certification really matter?” “Matter to whom?” is the question. We know patients expect to receive the best quality care when they come to a healthcare organization. As...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Feb 1 2023
Communication: 4 Steps Toward A Healthier Work Environment Communication is the expression of a message between a sender and a recipient. Sounds simple but, it’s much more complicated than we realize. We communicate in different ways. Some prefer verbal communication, some prefer the written word in...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Oct 1 2022
Supporting the Next Generation of Nurses We’ve all heard the news about nursing workforce issues: lack of faculty, resources, and clinical sites to educate nursing students; burnout; staffing issues; nurses being dismayed with the work of nursing; and nurses leaving the profession....
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Aug 1 2022
It’s Time…Giving Back to Our Profession to Get Back the Nursing Profession August, the month when nursing students go back to school to start their fall semester and faculty worry about having enough resources to meet the needs of their students. The nursing shortage has placed an enormous burden on academia and that...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Apr 1 2022
Supporting New Nurses Through the Novice to Expert Journey April, the month when nursing students are finishing up their classes, studying for NCLEX and getting ready to start their journey as a new nurse. I remember those days, the feeling of anticipation, worrying about passing NCLEX, and excitement...
By: Myrna B. Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 12 2021
Drug Calculations: How to Calculate Continuous IV Drips (mcg/min) Welcome back to our drug calculation series. In the first two installments we reviewed two common calculation methods - the universal formula and dimensional analysis (DA). In Part 3, we used DA to calculate continuous intravenous (IV) drips...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Sep 1 2021
Investing in the Nursing Workforce by Supporting Practice and Academic Partnerships Do new nurse graduates possess the competencies they need for practice? According to a recent survey, only 23% of new nurse graduates possess the necessary entry level competencies to practice in the U.S. while only 34% possess the confidence...
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