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Clara Maass in a dress and hair up is looking at the camera. On the right there is a photo of a mosquito and below that, a hospital ward with patient bedsProfiles In NursingClara Maass (1876–1901), Nurse Martyr in the Battle Against Yellow FeverShe gave her life in pursuit of a cureMore than a century ago, Clara Maass, the first nurse to have an American medical center named after her, gave her life in the battle against a terrifying infectious disease: yellow fever....
Illustration of three nurses in scrubs smiling and wrapping their arms around one anotherFeatureA Kindness Revolution!Seven Ways to Build Happier and Healthier Nursing TeamsThe past few years have been the most stressful and challenging in most of our lifetimes. When COVID-19 hit, healthcare teams were called upon to save the world, and they did. But external...
Andrew Tran wearing flight nursing uniform stands next to a gurney in front of a helicopterMy SpecialtyFaculty/Flight Nurse, Andrew Tran, West Coast UniversityUsing innovative technology to educate students during COVID-19Andrew Tran, RN, FNP-C Flight Nurse and Alumni/Faculty West Coast University Nursing Department, Ontario What has your nursing career trajectory been like? I entered nursing as an LVN...
Five pictures show different aspects of the vaccination clinic. The vaccine vial, the rows of patient rooms, and the trays set up with needles.FeatureShots in the ArmA Day with a public health nurse at a COVID-19 vaccination clinicAs a public health nurse for the health department where I live in Bergen County, N.J., I wasn’t surprised to get a call one night in late December, informing me that our county’s first...
A nurse is giving a young adult a vaccinationNursing & Healthcare NewsVaccines at LastThe first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived, but can they end the pandemic?Could there have been a more welcome 2020 holiday gift than the first COVID-19 vaccines? While their arrival is great news, there are still many unanswered questions about whether the...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsDietary SupplementsNew advisory list steers consumers away from certain ingredientsIf you or your patients regularly take dietary supplements, the FDA has a new link for you to bookmark: an advisory list warning consumers to avoid supplements containing certain specific...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsChildrens Hospital RankingsCHLA and UCLA among 2019-20 Best HospitalsCongratulations are due to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital: Both made the U.S. News & World Report 2019–20 Best Children’s Hospitals...
Nursing Book ClubUnwinding the Miracle by Julie Yip and One Pedal at a Time by Caryn GoldenThe Unwinding of the Miracle and One Pedal at a TimeThese are two unrelated books by different authors, but I read them both for the same reason: Each is a memoir examining the interpersonal and psychological impact of serious illness. In the...
Old medical images of people with measles. This shows different body parts with red rashesFeatureA Brief History of Measles and Its VaccinesWhy the "wildfire disease" still remains a serious global threat1917 was one of the worst years on record for measles in the United States. There were more than 600,000 reported cases that year, and probably at least 2 million more that went unreported....