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Nursing & Healthcare NewsCalifornia Maternity DesertsCan nurse-midwives fill the labor & delivery void?Our state is facing a growing shortage of maternity care, with rural and Latino communities disproportionately affected. Struggling to Stay Open Since 2012, at least 56 California hospitals...
Career CornerSecond Chances During Your Job SearchHow to recover from a blunderWe’ve all had situations in our careers where we wish we could take a “mulligan” or get a second chance. Mistakes are made — that’s life. It’s how we recover from the missteps and...
My SpecialtyRehab Nursing, Megan Narintarangkool, Casa ColinaHelping patients regain function and rebuild their livesMegan Narintarangkool, RN, BSN, CRRN Rehabilitation Nurse Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare What led you to pursue nursing as a career? As a young person, I knew I had the...
Book ClubThe Beauty of Dusk by Frank BruniA memoir about waking up to permanently impaired visionMuch like the transformation of Kafka’s Gregor Samsa, who went to bed human and woke to find himself a giant insect, Frank Bruni went to bed as a newspaper journalist and woke up blind in...
FeatureThe Burnout Blind SpotNurses urge patients to take care of themselves. Why do they so rarely take their own advice?I can still picture myself standing in the nutrition room one afternoon, reaching for yet another graham cracker. There’s something oddly comforting about a nutrition room graham...

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Illustration of a night nurse and a day nurseFeatureWhen Departments Clash5 Steps to Smoothing Workplace ConflictLike siblings in a crowded house, sometimes hospital departments just don’t get along. Each department, shift, and area has its own culture, rhythms, expectations, and unwritten rules. When...
Cover of book Replaceable You alongside the author Mary RoachBook ClubReplaceable You by Mary RoachAdventures in Human AnatomyScience writer Mary Roach is probably the only author who can make me laugh out loud and learn something at the same time. Her latest book, Replaceable You, is an investigation of the science...
Nurse Shannon thomas at computer with colleagueMy SpecialtyWound Care Nursing, Shannon Thomas, Redlands Community HospitalSolving the puzzle of healing complex woundsShannon Thomas, RN, BSN, WCC, OMS Wound Care & Ostomy Specialist Redlands Community Hospital What is the general trajectory of your nursing career? I knew from a young age that...
Illustration of happy nurse in hospital hallway on her first dayCareer CornerThe First DayHow to prepare to start your new nursing jobCongratulations! You received a job offer and passed the background check. Now it’s time to get ready to step into your new role. Here’s what to expect as you settle in, get oriented, and...
Cropped shot of a young female nurse and her senior patient looking at a tablet in the old age homeNursing & Healthcare NewsAre Nurses Now Tech Support?Patient education includes navigating and troubleshooting digital technology In an increasingly automated healthcare system, patients often look to nurses to explain what it all means. Digital Educators Healthcare is becoming more and more digital. Patients now...