Hello everyone and happy summer! I do hope that you are able to take time this summer to relax and reflect on your nursing career and the value of your certification. The past two years have been incredibly exhausting, and while things are slowly returning to normal, all of us are still facing challenging times in our careers. 

Our Premier Partners are completely dedicated to the expertise of medical-surgical nurses and want to bring education, programs, services, and products that improve your ability to excel at work.

Nursing turnover is a constant in healthcare and produces many challenges including a high cost because the cost to replace an individual nurse can range from $33,000 to $64,000 depending on the specialty area. When a nurse leaves their practice area, no matter what the reason, it is most often seen negatively.

Lillian Wald was born on March 10, 1867, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born into a life of privilege and received an excellent education. When Wald was sixteen, she applied to Vassar in order to continue her education but was denied entry as officials at Vassar believed she was too young.

Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown was born on October 10, 1927, in West Chester, Pennsylvania as Hazel Johnson. She became interested in nursing at a young age and applied to nursing school when she became an adult. However, her application to Chester County Hospital School of Nursing was denied because she was black.

CEO’s May Message for the AMSN Blog National Nurses month is here. It’s the third year in a row that it has been celebrated for one month instead of one week. Normally a time to recognize and celebrate the hard work nurses do every day of the year, this year’s celebration feels different, somehow. Maybe it’s the two years of the pandemic.

As we celebrate another Nurses Month this May, I want to thank each of you for your sacrifices and your dedication to our patients, their loved ones, and each other.

April 2022 There is an adage that says, “Talk the Talk & Walk the Walk.” Essentially, it means that what you say you should do!

Happy spring to everyone and I wish you a wonderful Nurses’ Week coming up in May! I love this time of year as we begin to see a renewal of life and resources in nature. Flowers are blooming, leaves are returning, butterflies are merging, and there is a lot of positive energy in the universe.

Among the U.S. population, 7-8 percent will have PTSD at some point in their lives. Approximately 10 percent of women and 4 percent of men develop PTSD at some point in their lives.