This JAMA article reinforces that registered nurses are key to transforming primary care practice, which will require visionary and vocal leadership from leaders of nursing and medical schools, primary care practices, health care organizations, and policy makers.

(From the AAACN Career Center) - Tips For Work / Life Balance As A Nurse. If you’re a nurse like me, you may feel that you’re always "on." It’s hard to separate our nursing from non-nursing lives. As a nurse, I’m sure you can agree...

Provision 5 of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses (2015) makes clear that the nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional growth (p. 19).

If you’re preparing to enter the nursing workforce, you’ve chosen an excellent time. According to employment projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, registered nurse tops the list of occupations with excellent job growth potential through 2020.

CoverMyMeds is one of the fastest growing health care technology companies in the U.S., integrated directly within prescriber and pharmacists’ existing workflow.

(From the AAACN Career Center) Simply put, it’s essential that you, as a job candidate, take a close look at your references each time you make a change to your resume.

Because the very nature of perioperative nursing is complex and demanding, misconduct resulting from poor interpersonal relationships and poor communication skills can result in adverse outcomes for the surgical patient.

(From the AAACN Career Center) You hate your job and can’t wait to be anywhere else. Find your next healthcare position today!

“This is a landmark day for the entire country, as California has now set the bar with the strongest workplace violence regulation in the nation,” said Bonnie Castillo, RN, director of health and safety for CNA/NNU."

Engaging millennials: Leaders work on retaining younger generation of nurses. Nurse leaders are re-evaluating their approach to retaining nurse millennials, taking into account their abilities and leadership skills.