'If you've been looking into nursing education for any length of time, you've probably noticed something: there are a lot of acronyms.

There are ADNs, BSNs and MSNs. There are RNs, LPNs, and APRNs. There’s the NCLEX-RN and something called the NLC. If you aren’t familiar with these terms and their definitions, it can be difficult to make much sense of your options.

Let’s review some of the most common acronyms in nursing education and licensure, what they mean, and what you need to remember as you consider your educational pathway to becoming a nurse.

Leadership in nursing begins with integrity and the passion to influence others toward a common goal. If you desire to promote excellence in nursing care delivery through exemplary vision and direction, a leadership role may be fitting for your future. This blog helps prospective nurses start planning for a career in nurse leadership by explaining what it takes to get there.

If you’re considering entering the nursing field, there’s never been a better time. This blog explores nursing qualifications from entry-level to advanced to help you plan your nursing career path.

Evidence-based practice in nursing is an approach to making clinical decisions about patient care. The principles of evidence-based nursing integrate individual patient needs and preferences with the best available clinical evidence based on systematic research. Evidence-based nursing is part of a larger movement within the medical community to use rigorous, recent research to inform clinical decisions about patient care.

Nursing pathophysiology offers tools for nurses that guide care decisions for their patients. Knowledge of the medical literature, including pathophysiology case studies, helps nurses follow current guidelines for evidence-based care in their nursing practice.

With telehealth services in high demand, there’s never been a better time to explore this career option. Let’s take a look at what telehealth nurses do and what the steps are to become one.

Some nurses find working in an ICU to be incredibly rewarding. The fast-paced and high-stakes nature of the ICU offers a challenge unlike any other in the healthcare setting.

Industry experts predict that there will be a nursing shortage of 63,720 nurses within the next ten years. This shortage, combined with the wide array of working environments available for registered nurses, makes nursing a stable and desirable profession in terms of job outlook.

National Nurses Week and National Nurses Month are about pooling our efforts to make nurses feel valued and recognized the way they should.

Healthcare employers are searching for compassionate professionals to fill nursing positions. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects 193,100 registered nursing vacancies annually from 2022 to 2023. The most common entry point into nursing career paths is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).