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  • Nurse Practitioners With or Without Bedside Experience: What Truly Builds Confidence and Competence?

    As a nurse educator and someone who values evidence-based practice, I believe this conversation deserves honesty, balance, and a strong focus on patient safety. The question is not simply whether a nurse practitioner has bedside experience or not. The real question is this: what truly prepares an NP to practice… Listen ⇢

  • Are December Sales a Scam? What Shoppers Really Pay

    The Real Truth About Holiday Sales: Are December Discounts a Scam? The Real Truth About Holiday Sales: ArHoliday sales are widely heralded as the best time of year for consumers to save money. Department stores, jewelry stores, clothing shops, beauty supply stores, restaurants, and specialty chocolate shops advertise 25–50% off… Listen ⇢

  • Feeding Families or Lighting the Sky: What Should Come First?

    Every New Year, the sky lights up with fireworks—brilliant symbols of hope, prosperity, and fresh beginnings. Cities spend millions, families spend hundreds, and for a few moments, celebration fills the air. But when the smoke clears, an uncomfortable question remains: Is it appropriate for us to celebrate with fireworks when… Listen ⇢

  • Beyond Algorithms: The Irreplaceable Role of University Professors

    Robots Can’t Replace a Nursing Professor: Evidence for the Irreplaceable Human Role in Nursing Education The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and simulation technology has changed nursing education. Virtual simulations, auto-grading systems, and AI-enabled tutor systems tout efficiencies and scalability. The use of these and other tools in… Listen ⇢

  • Robots Will Work in the Healthcare Industry.

    Who Will Care for America? The Nursing Shortage, Faculty Crisis, and the Cost of Inaction? It is no secret that American healthcare is in a state of crisis. I have listened to national leaders, read articles, and attended meetings in search of solutions over the last year. Technology, whether artificial… Listen ⇢

  • A Nurse’s Reward Is Written in Heaven

    I have always considered nursing more than a career. To me and many others, it is a ministry. It is mercy. It is compassion. It is service. It is a calling. It is our spiritual and religious values applied to every patient we touch. The hospital, healthcare system, and community… Listen ⇢

  • Recognize the Real Heroes: Why Nurses Deserve Higher Pay and Respect

    Nurses play a crucial role in the healthcare industry. Without their time, skills, and dedication, healthcare would not exist in its current form. Registered nurses (RN) earn a Bachelor’s degree, pass national licensure tests, keep up with clinical skills, and act as the key decision maker at the bedside. However,… Listen ⇢

  • “High Tuition, Low Faculty Pay: The Unspoken Inequity in Nursing Education”

    Faculty Pay Gap vs Clinical Nurses Research shows a clear earnings gap between academic nursing faculty and nurses working in clinical or other nursing roles. According to a 2025 study using the 2022 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, the average unadjusted annual salary for nursing faculty was US $81,617,… Listen ⇢

  • “When Policy Redefines a Profession: What the New Degree Rules Mean for Nursing”

    Nursing Is Still a Profession—Even If Policy Says Otherwise The proposed change to exclude nursing from the federal definition of a “professional degree” has understandably left the healthcare community with many questions. The proposed change simply removes nursing from the list of programs, such as medicine, dentistry, and law, that… Listen ⇢