By Marcia Faller, Ph.D., RN, chief clinical officer, AMN Healthcare
At last month’s AONE meeting in Boston, there was a lot of discussion about the Institute of Medicine’s call for 80 percent BSN-prepared nurses by 2020 (from their 2010 “Future of Nursing” report), and one of the concurrent sessions took a closer look at this imperative.
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By Marcia Faller, Ph.D., RN, chief clinical officer, AMN Healthcare
Nursing orientations take place in all types of facilities across the country, and their purpose is fairly straightforward: to introduce new nurses to the facility, to their particular unit or area and to how things are done. These orientations are meant to help nurses adjust to their new surroundings and get off to a good start in their new role.
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By Marcia Faller, Ph.D., RN, chief clinical officer, AMN Healthcare
With the election year in full swing, we are constantly being bombarded with news about presidential hopefuls and their campaigns, and how the momentum keeps shifting based on individual state primaries. Each state seems to relish its individuality and follow its own moral compass when it comes to picking candidates.
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