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A nurse in a classroom is raising her hand. She and everyone around her is wearing scrubs and look at notebooks or computersFeature3 Ways to Move Your Nursing Career ForwardTake classes, grow your professional network, get involvedNancy has been working as a psychiatric nurse for 27 years. Lately, she has been feeling something unusual: She lies in bed before getting up for work each morning, dreading her upcoming...
A nurse in business attire is smiling at the computer she is typing onFeatureDNP & Me: Five Reasons to Pursue a Nursing DoctorateRead this article before signing up for an advanced degreeEducation is the watchword of modern nursing. More and more nurses today are BSN-prepared and about 10 percent of California acute care hospitals now require that RNs earn a BSN if they...
A woman is sitting on the ground crosslegged holding a child in her armsFeatureIs a Medical Mission Right for You? A Nurse Reports from NicaraguaWay outside my comfort zoneSome time ago, my nursing career had advanced to a stage where my duties were mainly administrative and it had been decades since I’d worked as a bedside nurse. I began to wonder if all the...
A nurse is taking the blood pressure of an older patient while they both sit at a tableFeatureFaith Community NursingCaring for the congregationMary Lynne Knighten, RN, DNP, PN, NEA-BC, serves as director of the health ministry of L.A.’s St. Dominic Catholic Church. Volunteering in this role is her way “to give back to our faith...
On the left is the movie poster for Love And War and on the right is a photo of the female lead dressed in black looking out over a balconyMovie & TV Nurses“In Love and War” Movie ReviewA WWI biopic about American nurse Agnes Von Kurowsky and a young Ernest HemingwayIn Love and War is a 1996 film based on the real-life romance between a young Ernest Hemingway and Agnes Von Kurowsky, the nurse who treated him after he was wounded during the First World...

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Edward Jenner is smiling and thinking about immunizing his sonFeatureImmunization, Then and NowWhat lessons can history teach us about eradicating disease?Inoculation — seeking to immunize against a deadly disease through deliberate exposure to a weaker pathogen — has been practiced for at least 400 years, but the world’s first vaccine...
Agnes Von Kurowsky in nursing attire smiles at Ernest Hemingway in a military uniformProfiles In NursingAgnes Von Kurowsky (1892–1984), Literary MuseThe nurse who inspired Ernest HemingwayNurses sometimes leave a lasting impression on their patients, but seldom one as literary as Agnes Von Kurowsky, the Red Cross nurse who inspired a central character in Ernest Hemingway’s...
Bernice Coleman and Harriet Aranow stand side by side in white coats smilingFeatureSolving Problems with the Cedars-Sinai Nursing Research TeamHelping frail older adults retain their independenceThe Nursing Research Department at Cedars-Sinai has a foot in both worlds: We support quality improvement efforts within our health system while also conducting research projects aimed at...
A nurse in scrubs is sitting on a chair in front of the computer that she is typing onNursing & Healthcare NewsWhen Autocomplete Turns DeadlyDrug entry autofill errors called a leading technological hazardDo you use automatic dispensing cabinets, provider order-entry or other systems that automatically suggest drug names as soon as you start typing? The nonprofit ECRI warns that such...
Two nurses are smiling in casual clothing around microphones. Both are wearing headphones.FeatureNursing PodcastsWant to join the audio revolution? Put in your earbuds and listen or grab the mic and broadcast your ownPodcasting is one of the hottest trends in entertainment today. About one in four Americans over the age of 12 now listens to podcasts. That number continues to climb: By 2021, some...