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A child in a red coat holds a lit fireworks sparkler with his fingertips.Nursing & Healthcare NewsFireworks SafetyBe smart this Fourth of July and avoid a trip to the emergency departmentAs an emergency department nurse practitioner, I’m all too familiar with fireworks danger, but nothing could have prepared me for last Fourth of July. An Injured Child Around 9 p.m. that...
Book ClubThe Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER by Thomas FisherA pandemic memoir and personal look at racial disparities in healthcare The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER is in part the memoir of a busy doctor, working impossibly long hours in the midst of a deadly pandemic and trying to keep his...
Jesse Lynwood wearing scrubs and listening with stethoscope to a patient's heartMy SpecialtyEmergency Nursing, Jesse Lynwood, MLK Community HealthcareAdaptability is key for a nurse leader caring for a hard-hit communityJesse Lynwood III, RN, MSN, PHN Asst. Nurse Manager, Emergency Dept. & Clinical Observation Area MLK Community Healthcare, Los Angeles Please share the arc of your nursing career....
RN Hathaway standing next to phone with scrubs on and stethoscope around her neckNurses OnscreenLife in the “ER”Revisiting the long-running medical dramaI used to think that binge-watching television was for slackers who had nothing better to do with their time. Two years of social isolation, however, has led me to discover the joy of...
Book ClubE.R. Nurses: True Stories from America’s Greatest Unsung Heroes by James Patterson and Matt EversmannNurses advocating for their patients and supporting each otherJames Patterson is one of America’s finest storytellers, best known for his many popular mysteries and thrillers. For his new book, E.R. Nurses, cowritten with Matt Eversmann, he has...