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Patient telling nurse practitioner about pain in her chestNursing & Healthcare NewsNPs and Workers’ CompensationH.R.6087 would expand coverage of nurse practitioner care for federal workersThe House of Representatives has approved a bill that would increase nurse practitioners’ ability to provide primary care for federal workers hurt on the job. NPs Excluded Under Present...
Nursing Book ClubThe Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER 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...
Black, heeled calf length boots are on the left and teal clogs are on the right. The background is whiteFeatureFrom 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...
Jesse Lynwood wearing scrubs and listening with stethoscope to a patient's heartMy 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....
RN Hathaway standing next to phone with scrubs on and stethoscope around her neckMovie & 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...

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Illustration of a nurse in the background crossing arms and lips pursed at a nurse in foreground on her phoneHealthy 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...
People are protesting with signs outside the gates of the White HouseNursing & Healthcare NewsNurses March on WashingtonDemonstrators advocate for federal legislation to better protect nursesIn May 2022, 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....
Registered Nurse RaDonda Vaught frowning, sits in a chairNursing & 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’...
Nursing Book ClubE.R. Nurses: True Stories from America’s Greatest Unsung Heroes by James Patterson and Matt EversmannNurses advocating for their patients and supporting each otherJames 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...
Nurse practitioner in blue scrubs and with a stethoscope around her neck is smiling at her patientNursing & 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...