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FeatureLinda 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 decades of transformative leadership. Just a few of her prolific...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsMeet Kimberly Long of the ACNLTalking with the CEO of the Association of California Nurse LeadersWith this issue we’re launching a new Working Nurse series spotlighting influential nursing organizations. About the ACNL Founded in 1978, the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL) has the mission of preparing nurses “to transform self,...
My SpecialtyTelemetry Nursing, Sheila Chua, CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLife-saving heart monitoring of cardiac and stroke patientsSheila Chua, RN, BSN Telemetry RN, Night Shift CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Can you share the general arc of your nursing career? In 1995, I migrated to the U.S. from the Philippines. I first lived in Chicago, and worked there for eight...

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Nursing Book ClubThe Women by Kristin HannahA historical novel about American nurses serving during the Vietnam WarThe title of Kristin Hannah’s latest historical fiction novel, The Women, refers to the roughly 7,000 U.S. military nurses who served on active duty during the Vietnam War. The story follows the career of Frankie McGrath, a young socialite from...
FeatureCompanions 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 clinical cacophony, a hospital therapy dog can be a calm and healing...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsRN Workforce ForecastNew nurses are filling the shortage, but more support is neededThe BRN recently released an updated California nursing workforce forecast, which projects that the state’s current RN shortage could be closed within the next four years! Pandemic Aftermath The COVID pandemic accelerated the “Silver Wave” of...

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Nursing Book ClubThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern WorldI’m sure that in a public health nursing class long ago, I heard the story of how removing the handle of the Broad Street pump ended London’s cholera epidemic of 1854. I’m just as sure that I didn’t give it another thought until I picked up this...
FeatureA 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 history of nursing is strongly associated with the Catholic nuns....
Men in Nursing 2024Men in Nursing 2024Special Annual FeatureWe are thrilled to introduce this year's cohort of 22 local nurses featured in our annual Men in Nursing spotlight. Here they share insights into their specialties, memorable patient experiences, and proudest professional achievements. Ali Al-Masri, RN...

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