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ICN president Pam Cipriano with grey hair and wearing a brown jacket and large silver medallionNursing & Healthcare NewsTalking With Pamela Cipriano of the ICNInternational Council of Nurses president warns of global USAID crisisWe talked to Pamela Cipriano, RN, Ph.D., NEA-BC, FAAN, president of the International Council of Nursing, about one of the biggest challenges now facing global nursing: the recent, sudden...
Illustration of a male nurse in green scrubs talking to a human resources repHealthy WorkforceDocumenting Workplace BullyingCreating a paper trail is your best defense against toxic behaviorUnit manager Jordan struggled with recurring issues involving his charge nurse Alex, whose aggressive language had led to the departure of several staff members. Finally, Jordan scheduled a...
Christopher Reeve in colorful promo for film SupermanNurses OnscreenSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve StoryAn inspiring documentary about life before and after his disabling accidentWhen I was a student at Cornell University in the early ‘70s, my roommate asked if I minded if she invited a friend of hers from high school over for dinner. That evening, in walked the...
A collage of black and white snapshots of nurses during WWIIFeatureThe Nurses of World War IIOn hospital ships, cargo planes, and in jungle tents behind combat lines, tens of thousands of brave nurses risked their lives in U.S. military service.ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 7, 1941, First Lieutenant Annie G. Fox was making her rounds at the modest 30-bed Station Hospital in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A dedicated member of the Army Nurse...
Chris Tarver, president o the ANA\C at their Sacramento officeNursing & Healthcare NewsMeet Chris Tarver of the ANA\CTalking with the president of the California affiliate of the American Nurses AssociationAnother in our series spotlighting influential nursing organizations. The Voice for California Nurses Founded in 1996, the American Nurses Association\California (ANA\C) is our state’s...

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Noah Wyle stars in a buzzy new medical drama called The PittNurses OnscreenThe PittNoah Wyle stars in a buzzy new medical drama set in a Pittsburgh EDThirty years after “ER,” Noah Wyle has returned to the emergency department in a new HBO Max series called “The Pitt,” where he plays seasoned ER attending physician Michael...
Wound nurse in a hospital advising a patient behind the screenMy SpecialtyWound Care, Stefanie Winkler, Henry MayoGuiding patients through healing while providing crucial educationStefanie Winkler, RN, BSN, CWOCN Inpatient Wound Care Services Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Valencia Please share the trajectory of your nursing career. I graduated from the College of...
Illustration of a nurse standing in front of a pizza box.Healthy WorkforceCreating a Culture of RecognitionShowing appreciation is essential to retaining first-rate nursing staffEmily’s department was seriously understaffed, with a high turnover rate and a revolving door of new nurses that created a constant state of chaos. On one shift, the department leader...
Rockhaven Sanitarium for Women in 1923FeatureThe Ladies of Rockhaven SanitariumHow nurse Agnes Richards revolutionized psychiatric care for women at her Glendale asylumA century ago, psychiatric nurse Agnes Richards took a stand against the brutal mistreatment of female mental health patients when she founded Rockhaven, a pioneering psychiatric care center...
Linda Burnes Bolton and Catherine RhodesFeatureLinda Burnes Bolton’s True NorthRemembering a titan of California nursingWe at Working Nurse were shaken recently to learn of the passing of longtime Cedars-Sinai CNO Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN, who died January 11 at the age of 76. Her career spanned...