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Book ClubNo Visible Bruises by Rachel Louise SnyderA Study of Intimate Partner ViolenceStatistically, the chances are we all know someone who has been touched some form of intimate partner violence (IPV). The numbers are staggering: In her new book, No Visible Bruises, author...
Illustration of a nurse in scrubs smiling while holding a clipboard and thinking of graduating from schoolHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Bitter BackbitersReduce professional jealousy by creating a culture where accomplishments are celebratedRosa is a BSN-prepared nurse who has worked for several years on a med/surg unit. She has always had a dream of becoming a nurse practitioner and recently decided to make that dream a reality...
Registered Nurse Nancy Pike smiles in a white coat, standing in front of brain imaging.My SpecialtyAssociate Professor and PNP, Nancy Pike, UCLA School of NursingTraining APRNs to fill the primary care gapNancy Pike, RN, Ph.D., CPNP-AC/PC, FAAN Associate Professor and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner UCLA School of Nursing Please tell us about your nursing career journey. I’ve been a nurse...
An advertisement for the Queen's nurses on the left, and a picture of William Rathbone on the rightFeatureWilliam Rathbone VI (1819-1902), Father of English District NursingHow a Unitarian philanthropist urged Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale to revolutionize Dickens-era public healthAlthough he himself was neither nurse nor physician, William Rathbone was one of the most important figures in British nursing in the Victorian era, revolutionizing healthcare for England’s...
Illustration of Agnes Jones portrait in the center, with images of different urban and rural scenery around herProfiles In NursingAgnes Jones (1832-1868), English Workhouse Hospital ReformerIn the age of Dickens, her efforts led to the reform of public healthcareBorn wealthy, Agnes Jones dedicated her short life to caring for some of England’s most desperate citizens. Her tenacity, will and faith helped to transform English healthcare, earning her...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsMaternal Mortality and RaceS.B. 464 takes aim at implicit biasTackling what she calls a “profound injustice,” State Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-30) has introduced S.B. 464, the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, which is intended...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsThe Nurses of Ward 5BDocumentary about pioneering San Francisco AIDS unitThirty-six years ago, nurses in San Francisco established the country’s first specialized AIDS unit. A new documentary film, 5B, tells their story. The First Step When nurses at San...
Book ClubThe Elephant in the Room by Tommy TomlinsonA memoir of obesity and transformationFat people in the U.S. — even those who are only moderately overweight — face considerable scorn and shame, from strangers staring judgmentally if an overweight person dares to eat in...
Illustration of a nurse in scrubs looking sad while two nurses in the background are gossipingHealthy WorkforceA Clear Case of HazingWhile bullying is about exclusion, hazing is a form of group initiationTina and Jack are both new graduate nurses in their first nursing job on the med-surg unit. Tina’s preceptor, Della, is consistently hard on Tina, often ordering her to perform tasks that...
Registered Nurse Robin Krasner wears red scrubs and is standing and smiling in front of a gray backgroundMy SpecialtyClinical Improvement, Robin Krasner, Keck Medical Center of USCEvaluating processes to improve care deliveryRobin Krasner, RN, BSN, CCRN Clinical Improvement Fellowship and Critical Care Nurse Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles Tell us about your nursing career. My mother lost a battle...