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Registered Nurse Kristina Lawrence wearing scrubs and a white coat stands smiling with her unit in the backgroundMy SpecialtyIntensive Care Unit, Kristina Lawrence, Valley Presbyterian HospitalRising to the challenge of the new normal in the age of COVID-19...the Nurse (as declared by the World Health Organization) in light of nurses’ role in this pandemic response? The Year of the Nurse and Midwife calls attention to the ways...
A picture of the white Relief ship that is on a dark blue ocean with a gray sky in the backgroundFeatureNursing Aboard Hospital Ship USS Relief, 1917-1946Attacking a hospital ship was a war crime, but in 1945, the USS COMFORT was hit by a Japanese kamikaze pilot...which wasn’t always a drill! Navy nurses also had to learn a new vocabulary, including the ability to distinguish, as one nurse put it, “starboard from port, fore from aft,...
Christine Contillo sits at her desk with the phone to her ear smilingFeatureCOVID-19 Contact TracingPart public health nurse, part detectiveI’ve been a public health nurse for 30 years, so I’ve always understood that the role focuses less on face-to-face patient care and more on administrative work. That effort never...
Panic in the Streets movie poster with a nurse in white scrubs talking to Clinton Reed on the rightNurses Onscreen“Panic in the Streets” Movie ReviewA deadly plague is the real villain of this 1950 noir thrillerI usually only review books for Working Nurse, but the editors recently suggested I review Panic in the Streets, a classic film noir directed by Elia Kazan, released by 20th...
CNO Roundtable 2020The COVID-19 PandemicQ: How have you been able to support your nursing teams during the novel coronavirus crisis?...of the Nurse and the Midwife Your Path to Leadership Lifelong Learning Nurses in the Media Staffing Challenges and the Silver Wave CNO Reading List New Grads at the Bedside...

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CNO Roundtable 2020Exciting InnovationsQ: What is a new or upcoming practice change or technological innovation that you are especially excited about?...nurse’s call phone and interfaces with most EMR systems. There are many challenges to good-quality wound assessment and documentation, including variations in wound measurement, the nurse’s knowledge and assessment skill...
CNO Roundtable 2020New Grads at the BedsideQ: Do you think new grad RNs should earn their stripes in bedside med/surg before moving on to other specialties?...nursing. I think this is particularly important for nurses who plan to pursue a career as an advanced practice nurse. I certainly believe my experience working in med/surg — first...
CNO Roundtable 2020CNO Reading ListIs there a book on nursing, healthcare or organizational leadership that you enjoyed and would recommend?...nurses for the compassion given patients and families every day! The authors founded the DAISY Award to recognize extraordinary nurses: student nurses, staff nurses, faculty and nurse-led teams. Linda Sarna,...
CNO Roundtable 2020Staffing Challenges and the Silver WaveQ: What is shaping up to be your biggest nurse staffing challenge of the new decade?...serves as a role model for new nurses. Patricia S. Matos, RN, DNP, NEA-BC Chief Nursing Officer Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital (UCLA Health) UCLA Health has anticipated the wave of nurses...
CNO Roundtable 2020Nurses in the MediaQ: There has been a lot of attention to the way nurses are depicted in movies and TV shows. Is there a portrayal that you felt got it right, or was completely off the mark?...with many different physician characters, but only one nurse. That poor nurse was in the OR one week, in pediatrics the next. A few episodes after that, she went up...