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CONTENTS 8 | Upfront


10 | Letters & Posts 12 | @NURSE.com


13 | Art through a nurse’s eyes RN weaves elements of the human body and mind into her artwork.


14 | Healthcare in the outlands


As the need for RNs grows, administrators look for ways to attract them to rural areas.


18 | Education trends


A nursing dean shares her wisdom about online and interprofessional education.


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20 | CE COURSE Exploring interoperability


Find out how RNs can help develop interoperable health information exchanges.


28 | Career tips


Keith Carlson, RN, shows nurses how to reboot their careers.


30 | End of Shift 20 ON THE COVER January 2016


Celebrating nurse creators and inventors


Inside


systems seek to attract more nurses and increase retention rates


Rural health


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Cover


RN’s artwork feeds her creativity, inspires others


Valley Burke, RN, CCRN


Nurses areprofessionalswhointegrate the art and science of nursing in their care, always looking for new ways to educate and empower their patients and families. Because of their expertise, know-how and wisdom, many have created excep- tional patient care tools,while still others


CE COURSE Interoperability


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have used their time and talents in fulfilling and restorative ar- tistic outlets. The 2016 covers salute nurseswho are imaginative, resourceful entrepreneurs, whether they are inventors or artists. Throughout the U.S. and across the globe, these innovativenurses offer auniqueperspective tonursing care, andtheir visionary efforts have inspired others,making significant differences in patient care and with their colleagues and the profession. Nurse.com salutes them and their powerful contributions to healthcare. Cover and feature photo byDavidDebalko Photography.


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