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Nursing Book ClubThe Emergency by Thomas FisherA pandemic memoir and personal look at racial disparities in healthcare The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER is in part the memoir of a busy doctor, working impossibly long hours in the midst of a deadly pandemic and trying to keep his relationships afloat in the little free time he had. It’s also...

FeatureFrom Clodhoppers to ClogsThe colorful history of nursing shoesA typical 12-hour shift keeps nurses on their feet. On average, nurses take more than 9,000 steps a day while contending with hazards like slippery hospital floors, unidentified fluid spills and who knows what kind of germs. It’s no wonder that...

My SpecialtyEmergency Nursing, Jesse Lynwood, MLK Community HealthcareAdaptability is key for a nurse leader caring for a hard-hit communityJesse Lynwood III, RN, MSN, PHN Asst. Nurse Manager, Emergency Dept. & Clinical Observation Area MLK Community Healthcare Los Angeles Please share the arc of your nursing career. What drew you to emergency nursing? I was a reserve firefighter and...

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Movie & TV NursesLife in the “ER”Revisiting the long-running medical dramaI used to think that binge-watching television was for slackers who had nothing better to do with their time. Two years of social isolation, however, has led me to discover the joy of rewatching a show I’d loved, especially now that I can see it without...

Healthy WorkforceHelping Selfish Nurses to Step UpReminding your team that the mission comes firstSean hates to follow Audrey because he knows nothing will be done with their patients during her shift, and she’ll give him excuse after excuse. “I was so busy” is a refrain she repeats like a broken record, although Sean knows for a fact that she...

Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses March on WashingtonDemonstrators advocate for federal legislation to better protect nursesIn May, nurses took to the streets of Washington, D.C. to call for better working conditions — including federal rules on nurse staffing and protection from workplace violence. Pandemic Exacerbates Ongoing Issues The overlapping demonstrations, which...

Nursing & Healthcare NewsRaDonda Vaught Receives ProbationFormer nurse will have the opportunity for her record to be expungedThe former Tennessee nurse recently convicted of two criminal charges in the 2017 death of a patient will not go to prison. On May 13, the judge sentenced RaDonda Vaught to three years’ probation. Probationary Sentence Although the charges of which...

Nursing Book ClubE.R. Nurses by James Patterson and Matt EversmannThe authors did nurses everywhere a favor by writing this book James Patterson is one of America’s ﬁnest storytellers, best known for his many popular mysteries and thrillers. For his new book, E.R. Nurses, cowritten with Matt Eversmann, he has chosen nonﬁction to tell the stories of 50 critical care nurses...

Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioners on the RiseThe number of licensed NPs grew 9 percent in just one year!According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the U.S. added 30,000 licensed NPs between 2021 and 2022, and forecasts predict continued growth through 2030. Robust Job Growth Nurse practitioner is one of the fastest-growing...

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