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What Nursing Shortage?

04/24/2015

As “graduation season” approaches once again, another class of nurses will be looking for jobs and many will be disappointed…

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Medication Programs: Advice from a Pharmacist

04/24/2015

As a pharmacist, we are often stopped by friends and family seeking advice regarding medication. Last week, a fellow choir…

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6 Ways Nursing Professionals Deal with Difficult Patients

04/17/2015

In nursing, we don’t always like the patients that we take care of. It sounds harsh, but let’s be honest.…

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Recruiter Roundtable: Objectives on Resumes

04/17/2015

The Recruiter Roundtable is a monthly feature that collects career and job-seeking advice from a group of recruiting experts throughout…

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How Do I Deal With Suspected Abuse

04/17/2015

As nurses, we have a duty to report all cases of suspected abuse. Your healthcare facility likely has a policy…

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Spring Cleaning for Your Resume

04/17/2015

Spring is in the air. It’s the time of year when you wipe off the winter dust and let the…

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10 Ways to Lose Your Nursing License

04/16/2015

Although we would like to believe that every nurse is a good person with good intentions, we can’t ignore the…

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Can Having a BSN Degree Make You a Better Nurse?

04/16/2015

Nursing is a profession that is unique in its duality. Being a nurse requires a special type of person who…

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Is Nursing the Next Hot Job for Men?

04/09/2015

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of male nurses has more than doubled in the past three…

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Renew Your Commitment to Ethical Nursing Practice This Year

04/09/2015

Ethical practice has always been the foundation of high quality nursing care – going way back to the days of…

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Five Top Ethical Issues in Healthcare

04/09/2015

Ethical issues in healthcare are common. Nearly every decision that’s made has ethical implications–for patients, for providers and for healthcare…

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Old Nurse, New Nurse – Let’s All Get Along

04/09/2015

Healthcare has changed greatly in the past century. Bedside caregivers, which I refer to globally as nurses, now fill the…

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20 bad habits that will drive your coworkers crazy

04/03/2015

Just like every other profession out there, nursing has a good side and a bad side. We always emphasize good…

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“66 Percent of Doctors Recommend Careers as Nurse Practitioners Instead” – Did you read it?

04/03/2015

Science 2.0 recently reported on a new study that found that 66 percent of doctors surveyed said that becoming a…

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5 ways to keep a normal social life while working the night shift

04/03/2015

Ah, the dreaded night shift. Every nurse will have to encounter it at some point in his or her career.…

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No.1 reason nurse empowerment is so important for the future of healthcar

04/03/2015

As The Nerdy Nurse recently pointed out, the future of healthcare is changing and along with it, the roles and…

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7 reasons you won’t get that raise (and what to do about it!)

04/03/2015

I’ll bet that got your attention. I don’t think there is a nurse out there in the workforce who doesn’t…

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What should a nursing student do prior to graduation to improve his chances of getting hired once he graduates?

04/02/2015

Dear Student Thinking About Future Employment, This is a great time to be gearing up for your first nursing job.…

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Tips For Doctors

04/02/2015

You should do whatever you can to protect patients’ modesty and dignity. Many patients value modesty. Think about how you…

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Tips for nurses using social media

04/02/2015

Principles for Social Networking: Nurses must not transmit or place online individually identifiable patient information. Nurses must observe ethically prescribed…

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IDFPR Honored with CLEAR Regulatory Excellence Award

11/05/2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s Division of Professional Regulation (DPR) has received the 2025 Regulatory Excellence Award…

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Physician Licensing Laws Keep Doctors From Seeking Care

11/13/2017

Despite growing problems with psychological distress, many physicians avoid seeking mental health treatment due to concern for their license. Recent…

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New Law “Compact Eligibility.” Department of Professional Regulation.

10/31/2017

Physicians may now elect Illinois as a ‘State of Principal Licensure’ as part of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (“Compact”).…

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New Law at Department of Professional Regulation for Cosmeotology

10/31/2017

A recent change in law (PA 99-0427) requires all cosmetologists, cosmetology teachers and cosmetology clinic teachers to comply with the…

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IDFPR Moves to Online Applications for Physical and Occupational Therapy

10/30/2017

Applicants for licensure in the field of dentistry are now required to submit and pay for their application online via…

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