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Five pictures show different aspects of the vaccination clinic. The vaccine vial, the rows of patient rooms, and the trays set up with needles.FeatureShots in the ArmA Day with a public health nurse at a COVID-19 vaccination clinicAs a public health nurse for the health department where I live in Bergen County, N.J., I wasn’t surprised to get a call one night in late December, informing me that our county’s first...
A nurse is giving a young adult a vaccinationNursing & Healthcare NewsVaccines at LastThe first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived, but can they end the pandemic?Could there have been a more welcome 2020 holiday gift than the first COVID-19 vaccines? While their arrival is great news, there are still many unanswered questions about whether the...
Old medical images of people with measles. This shows different body parts with red rashesFeatureA Brief History of Measles and Its VaccinesWhy the "wildfire disease" still remains a serious global threat1917 was one of the worst years on record for measles in the United States. There were more than 600,000 reported cases that year, and probably at least 2 million more that went unreported....
Nurse is giving a shot to a female patient in her left armNursing & Healthcare NewsHPV Vaccination and SchoolsState policy changes could boost coverageWhile we’re all waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, health officials are still trying to promote cancer-fighting HPV vaccination. A new study suggests that school-entry policies could be an...
Illustration of a woman shopping at the grocery store while improperly wearing a mask just covering her mouthNursing & Healthcare NewsMaking Sense of MasksCutting through the mixed messagesEffectiveness depends on the type of mask and whether it’s worn correctly Social distancing is still vital Nurses can model good behavior for the public With all the changes in...

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Absalom Jones and Richard Allen have their portraits on the left, and then there is a picture of a police officer knocking on someone's doorFeatureBlack 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...
Christine Contillo sits at her desk with the phone to her ear smilingFeatureCOVID-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...
Panic in the Streets movie poster with a nurse in white scrubs talking to Clinton Reed on the rightMovie & 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...
Nursing Book ClubBlack Death at the Golden Gate by David K. Randall and The Mosquito: A Human History of the Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. WindegardTwo books about the politics of epidemicsAs we confront the spread of the coronavirus, I decided to investigate two recent nonfiction books about contagious disease, and the social and political implications of public health during...
An illustration of the electrical bassinet on the left, and the stainless steel picture of one on the rightProfiles In NursingEvelyn Lundeen (1900-1963), Neonatal Nurse Who Redefined Premature Infant CareSetting the standards for neonatology careWhen Evelyn Lundeen began the job that would become her life’s work, neonatology as we know it was barely practiced in the U.S. When Evelyn Lundeen began the job that would become her...