features
3 New Northwest
Health Emergency
Department in
Fayetteville now open
4 Nurses in arkansas
5 Village on the Park –
love where you live,
live where you love
Did you know?
6 Honoring a special
nurse
7 a day, that became a
week, that became a
month, that became a
year
Genetic testing key
to prevention &
treatment
8 The outlook for nurses
is very strong
9 Nursing by the
numbers
a challenging
profession is being
asked to do more
11 Discounts nurses can
enjoy
Let's talk: Nutrition &
overall wellness
12 Mother's Day is for
everyone who has love
to give
Nursing awards &
recognitions
13 a look inside
Northwest arkansas'
only Neurosurgical
Intensive Care Unit
Grow your nursing
career at Washington
Regional
contents
In this issue of You at Your Best we thank nurses, the unsung
heroes of healthcare, highlighting their special role in our community.
Nurses put in long hours as they work tirelessly to advocate for
their patients. While any time of year is the right time to thank the
nurses in our lives, we want to take the opportunity this month to pay
special homage to these hardworking professionals.
May 2020
#THaNkaNURsE
6
What is a
nurse
practitioner?
NP's role in
healthcare
4
The right
stuff
Qualities that
make a good nurse
8
Nursing
degrees
How certain degrees
in nursing can help
aspiring nurses
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