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FeatureThe Gruesome Origins of Blood Pressure MeasurementImagine if you had to puncture an artery every time you needed to take a patient’s blood pressure!Checking a patient's pulse has been an important diagnostic technique for thousands of years. However, measuring blood pressure is a more recent development. Cruel Experiments Our modern conception of the circulatory system stems from a 1628 book by...
FeatureThe StethoscopeThe origins and evolution of this humble but essential diagnostic tool.A FEW YEARS AGO, a familiar piece of medical equipment quietly celebrated its 200th birthday: the humble stethoscope. This is the story of the origins and evolution of this important tool. Laennec's Brainstorm Listening to the sounds of a patient’s...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsQ&A with Jennifer Mensik KennedyThe new ANA president on the nursing workforce, telehealth, and health equityOn January 1, Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, RN, Ph.D., MBA, NEA-BC, FAAN, began her two-year tenure as president of the American Nurses Association. Working Nurse asked Kennedy for her thoughts on three current issues facing nursing. Q: COVID-19 has...

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My SpecialtyAdvanced Endoscopy, Melodie Bishop, Keck Medicine of USCLeading a busy GI team and launching a new high-tech facilityMelodie Bishop RN, MSN Nurse Manager, Endoscopy Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles Please share with us the arc of your nursing career. After beginning my career in Connecticut as an ICU nurse, I came to California and have grown within the Keck...
FeatureAlgorithms at the BedsideNurses, artificial intelligence, and machine learningEvery morning, the nurses in the Heart Rhythm Center at Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute take shift reports from a partner that isn’t human: a cardiac monitoring system powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The AI’s morning report is based...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsWhen Autocomplete Turns DeadlyDrug entry autofill errors called a leading technological hazardDo you use automatic dispensing cabinets, provider order-entry or other systems that automatically suggest drug names as soon as you start typing? The nonprofit ECRI warns that such medication autocomplete systems are among the top health technology...

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Nursing Book ClubThe Nerdy Nurse’s Guide to Technology by Brittney WilsonA cursory overview of the digital worldEven before half the country was forced into working remotely, I had decided that perhaps my IT skills could use some improvement. Even before half the country was forced into working remotely, I had decided that perhaps my IT skills could use some...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsRobot Friend for Pediatric PatientsNew AI technology comforts and supports hospitalized kidsBeing hospitalized with no human contact besides clinicians in PPE is stressful and scary for most adults, much less kids. Some local pediatric patients, however, will soon have a new pandemic companion: a cute robot called Robin. Robin the Robot The...
My SpecialtyCare Management, Jonathan Lee, Inland Empire Health PlanProviding resources, guidance and care coordination telephonicallyJonathan Lee, RN Care Manager, Cal-Medi Connect Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) Please share with us the arc of your nursing career. Nursing is my second career. I was a graphic designer for a few years, but several things brought me back to school...
Nursing Book ClubNine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine and Mysteries of Blood by Rose GeorgeA bloody good read!If you like your science books tempered with a healthy dose of eye-rolling, you will certainly enjoy Nine Pints. Author Rose George, an English freelance journalist, has taken a wide-ranging, witty deep dive into her subject: human blood and the...

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