To submit a legal/professional question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (include "Ask the Expert" in the subject line). State laws give nurses the legal ...

Australians are living longer, but we’re also living longer with disease and disability. Half of us now have at least one chronic condition. As rates of disease rise, so does demand for health care.

Use the principles of shared governance to create an environment that empowers nurses to practice at their full potential and supports their professional development. For nurse managers who genuinely ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago used to rely on paper competency checklists in its nursing professional development. Using paper checklists was challenging and inefficient to ...

Primary care nurse lead Frances Baverstock gives her top tips for embedding compassionate leadership within general practice nursing.

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

A framework to support practice nurses in achieving and maintaining competency levels across all areas of their generalist role has been published by the Royal College of General Practitioners.

As summer storms roll in across much of the U.S., we’re reminded that preparation is an absolute necessity and could mean the difference between life and death. Whether it’s a hurricane, a tornado or ...

The Queen’s Nursing Institute has published minimum competencies for general practice nurses transitioning to work in the community to alleviate pressure points arising due to Covid-19 Subscribe today ...

Standardization is key to efficiency and buy-in for nurse residency programs, says this nurse leader. This year, the current state and future of nursing education sparked discourse among many CNOs who ...

Nurses are described as the backbone of the American health care system, and too few can endanger patients and community ...

The latest round of school rankings from RegisteredNursing.org put Colorado Mesa University’s graduate nursing program at the third best for Family Nurse Practitioners in the state earlier this month, ...