The United States is currently home to more than 54 million adults over age 65—a population that is projected to rapidly grow to 80.8 million by 2040. ((Administration for Community Living, “Projected Future Growth of Older Population,” last revised May 25, 2021: https://acl.gov/aging-and-disability-in-america/data-and-research/projected-future-growth-older-population)) Known as the “silver tsunami” due to an average of 10,000 Americans
Nursing is a field full of opportunity, with impressive projected job growth combined with a need for skilled professionals to address an ongoing staffing shortage. From registered nurses (RNs) to licensed practical or vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs), and from nurse practitioners (NPs) to nurse anesthetists, nurses are the backbone of the healthcare industry. We’ve gathered 60
Simulation-based learning places students in situations where they can put their classroom knowledge into practice. In healthcare, simulation training has been part of curricula since the 18th century; it has been continually evolving as technology advances. This post explores the history of simulation in healthcare, highlights its advantages over other methods of learning, details the
Students and professionals in the nursing field today depend on technology and digital resources to manage aspects of their busy working and personal lives. Finding the best apps to help in studying and organizing patient care tasks can ease the challenges of school and the stress of healthcare workplaces. We’ve compiled a list of our
Care plans are a way to strategically approach and streamline the nursing process. They also enable effective communication in a nursing team. This guide will help you understand the fundamentals of nursing care plans and how to create them, step by step. We’ll also outline best practices to keep in mind and provide you with
Caring for children is a noble endeavor. As is a career in nursing. And when you combine the two, you find the special people trained as pediatric nurses, who are privileged to help children develop from infancy through adolescence into healthy young adults. In this post, we explore what the job entails, the opportunities available,
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are advanced healthcare practitioners with similar responsibilities, such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. However, their training and paths toward certification differ in significant ways. This blog post unpacks the key differences between NPs and PAs to help you determine which career path best aligns with your goals. What Is
The United States is in the midst of a critical nursing shortage that is expected to continue through 2030. ((Edward Mehdaova, “Strategies to Overcome the Nursing Shortage,” Walden University, 2017: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5933&context=dissertations)) In this post, we examine how this complex issue came about, what the statistics reveal, and what strategies nurses can use to move through
Several USAHS graduate nursing students are leading the charge in the United States’ effort to vaccinate the population against the deadly COVID-19 virus. From setting up a mass vaccination site in the Bay Area to running a clinic in rural Nebraska to volunteering for a Connecticut health department, our students are working hard to get
When in January 2020 the World Health Organization declared it to be the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, they didn’t realize how prophetic that was. Within weeks, nurses around the world were working overtime to save patients who were dying of a new, highly transmissible virus. And the public in lockdown cheered
To provide quality patient care over a period of time, nurses need a roadmap that guides their actions and quantifies desired outcomes. As a registered nurse, you will be responsible for creating a plan of care based on each patient’s needs and health goals. A nursing care plan is a formal process that includes six
Nifiah Reid-Sanders, MSA, BSN, RN, was working as a director in infection prevention and earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at USAHS when the first cases of a previously unknown virus began appearing in the United States. It was February 2020. Nifiah and her husband welcomed their daughter and her family to ride