Education & Career

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...

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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...

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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...

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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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By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Aug 1 2021

Nursing Education Innovation: Using Simulation to Build Clinical Experience The COVID-19 pandemic had a massive effect on learning and academic organizations. Undergraduate nursing programs had to pivot quickly from providing in-person education to digital or hybrid models. Clinical partners were forced to suspend in...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 13 2021

Can Nurses Experience Impostor Syndrome? I experienced the feeling but didn’t know it had a name. How was I qualified to be titrating life-sustaining medications and managing airways of critically ill patients? What right did I have to be educating family members on end-of-life...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 12 2021

Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Conversation with Elizabeth Wirth-Tomaszewski, DNP, CRNP, CCRN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC Dr. Elizabeth Tomaszewski is the Program Director and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at Drexel University, an active critical care nurse practitioner, and one of our Lippincott authors. ...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 5 2021

Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Conversation with Kristle Akau, ADN, RN Kristle Akau is a recent ADN graduate and a current RN-to-BSN student. Kristle is also the Resolutions Chairperson for the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA). Finishing up a nursing program during a pandemic was not only challenging,...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 23 2021

Now is the Time to Share Your Nursing Voice Nurses have topped the list for the most honest and ethical profession for nearly two decades, and in 2020, we earned a record 89% very high/high score, four percentage points greater than last recorded in 2019 (Saad, 2020). In fact, since 1999...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 10 2021

Save Your Back! Proper Body Mechanics for Nurses Page reviewed and updated: August 2023 We know that nursing is demanding work – mentally, emotionally, and physically – but did you know that musculoskeletal injuries in health care occupations are among the highest of all US...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jan 16 2021

Essential Skills for Nurses: Skills that are Anything but “Soft” To be successful nurses, there is no doubt that we need specialized skills to perform clinical tasks. These are often referred to as “hard” skills – those things that we learn through our education programs and on-the-job...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 3 2020

Making Change or Changing Minds? A Conversation with Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN is the President of Chamberlain University. As President, Dr. Cox is responsible for managing all undergraduate and graduate programs, which includes 22 physical campuses, as well as online programs. ...

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By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Oct 5 2020

Are New Nursing Grads Prepared for Practice? The scene repeats itself over and over. It’s 2:30 am, monitor alarms ring at various pitches, the hum of the ventilator drones rhythmically and nurses perform their synchronized, yet frenetic dance between patients. I was fresh out of...

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