, It’s still not too late to get a flu
shot! Flu cases spiked in the US in February – both I and my husband got a mild version of the flu (we both got flu shots in November – so I guess it could have been worse!). The flu shot is recommended for all, but especially the most
vulnerable population -- the very young, the elderly, pregnant women, mothers of newborns younger than 6 months old, and the chronically ill.
The dominant flu strain is the H3N2 virus; H1N1 and B viruses are also circulating. The vaccination covers all of these strains. The CDC "recommends annual flu vaccination for everyone 6 months of age and older. Anyone who has not gotten vaccinated yet this season should get vaccinated now.” Go to the CDC for more
information: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/complications.htmNursing Shortage or Surplus?
By 2025, 34 states, mainly in the Midwest, will have a surplus of nurses, while 16 states are projected to have nurse shortages. Ohio is projected to have over 75,000 more nurses than it needs; Pennsylvania, New York, Iowa, New Jersey, and Indiana will have
over 20,000 more nurses than needed. Arizona, North Carolina, and Colorado are projected to have the largest nurse shortages. I'll share more information, including evidence for why the shortage may be worse than these estimates, in a future post.
2025 is not that far away – you may want to start planning for your advanced practice career now! Click on this link to see the infographic and read more about the nursing workforce of tomorrow. Here's What You May Have Missed on the Blog Last Month! The blog theme in February focused on Nursing Theory information that both undergrad and graduate Nursing Students would find
valuable. Category: Career Advice
This first post in February discussed the accelerated pathways that lead from a BSN to a doctoral degree (PhD or DNP). I shared with you common characteristics of BSN-PhD/DNP programs and my advice, based on many years in academia, for success in these
demanding programs.
Category: Nursing Theory This post presented a deeper dive into the differences between a theory, theoretical framework, and conceptual model and why theory is important to nursing practice, research, and education. 5 Tips on Writing a Theory
PaperAs nursing faculty, I've had my share of reading and editing student papers! In this post, I give you advice on the things to think about as you are writing that big assignment! This general advice will work for pretty much any scholarly paper assignment that you will need to write.
Most graduate
students will have to write, defend, and/or conduct a research study as a cumulative demonstration of their learning in graduate school. In the final post of this month, I presented another deep dive into how theory is used to guide or “frame” a research study. I briefly review the differences between theories, frameworks, and models; provided you with the basic characteristics of a research proposal; presented steps for finding a framework to fit your research topic; and discussed
the importance of threading the theory throughout your research proposal.
The blog posts in March will focus primarily on Nursing Students -- tips on how to write an annotation, a literature review, and do concept mapping are in the works. The first Career Advice
post coming out on March 7th is all about Prescriptive Authority for APNs. See you on the website!
I just want to let you know how much I appreciate you, for being a part of this learning community! I hope you are finding valuable information in the blog posts, podcasts, resources, and newsletter.
Thanks for your time!
Strive for Excellence!
Cathy
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