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2025-2026 Trends Survey

This year’s survey indicated continuing struggles to find and retain nurses. When managers and clinicians were asked to name the most important issues affecting nursing, many cited burnout, retention, recruitment, the loss of experienced nurses, and the resulting concern for adequate staffing levels.

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  • Nursing-led M&M conferences
    The implementation of nursing-led morbidity and mortality conferences (NMMCs) in our neonatal intensive care unit emerged after experiencing several adverse patient outcomes and identifying nursing knowledge gaps related to certain diagnoses. With the goal of improving the quality of nursing care and providing educational opportunities for nurses, we established a committee (including nursing representatives from […]
  • We want you! Professional writing in nursing
    Professional writing plays a vital role in nursing. By sharing clinical expertise, innovative strategies, and critical perspectives, nurse authors make meaningful contributions to both the profession and the broader healthcare community. Nurses who read American Nurse Journal (ANJ) are our best authors. They know that their colleagues appreciate timely, practical information that supports direct patient […]
  • Writing for publication: 8 tips for success
    We’ve all worked on papers for nursing school, but sitting down to write for publication requires a different approach. A few key pointers might help you get started.
  • From general to specialized nursing practice
    ANA guides recognition, approval of scope and standards of practice The path to becoming a nurse begins with educational preparation to enter the profession by completing curriculum at a recognized school of nursing. Then, we pass our nursing licensure examination and secure state, commonwealth or territorial regulatory board licensure and registration to permit us to...
  • New nurse orientation
    Onboarding new nurses via recently trained preceptors can prove a daunting task for nurse educators. St. Joseph’s Health developed the Phases of Orientation Checklist to help educators set practical clinical goals and assign tasks, skills, and competencies for new nurses. The checklist takes a progressive tiered approach, divided into three phases of clinical orientation and […]
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