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My SpecialtyPediatric CICU, Roosevelt Davis, Children’s Hospital of Orange CountyFrom the football field to bedside nursingRoosevelt Davis, RN, MSN Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Children’s Hospital of Orange County You had a very unusual and fascinating path to a nursing career. What were you...FeatureMaking COVID-19 CountHow nurses can use this crisis as a catalyst for changeEditors' Note: This article is a revised and expanded version of the author’s much-discussed LinkedIn essay, originally posted on May 22, 2020. COVID-19 has made nursing front page news....FeatureBlack Nurses and the 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever EpidemicA tale of a deadly outbreak, inflammatory propaganda and heroismIn 1793, Philadelphia was as large and as cosmopolitan a city as could be found in the new United States. Until 1800, Philadelphia served as the U.S. capital. The city was also home to a...Profiles In NursingSister Elizabeth Kenny (1880-1952), Controversial Australian Polio Treatment ReformerWas this controversial Australian nurse a hero or a hoax?To her admirers, “Sister Kenny” was a crusader, challenging a reactionary medical establishment’s preconceptions about one of her era’s most feared diseases. To many physicians, she...Nursing Book ClubThe Perfect Predator: A Scientist Races to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug by Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas PattersonThe dangers of antibiotic resistanceThere is probably nothing more terrifying than finding yourself in a remote area of a foreign country with a desperately ill loved one. Add to that doctors who seem at a loss for answers and...
My SpecialtyIntensive Care Unit, Kristina Lawrence, Valley Presbyterian HospitalRising to the challenge of the new normal in the age of COVID-19Kristina Lawrence, RN, BSN, CCRN, CVRN-BC, WCC Clinical Nurse Manager, ICU Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys Please tell us about the trajectory of your nursing career My grandmother...FeatureNursing Aboard Hospital Ship USS Relief, 1917-1946Attacking a hospital ship was a war crime, but in 1945, the USS COMFORT was hit by a Japanese kamikaze pilotAlthough she was the sixth ship to be called Relief, she was the first U.S. naval vessel ever specifically designed as a fully equipped, modern, seagoing hospital. She was almost as big as...FeatureCOVID-19 Contact TracingPart public health nurse, part detectiveI've been a public health nurse for 30 years, so I’ve always understood that the role focuses less on face-to-face patient care and more on administrative work. That effort never felt as...Movie & TV Nurses“Panic in the Streets” Movie ReviewA deadly plague is the real villain of this 1950 noir thrillerI usually only review books for Working Nurse, but the editors recently suggested I review Panic in the Streets, a classic film noir directed by Elia Kazan, released by 20th Century Fox in...CNO Roundtable 2020The COVID-19 PandemicQ: How have you been able to support your nursing teams during the novel coronavirus crisis?Lori Burnell, RN, BSN, Ph.D., NEA-BC Sr. Vice President / Chief Nursing Officer Valley Presbyterian Hospital As a standalone community hospital, Valley Presbyterian must understand...Posts paginationPrevious1…333435…49Next
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