National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week (CNS Week) – SEPTEMBER 1-7 It’s time for the 14th annual National Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Recognition Week. As a CNS myself, I want to celebrate the almost 93,000 CNSs out there in the United States of America and Canada (NACNS, 2023a) — and the
Happy National Nurses Month! “Nursing is a progressive art such that to stand still is to go backwards.” – Florence Nightingale **This document contains some affiliate links. See the end of the post for more information. This post was proofread by Grammarly** Nurses Week is May 6-May 12 Every year Nurses
The Lexico Dictionary defines resilient as being “able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.” I know this is a crazy time – the COVID-19 pandemic is something that none of us have seen in our lifetime. The uncertainty about when and how we will get back to something
In my nursing programs, all formal papers had to be written using the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guidelines. So I learned APA style, as required. I really learned it. Other than revisions for a new edition, once I learned APA, I didn’t have to learn it again — I
It’s here! With a 2020 copyright date, and after almost 10 years, the new Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (AKA the APA Manual) is here! This post tells you what’s new in the 7th edition and how to navigate the vast amount of information contained within. Remember that as
I’ve gotten questions from students and readers about how to list their credentials, so I thought I’d give you some quick tips based on what I was taught and from my experience as an editorial board member. This post discusses why credentials are important, how to list your credentials for
As a nursing student, you will be required to submit many written assignments in the form of care plans, reports, reflection papers, journal entries, research papers, and the like. In all of these assignments, your attention to grammar and spelling will be essential to getting your point across and getting
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