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Nursing Book ClubThe Perfect Predator: A Scientist Races to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug by Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas PattersonThe dangers of antibiotic resistanceThere is probably nothing more terrifying than finding yourself in a remote area of a foreign country with a desperately ill loved one. Add to that doctors who seem at a loss for answers and...
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-19Kristina Lawrence, RN, BSN, CCRN, CVRN-BC, WCC Clinical Nurse Manager, ICU Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys Please tell us about the trajectory of your nursing career My grandmother...
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 pilotAlthough she was the sixth ship to be called Relief, she was the first U.S. naval vessel ever specifically designed as a fully equipped, modern, seagoing hospital. She was almost as big as...
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 felt as...
Panic in the Streets movie poster with a nurse in white scrubs talking to Clinton Reed on the rightMovie & TV Nurses“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 Century Fox in...

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CNO Roundtable 2020The COVID-19 PandemicQ: How have you been able to support your nursing teams during the novel coronavirus crisis?Lori Burnell, RN, BSN, Ph.D., NEA-BC Sr. Vice President / Chief Nursing Officer Valley Presbyterian Hospital As a standalone community hospital, Valley Presbyterian must understand...
CNO Roundtable 2020Exciting InnovationsQ: What is a new or upcoming practice change or technological innovation that you are especially excited about?Linda Sarna, RN, Ph.D., FAAN (above, with APRN students at their white coat ceremony) Dean / Professor / Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Chair UCLA School of Nursing With California facing an...
Illustration of red blood cells and covid bacteria surrounding a syringe of yellow plasmaNursing & Healthcare NewsConvalescent Plasma TherapySeeking donations from recovered COVID-19 patientsOne donation could help up to four patients More than 2,300 participating patients at 1,663 clinical sites Therapy still experimental and only given to sickest patients Do you have...
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?Katie Hughes, RN, MSN, CRRN (pictured above, left) Chief Nursing Officer Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare I am often impressed by the level of critical thinking and...
CNO Roundtable 2020CNO Reading ListIs there a book on nursing, healthcare or organizational leadership that you enjoyed and would recommend?Lori Burnell, RN, Ph.D., NEA-BC Sr. Vice President / Chief Nursing Officer Valley Presbyterian Hospital Recently, I received a copy of Shining the Light on All the Right: Celebrating the...