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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...
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...

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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....
Sabrina Keys from Regal Medical Group in scrubs next to a patient roomMy SpecialtyOutpatient Case Management, Sabrina Keys, Regal Medical GroupHelping patients stay healthy and on track by building trusting relationshipsSabrina Keys RN, BSN Outpatient Nurse Case Manager Regal Medical Group, Northridge Please share with us the trajectory of your nursing career. I’ve been a nurse since 2014. I started...
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop on the left is treating a patient in their home, and on the right is Rose sitting with a dress onProfiles In NursingRose Hawthorne Lathrop (1851–1926), Cancer Nurse and Candidate for SainthoodOncology nurse and candidate for sainthoodThe youngest child of famed novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop was born into a wealthy New England family with literary and political connections. A series of tragedies led...
Nurse realizing that they have been a bully on some occasions, and owning up to their wrongdoingHealthy WorkforceWhat If the Bully Is You?Looking in the mirror and taking responsibilityA few years ago, I did a workshop for nurse leaders on the topic of bullying and incivility. About halfway through, a woman in the back of the room — let’s call her Martha — stood up...