Nurse Essentials

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September 2, 2026

Back to School: Is it Time to Pursue Another Nursing Degree?

Lisa Baszynski, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) for nursing education and professional development at Cleveland Clinic, believes nurses have a responsibility to keep expanding their knowledge. “There is nothing more important in our nursing profession than continuing to grow and learn and to be educated,” she says. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, she shares advice on how to decide when it’s the right time to pursue an…

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September 2, 2026

Back to School: Is it Time to Pursue Another Nursing Degree?

August 19, 2026

De-escalation Strategies to Prevent Workplace Violence

Healthcare workers are four to five times more likely to experience workplace violence injuries than workers in private industry, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. This episode of Nurse Essential…

August 5, 2026

Experienced Nurses Share Advice for New Grads

According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, approximately 227,000 new nurses entered the U.S. workforce last year. As more graduates begin their careers this spring and summer, this Nurse Essentials episode…

July 22, 2026

Transitioning Surgical Care from Inpatient to Ambulatory Surgery Centers

In January 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed 285 procedures from its inpatient-only (IPO) list, accelerating the shift of surgical care from inpatient settings to ambulatory surgery centers. In…

July 8, 2026

Empowering PCNAs to Deliver World-Class Care

Patient care nursing assistants provide invaluable care at the bedside alongside clinical nurses. "I'm very passionate about our PCNAs, especially on medical-surgical units," says Barbara Zinner, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CENP, Vice Pr…

June 24, 2026

Caring for Patients with Lung Cancer

While lung cancer is among the top three most common cancers in the United States, research has led to new understandings of the disease and new treatments for it. During her two years in thoracic medical oncology with the Cl…

June 10, 2026

Advice for Achieving Success as a First-Year Nurse

The first year in nursing practice can be awe-inspiring and joyful, but it's also mentally and emotionally taxing. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Kathryn Stuck Boyd, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Education Manager and Nursin…

May 27, 2026

Bringing Joy to the Nursing Profession

During her 40-plus-year nursing career, Sue Behrens, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC, has cared for patients in their most vulnerable moments, including running medical clinics in Haiti and working in a unhoused clinic in Illinois.…

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