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Smiling nurses in a huddle in a hospital huddle.FeatureBut Why? How We Can Restore the Spirit of Inquiry in NursingCuriosity is an important part of our clinical edgeA decade ago, I was a bright-eyed nursing student in my Issues in Nursing class, talking about working across generations, from seasoned nurses who trained with dinosaurs to brand-new grads...
FeatureWhen Care Meets ConflictStrategies to help keep nurses safe from workplace violenceAs nurses, you have an amazing passion and a commitment to providing the highest quality of care for your patients. Yet, for more reasons than we have space to list, aggressive and violent...
Woodblock illustration of Marey blood pressure measurement instrumentFeatureThe Gruesome Origins of Blood Pressure MeasurementImagine if you had to puncture an artery every time you needed to take a patient’s blood pressure!Checking a patient's pulse has been an important diagnostic technique for thousands of years. However, measuring blood pressure is a more recent development. Cruel Experiments Our modern...
A collage of black and white snapshots of nurses during WWIIFeatureThe Nurses of World War IIOn hospital ships, cargo planes, and in jungle tents behind combat lines, tens of thousands of brave nurses risked their lives in U.S. military service.ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 7, 1941, First Lieutenant Annie G. Fox was making her rounds at the modest 30-bed Station Hospital in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A dedicated member of the Army Nurse...
Rockhaven Sanitarium for Women in 1923FeatureThe Ladies of Rockhaven SanitariumHow nurse Agnes Richards revolutionized psychiatric care for women at her Glendale asylumA century ago, psychiatric nurse Agnes Richards took a stand against the brutal mistreatment of female mental health patients when she founded Rockhaven, a pioneering psychiatric care center...

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Linda Burnes Bolton and Catherine RhodesFeatureLinda Burnes Bolton’s True NorthRemembering a titan of California nursingWe at Working Nurse were shaken recently to learn of the passing of longtime Cedars-Sinai CNO Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN, who died January 11 at the age of 76. Her career spanned...
Boy sitting in a hospital bed with a golden retriever therapy dogFeatureCompanions in Care: The Healing Role of Hospital Therapy AnimalsHow furry friends comfort and delight patients — and nurses!HOSPITALS MAY FEEL OVERWHELMING — full of quick-paced clinicians, beeping and chiming alarms, bright lights, and hard flooring that even the best Danskos can’t soften. Within that...
Illustration of knights hospitaller from the Crusades eraFeatureA Brotherhood of CareThe legacy of men in nursingFrom Crusades-era monks to modern-day CRNAs, men in nursing represent an honorable tradition going back more than a thousand years. Knights Hospitaller and the Patron Saint of Nursing The...
Illustration of nurse grieving the loss of a patient.FeatureNurses Grieving PatientsHealthy ways to manage the deep emotions that accompany lossAn Anguished Foster Mom One day, I was the resource nurse for the PICU where I work, helping other nurses who were especially busy and providing break relief. One of my colleagues, Sarah,...
Engraving of Rene Laennec over Littmann stethscope.FeatureThe StethoscopeThe origins and evolution of this humble but essential diagnostic tool.A FEW YEARS AGO, a familiar piece of medical equipment quietly celebrated its 200th birthday: the humble stethoscope. This is the story of the origins and evolution of this important tool....