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Smiling Black male nurse takes the blood pressure of an older white woman.Nursing & Healthcare NewsNational Sample Survey of Registered NursesLatest results reveal how the nursing workforce has changed since the pandemic beganNew federal survey data released this spring gives a snapshot of the U.S. nursing workforce before and after the start of the COVID pandemic. COMPARING RESULTS FROM 2018 and 2022...
Smiling nurse in white coat stands in front of leafy background.My SpecialtyPerioperative Educator, Mary McDonald, Ventura County Medical CenterProviding education, policy review, and practice evaluationMary McDonald, RN Perioperative Educator, Surgical Services Department Ventura County Medical Center Please give us a brief summary of your nursing career. As someone who has always...
Image of the book Early next to a photo of the author Sarah DiGregorio.Nursing Book ClubEarly by Sarah DiGregorioAn Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being HumanDelivering a baby at 27 weeks led journalist Sarah DiGregorio to write a well-researched book about prematurity, from the causes to treatment options to the hard choices facing parents and...
Cover of Two Kingdoms book alongside a photo of author Suleika Jaouad and her husband Jon Batiste.Nursing Book ClubBetween Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika JaouadA memoir of illness that is also glimpsed in the documentary American SymphonyAn engrossing memoir of illness by an award-winning young columnist, whose battle with leukemia is also glimpsed in the 2023 Netflix documentary American Symphony. Susan Sontag once said...
Female doctor in white coat listens to a patient's heart with a stethoscope.Nursing Book ClubCrowdsourcing “Diagnosis” on NetflixA reality show for people who love medical mysteriesOne of the biggest questions in medicine is always, “What is wrong with this patient?” In the emergency department, the right diagnosis might keep the patient alive. Determining the cause...

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The author, a nurse, stands in front of Lea Hurst, Nightingale's family home in EnglandFeatureIn Florence’s FootstepsFrom London landmarks to her family's country home“IT BREAKS MY HEART TO LEAVE LEA HURST.” — Florence Nightingale After listening to a talk by two nurses who had visited spots in England related to Florence Nightingale —...
Seven cats next to a wooden wall eating from individual bowls.Ukraine DiaryAnimal RescueOne man steps upEditor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In...
Ukraine DiaryThe Ballet StudioA respite for the children of warEditor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In...
Ukraine DiaryBuchaNo wordsEditor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In...
Catherine, editor & publisher of Working Nurse, standing with Zhytomyr Police Dept after donating first aid kits.Ukraine DiaryFirst Aid Kits for Police OfficersSaving lives with two suitcasesEditor's Note: In February, Working Nurse launched The Zhytomyr Hospital Challenge to purchase medical equipment for a hospital in Ukraine. This fundraising campaign was a huge success. In...