AAACN is seeking members to share evidence-based strategies that will help nurses provide safer care in the ambulatory setting. The “Safety Corner” column in ViewPoint focuses on topics that aim to protect patients and their caregivers.

(From the AAACN Career Center) Bedside manner. Something we discuss and practice in nursing school. Yet, something I am not so sure we all have time for given the fast-paced nature of healthcare. We do not always have time to linger in the patient’s room, holding their hand and talking to them at great length.

(From the AAACN Career Center) — What it Means for Healthcare Hiring. In the last six months, healthcare employers have been asking why it’s become more difficult — and why it takes longer — to find talent to join the practice, hospital or faculty.

Retention of older nurses is preservation of human capital, knowledge, and expertise. It is not enough to increase the age at which nurses can retire. Organizational leaders must consider strategies to retain nurses by enhancing job satisfaction and providing physical accommodations.

MS Awareness Month is Here! Let’s inspire each other by sharing breakthroughs that will change the world for people with MS! Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis.

A (CNE) article from MEDSURG Nursing Journal: Improving Nursing Care: Examining Errors of Omission. This cross-sectional study examined missed care in a Central New York community using the MISSCARE Survey. This study replicates a midwestern study to determine results in other parts of the United States.

From the USDA, ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information.

What Is a Nurse Practitioner? Here is an EXCELLENT article from the AAACN Career Center regarding the job description of a NP which includes the popular NP specialties. Certified Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are independently licensed healthcare providers who approach the holistic care of patients from a foundation of nursing theory and bring a comprehensive perspective to healthcare...

(From the AAACN Career Center) - Leadership experience is a plus in nearly all careers — especially if your goal is promotion up the ranks. But many people underestimate just how important leadership experience is in the medical field.

A new frontier - While nurse residency programs increasingly are becoming the norm in hospitals throughout the country, the pioneers of the first program had no idea they had tapped into a need that would soon be elevated to national attention.