How COVID Affected NCLEX Scores
The NCLEX exam, or the National Council Licensure Examination is a standardized test that every state regulatory board uses to determine if a candidate meets eligibility requirements to become licensed…
Thought Leadership
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Strengthening Nurse Presence in Public Health
Despite the fact that over 500,000 lives have been lost to the coronavirus, the United States is seemingly turning a corner. New infections and deaths are down across the nation…
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Fostering Student Success and Addressing Disparities in an Online Learning Environment
While the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the routines of many people’s lives, nursing students and faculty are no different. While many of America’s workers and students were able to switch…
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IACN Looks Forward: The Future of Nursing Leadership
What is leadership in nursing and how will it change? It’s a difficult question to answer because to everyone, it is different. To Tina Decker, Chair of the Department of…
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Resiliency in Nursing
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “resilience” is defined as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” For nurses, resiliency is an especially important quality. Even before…
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Shifting Demands of Nurses in the Age of COVID-19
Even before COVID-19, being a nurse was a demanding position. Working long, unconventional hours has resulted in nursing being one of the top professions for burnout. Even worse, these stressors…
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Anti-Racism in Nursing
Since the murder of George Floyd, many organizations, companies, and individuals have pledged to be anti-racist in order to make the world a more fair and equitable place. While the…
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Public Health Policy: Empowering Students
While there are many facets to being a nurse — and learning how to be a nurse — one that is particularly top of mind today is public health advocacy.…
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Higher Education in an Online Setting: Reflecting Back on Nursing Education in Spring 2020
Throughout the last few months, COVID-19 and the attempts to slow its spread have drastically altered every aspect of day-to-day life for not only Americans, but across the globe. From…
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Tackling Diversity: IACN Weighs In
Diversity is, and has always been, one of the greatest strengths of our extraordinary nation. For nursing, diversity brings with it broader insight, more compassionate care, cultural sensitivity, and a…