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Alumna puts her heart and soul into free clinic

IU School of Medicine

Haehner’s new task is to find more volunteers—physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses—willing to give time to expand the clinic’s hours of operations. “There’s need everywhere,” Haehner said. A majority of the clinic’s $140,000 budget is funded by seven grants and is poured into operating costs. Stress taxes her.

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CRNAs in the News: Prolung Ngin Taking on Diverse Patient Challenges in the APP Field

PANA

Ngin studied to become a nurse at Villanova University near Philadelphia and planned to become a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner. See the March APP Spotlight feature on nurse practitioners. That motivated her to learn to care for her mother and others as well.

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Explore Life as a Nurse in the Grand Canyon State

EARN Cares

Flexible Licensing Arizona is a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact , allowing Registered Nurses to practice in states that are part of the agreement without obtaining additional licensing. Progressive State for Nurse Practitioners Arizona Nurse Practitioners are valued healthcare providers.

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We need nurses – here’s how to help them stay inspired.

Transforming Outcomes

The most important tool a clinician can have As a nurse practitioner, Deb knows nurses want to make a difference. Nursing is the best profession on earth,” she shares. One way she honors new nurses personally is by mirroring what her mom, also a nurse, did for Deb: gifting a 3M Littmann ® Stethoscope.

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Boone Health Improves Antibiotic Discontinuation in Cardiovascular Surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Effective communication among surgeons, nurse practitioners, and related departments was critical to addressing and resolving quality challenges quickly and efficiently. Key to success was utilizing real-time data abstraction to address quality issues promptly rather than waiting for risk-adjusted reports months later.

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Financial Literacy for Nurses: 70+ Need-To-Know Freebies and Discount Offers for Nurses…Year Roun

EARN Cares

When it’s not National Nurses Week, which companies have the discounts and free offers for nurses and nurse practitioners year-round? While the amounts of generosity vary, one thing is clear…if you have to make a purchase, it can really pay off to do a quick check for a nurse discount first.

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What to Do Now That The Travel Contracts are Going Away?

EARN Cares

A potential wage cap could limit travel nurses' pay and positions, drastically affecting nurses and nurse practitioners who have shifted from staff positions. Healthcare entities are requesting more regulations for staffing agencies, which will lead to an increased number of nurses searching for job placement.