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Bonnie and Mark Barnes present the first DAISY Award and bouquet of white and yellow daisies to a nurse.FeatureThe DAISY Foundation StoryHow one family turned tragedy into an international program to recognize excellent nursing careWhen a loved one dies, there’s an urge to make sense of the death and to ensure that the deceased is not forgotten by creating some kind of lasting memorial. That’s what Mark and...
Smiling nurse wearing business suit holding a white coffee cup with laptop on a wood desk.My SpecialtyAdmission Liaison, Tanjanique Davis-Moody, L.A. CareManaging hospital admissions after ED, urgent care, or doctor’s office visitsTanjanique Davis-Moody, RN, CMCN, CCM Admission Liaison, ER Team L.A. Care Health Plan Please share with us the trajectory of your nursing career. I’ve been a nurse for 26 years. I...
Oil painting of Isabel Hampton Robb, first ANA presidentProfiles In NursingIsabel Hampton Robb (1859–1910), Founding President of the ANAShe brought rigor and standards to nursing educationThe first president of what is now the American Nurses Association (ANA), Isabel Adams Hampton Robb was also an important innovator in American nursing education. She spearheaded a movement...
Nurse in blue scrubs listens to patient's heart with a stethoscope.Nursing & Healthcare NewsVeterans Health CampaignANA\California initiative aims to raise awareness among civilian nursesThe ANA\C is partnering with veterans’ health expert Ali Tayyeb, Ph.D., RN, NPD-BC, PHN, on a new campaign to address healthcare for California’s military veterans. UNIQUE CHALLENGES...
New grad nurse with thought bubble of kind nurse at bedsideHealthy Workforce6 Ways New Nurses Can Stand Up to BullyingDon’t become a victim of those who “eat their young”Wen was looking forward to a second career in nursing. She already had a biology degree and had spent six years working in a lab. While at the hospital with her mother, who was recovering...

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People hugging while standing in flood zone in Ukraine.UkraineHow to Help Ukrainians NowCatastrophic flooding has led to a grave humanitarian disaster. The volunteers could use our support.As you probably know, Ukraine has been at war for 20 months, since Russian tanks and troops crossed the border on Feb. 24, 2022. Last week, the war resulted in a new humanitarian and...
U.S. Air Force nurse holding a patient's head while another nurse intubates the patient.My SpecialtyU.S. Air Force Nursing, 1st Lt. Noemi Kate AlversadoCaring for service members as an active-duty nurse officerClinical Nurse, PACU David Grant USAF Medical Center Travis Air Force Base Fairfield Tell us about your position and the facility where you work. I’m a first lieutenant in the Air Force...
Nurses and a nun from TV show Call the Midwife care for a woman in labor.FeatureThe Many Lessons of “Call the Midwife”The popular BBC series, set in mid-century London, continues to instruct and inspire modern nursesFirst aired in 2012, “Call the Midwife” is a BBC period drama, shown in the U.S. on PBS, that follows groups of newly qualified nurse midwives living at Nonnatus House, an Anglican...
Illustration of nurse wearing orange scrubs and shrugging her shouldersHealthy WorkforceManaging the Martyr ComplexKeeping patient care from becoming self-sacrificeLori has worked in the ICU longer than anyone in the department, including the manager. She is an excellent clinical nurse who is well respected. However, she has a reputation for being a...
A child in a red coat holds a lit fireworks sparkler with his fingertips.Nursing & Healthcare NewsFireworks SafetyBe smart this Fourth of July and avoid a trip to the emergency departmentAs an emergency department nurse practitioner, I’m all too familiar with fireworks danger, but nothing could have prepared me for last Fourth of July. An Injured Child Around 9 p.m. that...