Challenger Medical Education Blog

February 14, 2024 Nursing Newsletter

Written by Challenger Corporation | Feb 15, 2024 5:48:45 PM

  • Increase Program Matriculation & Graduation Rates
  • Bill To Give Nurses Greater Autonomy Destined For Veto
  • Salary Decreases
  • Nurses At Odds With Management

Increase Matriculation and Graduation Rates

Use of Med-Challenger for Nurse Practitioner Programs increases matriculation and graduation rates. We offer courses dedicated to Nurse Practitioners in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine,  Adult-Gerontology, and Pediatrics, plus tons of supplemental add-ons, all designed with preparing for and passing certification exams in mind.

Learn more about Med-Challenger for Nurse Practitioner Programs

APN Practice Autonomy Hits Bumps in Wisconsin

The short version in Wisconsin’s drama is contention over whether APRN’s with doctorates can call themselves doctors, supervision before independent practice, and additional supervision in pain management.  But Wisconsin is one of many states recently where barriers are being pushed back up on independent practice for NP’s post-COVID.  

Wisconsin NP Autonomy Drama

Inflation Eating Nurse Wage Gains (no kidding)

In a blog article that got picked up and echoed on some news services, a staffing agency did an inflation-based comparison based off a Bureau of Labor Statistics survey to determine that nurses wages are rising slower than inflation.  We have news for them…

Nurses’ Raw Wages Rose by 7% from 2021 to 2022

Clinicians and Management at Odds in Health Care

21,000 physicians and nurses surveyed.  33% say their values and managements not aligned.  40% ‘not confident’ management to correct problems identified in patient care.  EHR systems and clerical burnout.  When 25% of physicians in the hospital grade patient safety as ‘unfavorable’, you may have problems in the system.

Clinicians and Management at Odds in Health Care - KevinMD

JAMA Health Forum - **Physician and Nurse Well-Being and Preferred Interventions to Address Burnout in Hospital Practice