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A green tray sits on a counter with a syringe, barcode stickers, and a yellow bandaidNursing & Healthcare NewsNurses Tackle Vaccine HesitancyAnswering questions, debunking propaganda, educating doctorsAntivaxx sentiment poses a growing threat to public health. A group in New York City believes that nurses may hold the answer. Antivaxx sentiment poses a growing threat to public health. A...
Woman breathes out smoke while holding a vape penNursing & Healthcare NewsThe Vaping EpidemicAlmost half of California teens now use e-cigarettes!Once a hipster fad, vaping is rapidly emerging as a major public health issue. New data shows that almost half of California teenagers are e-cigarette users.Once a hipster fad, vaping is...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses and SuicideStudy points to elevated riskStress and burnout can cause nurses to leave the profession for good, but a new study suggests that they can also put nurses at elevated risk of suicide.Stress and burnout can cause nurses to...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsPatient Handling InjuriesCalifornia law has helped, but better staffing may be neededIt’s now been almost five years since California implemented statewide standards for safer patient handling. New research shows that there’s still room for improvement.It’s now been...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsDo BSNs Save Lives?Study shows better outcomes, but adequate staffing still a mustThere’s yet more research linking a hospital’s percentage of BSN-prepared nurses with better outcomes for There’s yet more research linking a hospital’s percentage of BSN-prepared...

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Sarah Palmer's book cover on the left. On the right, an illustration of her near a vacant bedProfiles In NursingSarah A. Palmer, aka “Aunt Becky” (1830–1908), Civil War Nurse and MemoiristHer vivid wartime memoir is still in printSarah Graham Palmer Young, popularly known as “Aunt Becky,” was one of the best-known Union Army nurses of the Civil War, adored by many as a fierce champion of sick and wounded soldiers....
A nurse in scrubs is shaking hands with someone else. The nurse is holding a pink clipboard in their other handFeatureFinding Your Feet in the Deep EndHone your abilities and one day YOU will be the experienced nurseWhether you’re a new grad or mid-careerist, working alongside established, experienced nurses can be Intimidating. They seem to glide in and out of rooms without a care; their head-to-toe...
Nursing Book ClubWhat Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen by Kate FaganIt seems like there’s something new every day about athletes struggling with mental health issues: football players with early-onset dementia; baseball players walking away from their...
Registered Nurse Rita Calderon stands smiling to her college that is sitting in the foreground on a chair by a computer.My SpecialtyMed-Surg Telemetry, Rita Calderon, MLK Community HospitalBuilding a nursing team to care for an underserved communityRita Calderon, RN Medical-Surgical Telemetry Manager MLK Community Hospital, Los Angeles Tell us about the arc of your nursing career prior to MLKCH. I began my journey in healthcare at...
A woman and man sit at the bedside of an older man. They are holding his hands and look sadFeatureCaring for the Caregivers10 ways to support your patients' family and friends at bedsideOften, we are so busy taking care of our patients that we scarcely have time to notice, let alone nurture, the friend or family caregiver at the bedside. Yet, doing so only takes a few...