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Nurse Educator
As the current nursing shortage is expected to deepen, one group of nurses is at the forefront of guiding and preparing the next generation of nurses. Nurse educators typically obtain a Master of Science in Nursing with a Nursing Education concentration. They teach nurses and students in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics, and as nursing faculty members.
Why Become a Nurse Educator?
One of the most rewarding ways you can choose to advance your career is through an online master’s degree in nursing education. Technology has made it easier than ever to obtain a master’s degree by taking classes online, making life and school more manageable.
National Nurses Week - How Nurse Educators Inspire, Innovate and Influence
National Nurses Week — May 6–12 — celebrates nurses and educates the public about the nursing profession and its advancement. This year’s theme is “Nurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence.” Nurses play a pivotal role in healthcare and inspire change and improvement in patient outcomes, which is certainly something to celebrate.
Nurse educators key to combating nurse shortage
ScrubsMag.com takes a look at the link between the lack of nursing instructors and the nursing shortage.
What is a Nurse Educator?
First and foremost, all nurses are educators. Nurses are continually challenged to take difficult and sometimes life-saving information and translate for optimal patient understanding and compliance. Nurses instruct on medications, procedures, appointments, wound care, hygiene, safety and everything in between.