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Book ClubThe Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness and Murder by Charles GraeberA horrifying tale of a nurse turned serial killer, which Stephen King called the best book of the year...and Murder by Charles Graeber (Grand Central Publishing, 2017). Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse with more than 40 years of experience, ranging from infants to...
Book ClubFirst Year Nurse: Wisdom, Warnings and What I Wish I had Known My First 100 Days on the Job by Barbara Arnoldussen, RN, MBAHelpful Advice for the New Nurse...for everyone. First Year Nurse: Wisdom, Warnings and What I Wish I’d Known My First 100 Days on the Jobedited by Barbara Arnoldussen, RN, MBA (Kaplan Publishing, 2016) Christine Contillo,...
The Medical-Surgical Nursing textbook cover on the left, and a photo of Lillian Bruner smiling on the rightProfiles In NursingLillian Brunner (1918-2016), Author of the “Brunner Bible” TextbookNursing students remember their Brunner Bible...her now-famous collaboration with Doris Smith Suddarth, RN, MSN, BSNE. The first edition of what was then entitled Textbook of Medical and Surgical Nursing, published in 1964 by Philadelphia-based J.B....
Many nurses and doctors surround a simulation where someone is receiving emergency treatment. Many people are in different roles, like one person is giving CPRFeatureWired Hospitals: UCLA Medical Center and High-Fidelity ManikinsLights! Camera! Action! Septic Shock?It was bloody. The first big simulation Kenneth M. Miller, RN, MSN, CCRN, CHSE, ran as nursing simulation program coordinator at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was a hemorrhagic splenectomy...
Groups of people in a concentration camp are behind barbed wire fencing and wearing striped uniformsProfiles In NursingMaria Stromberger (1898–1957) – Austrian Nurse Who Risked Her Life to Aid Auschwitz PrisonersShe risked her life to ease suffering, then after the war testified against the Nazi guards...Benedict, CRNA, DSN, FAAN, published an article about her in the February 2006 issue of Nursing History Review. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with...

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Registered Nurse Carole Covey sitting in a plane with a jumpsuit on and a helmet. She is looking out of the window.My SpecialtyFlight Nursing, Carole Covey, PHI Air Medical GroupDelivering emergency care on the (rotary) wing...studying for my CFRN [certified flight registered nurse certification], but I’ll keep flying for as long as I can. KEITH CARLSON, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC, has worked as a nurse...
A nurse in a white coat is taking an ultrasound of a patient lying on a hospital bedFeatureWired Hospitals: From Science Fiction to the BedsideHow local hospitals are using technology to reshape the way nurses work...patient. “It sits in ICU and we can call to bring it up,” explains Michelle Querubin, RN, BSN, a telemetry staff nurse. “It is the fastest way to obtain a...
Book ClubSelf-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, PH.D.How to stop criticizing yourself and deal more constructively with mistakes...Ph.D. (William Morrow, 2011). Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse whose 40-year nursing career has taken her from inner cities to medical missions in Central America....
Illustration of the Centaur hospital ship sinking with people swimming around it. On the right, there is a photo of Ellen Savage in a dress and cap smilingProfiles In NursingEllen Savage (1912-1985), Australian Nurse Who Rallied a Nation at WarShe survived the sinking of a hospital ship during WW2...protect the remains of Savage’s comrades, who went down with their ship. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....
Registered Nurse Marti Sillman sits on an office chair in purple scrubs smiling at the cameraMy SpecialtyCorrectional Nursing, Marti Sillman, LA County JailHow nursing has evolved and how it is practiced today in L.A. City Jails...love me. There’s no point being old — always be as young as you can be. KEITH CARLSON, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC, has worked as a nurse since 1996 and...