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Two nurses wearing scrubs are hugging and have their arms out as if flexing their muscles.FeatureFLOURISH!Meaningful steps to increase personal resilience and be your best self - even during a pandemicThis is an extraordinarily challenging time to be a nurse. The COVID-19 pandemic is stretching many of us to the limit and beyond, as we work overtime to treat anxious, frustrated patients...
Tiffany Sweden is in goggles, gown, N-95, and bonnet. Behind her are IV poles with drips and a stethoscopeFeatureNursing on the Front Lines of COVID-19Keeping the virus (and panic) under control at the Seattle-area hospital that treated the first U.S. caseI have never been particularly “germ-averse.” While I’m a protocol-following professional at work, I can be a bit laissez-faire about pathogens in my personal life. I’m not the...
A nurse is clicking on a robots screen which shows a heart and EKGNursing & Healthcare NewsArtificially Intelligent, Naturally FlawedArtificially Intelligent, Naturally FlawedEven if artificial intelligence hasn’t yet touched your practice, the chances are that it will in the foreseeable future. A recent National Academy of Medicine report recommends that all...
Newscaster holding a blue bottle of colloidal silver and reading the labelNursing & Healthcare NewsCracking Down on Fraudulent Coronavirus ClaimsColloidal silver and eucalyptus radiata do not cure or prevent COVID-19Have you recently seen family members or acquaintances share dubious claims about fighting COVID-19 with essential oils, colloidal silver or herbal tea? The FDA and FTC have seen those...
A surgical mask and N-95 mask lay next to each other on a black backgroundNursing & Healthcare NewsANA Asks for Clarity on COVID-19 PPEChanging CDC recommendations lead to confusion for nursesWith spiraling demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare providers and the public alike, the CDC keeps changing its PPE recommendations for dealing with COVID-19. The...

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Registered Nurse Esperanza Salazar stands smiling with a badge on and St. Francis Medical Center behind herMy SpecialtyInfection Prevention Nursing, Esperanza Salazar, St. Francis Medical CenterCombating outbreaks and hospital-associated infectionsEsperanza Salazar, BSN, RN, CIC, HACP Manager, Infection Prevention St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood How is your team responding to the present COVID-19 outbreak? My responsibilities...
A nurse is smiling seated at a desk and shaking the hand of another nurse who is standing in front of herFeatureImproving Nurse RetentionSix Strategies to Reduce RN TurnoverWhen I started my nursing career almost 15 years ago, I remember my colleagues telling me, “Good luck on night shifts — you’ll be there a while.” They weren’t kidding: I was on...
Nurse in pink scrubs is reading to her patient who is in a bedNursing & Healthcare NewsPalliative Care and Moral DistressStudy calls for greater education and supportHow much do critical care RNs know about palliative care? Not nearly enough, says a recent institutional study in the October 2019 issue of Critical Care Nurse, which warns that nurses may...
Three students are sitting in a circle laughing togetherNursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioners for Mental HealthProgram to add 300 NPs in CaliforniaCalifornia’s supply of mental health providers is about to get a major shot in the arm: The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and three UC schools of nursing have just launched a new...
A group of hospital personnel are smiling and looking at the cameraNursing & Healthcare NewsThe Nursing State of the NationLatest RN demographicsCurious about the demographics of nurses nationwide? HRSA’s latest National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) has the answers, which reveal some important trends in nursing...