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Cover of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down and Anne Fadiman sitting in a chairNursing Book ClubThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanA Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures Back in 1997, Anne Fadiman wrote The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, documenting the experience of a Hmong family in Merced, Calif., 10 years earlier. The book, which won the National...
Postpartum nurse holding a new born baby in front of a young motherNursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Detectives at WorkInvestigating maternal mortalityEach year, hundreds of new mothers die within 12 months of giving birth. The nurses and other practitioners on the CDC’s multidisciplinary mortality review committees seek to better...
Nurses interviewed about their experience as being male in todays hospitalsMen In Nursing 2022Men In Nursing 2022Annual Special FeatureWorking Nurse talked to 17 nurses at local hospitals about inspiring moments, exciting specialties, and the hobbies that keep them sane. To see our panel engaging in their hobbies — from...
Informaticist enabling an easier work environment by looking at new software on a tabletFeatureNursing InformaticsExploring career paths in a high-demand specialty“Nursing informatics (NI) is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information,...
Book cover of Her Hidden Genius next to Marie Benedict holding tea cups in a dining roomNursing Book ClubHer Hidden Genius by Marie BenedictThis historical novel looks at the dark side of the discovery of DNAJames Watson won a Nobel Prize in 1962 for discovering the double helix structure of DNA. He maintained the answer to the puzzle came to him in a dream in 1953. Her Hidden Genius, a novel by...

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Martha “Calamity Jane” Cannary Burk poses holding the barrel of a gun with the butt resting on the ground next to her head shotProfiles In NursingNursing in the Wild WestThe true tales of Calamity Jane and Nellie CashmanIt may be difficult to believe today, but there was a time when nurses suffered a dubious reputation. While the nuns who founded nursing orders and hospitals were seen as ministering angels,...
Three nurses, including Devon Ballentine, walking down the hallway at UCLA Santa MonicaMy SpecialtyHematology/Oncology, Devon Ballentine, UCLA Santa MonicaUsing new therapies and clinical collaboration to help patients fight cancerDevon Ballentine, RN, BSN Clinical Nurse II, Charge Nurse AMN Hematology/Oncology Unit UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center Please share with us a little about your career. I joined UCLA...
Vampire nurse under a metaphorical rain cloud due to her nasty attitudeHealthy WorkforceSlaying the Workplace Energy VampiresDon’t let them drain your enthusiasm and productivitySarah is an experienced staff nurse who never has anything nice to say. The other nurses hate giving her report because Sarah sighs and rolls her eyes any time they make a positive comment...
Patient picks up an opioid prescription bottle from a pharmacy counterNursing & Healthcare NewsFewer Opioid Prescriptions, More Fentanyl DeathsAre prescribing restrictions now aiming at the wrong target?As the CDC prepares new opioid prescribing guidelines, the growing prevalence of fentanyl-related deaths raises questions about the effectiveness of continuing to crack down on prescription...
Chummy Browne from "Call the Midwife" is sitting and looking at a baby that she is holding in her arms.FeatureOnscreen Moments That Get Nursing Right (and Some That Still Don’t)Movie and tv moments that got nursing right and times they didn'tMovies and TV shows aren’t known for accurately portraying the multifaceted roles of nurses. “Chicago Hope” seems to have only one nurse who works on a different unit each episode....