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CNO Roundtable 2020Your Path to LeadershipQ: What is one aspect of your current role as chief nursing officer that you found especially challenging to learn?Lori Burnell, RN, Ph.D., NEA-BC (pictured above, with a patient) Sr. Vice President / Chief Nursing Officer Valley Presbyterian Hospital One of the most challenging aspects of my role as the CNO of a safety net hospital has been shifting focus...
CNO Roundtable 20202020: The Year of the Nurse and MidwifeQ: What is one accomplishment you would like see the nursing profession achieve during this Year of the Nurse?Debra Flores, MSM, BSN, RN, FACHE (pictured above, second from left) Chief Operations Office / Chief Nursing Officer Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital The accomplishment I would most love to see the nursing profession achieve is practicing...
CNO Roundtable 2020Chief Nursing Officer Roundtable 2020Leadership from complexity to crisisIt is a tradition in the May issue of Working Nurse to interview local chief nursing officers and nursing school deans on topics that impact nurses, health systems and the communities they serve. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing leaders were...

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FeatureFLOURISH!Meaningful steps to increase personal resilience and be your best self - even during a pandemicThis is an extraordinarily challenging time to be a nurse. The COVID-19 pandemic is stretching many of us to the limit and beyond, as we work overtime to treat anxious, frustrated patients while trying to come to grips with rapidly changing guidelines,...
FeatureNursing on the Front Lines of COVID-19Keeping the virus (and panic) under control at the Seattle-area hospital that treated the first U.S. caseI have never been particularly “germ-averse.” While I’m a protocol-following professional at work, I can be a bit laissez-faire about pathogens in my personal life. I’m not the type of nurse to shed my scrubs and change my shoes like Mr....
Nursing & Healthcare NewsArtificially Intelligent, Naturally FlawedArtificially Intelligent, Naturally FlawedEven if artificial intelligence hasn’t yet touched your practice, the chances are that it will in the foreseeable future. A recent National Academy of Medicine report recommends that all healthcare professionals learn more about the potential of AI —...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsCracking Down on Fraudulent Coronavirus ClaimsColloidal silver and eucalyptus radiata do not cure or prevent COVID-19Have you recently seen family members or acquaintances share dubious claims about fighting COVID-19 with essential oils, colloidal silver or herbal tea? The FDA and FTC have seen those assertions too — and issued stern warning letters to several...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsANA Asks for Clarity on COVID-19 PPEChanging CDC recommendations lead to confusion for nursesWith spiraling demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare providers and the public alike, the CDC keeps changing its PPE recommendations for dealing with COVID-19. The ANA is now asking for “a more definitive statement” about...
My SpecialtyInfection Prevention Nursing, Esperanza Salazar, St. Francis Medical CenterCombating outbreaks and hospital-associated infectionsEsperanza Salazar, BSN, RN, CIC, HACP Manager, Infection Prevention St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood How is your team responding to the present COVID-19 outbreak? My responsibilities change drastically during an outbreak or pandemic like the...

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