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CNO Roundtable 2022Chief Nursing Officer Roundtable 2022Our panel shares their insight on teambuilding, leadership advancement, and what the future holdsNational Nurses Week starts on May 6 and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12. To celebrate, Working Nurse has published our annual CNO Roundtable comprised of interviews with chief...
A nurse wearing bright green scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck. He stands in front of an operating room.Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses and Medical MarijuanaA new book may be useful in understanding California's cannabis lawsAlthough a recently enacted California law now allows some patients to use medical marijuana in hospitals, many nurses are still unfamiliar with its use. A new book may help to...
Older nurse stands looking down with her hand on her face. She is wearing light blue scrubs and a stethoscope.Nursing & Healthcare NewsCalifornia “Silver Wave” Nursing ShortageUCSF report warns of current shortfall driven by retirement of older RNsThe long-predicted “Silver Wave” of nurse retirements — and shortages — is finally hitting California. A recent report estimates that the state’s demand for registered nurses exceeded the supply by...
Paxlovid bottle lays on a blue counter and pills are scattered around.Nursing & Healthcare NewsThe Pfizer COVID-19 Treatment PillFDA authorizes emergency use of oral antiviral therapeuticYou’ve probably already heard about Paxlovid, the oral antiviral drug that recently received FDA authorization for emergency use in treating COVID-19. Here’s what nurses should know about this new treatment....
A red and black mosquito sits on someone's skin.Nursing & Healthcare NewsMalaria VaccineHistoric breakthrough in immunization scienceFor the first time in history, a vaccine effective against a parasitic infection is ready for real-world deployment. The World Health Organization (WHO) is now recommending widespread use of the...

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Several nurses and doctors are operating on a patient. They are wearing sterile gowns.Nursing & Healthcare NewsThe Surgical Smoke ProblemAORN to petition OSHA for national standardsCOVID-19 isn’t the only airborne threat facing hospital staffs: The smoke generated by modern surgical equipment remains a serious health hazard for both OR teams and patients. Many Hazards, Few...
Nursing student in isolation gown and mask is listening with stethoscope to a male simulation patientNursing & Healthcare NewsNursing School Numbers UpApplications and enrollment rose in 2020–21 despite the pandemicWe’ve been hearing for months that the pandemic could lead to massive nursing attrition, but recent data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) shows that nursing program...
Men In Nursing 2021Men in Nursing 2021: Building the Super-NurseWhat superpowers should a nurse have?We asked our Men in Nursing participants: What extraordinary powers should a Super-Nurse have? Here are their answers. Alex Aguilar, RN, MSN, PHN, CEN, Adventist Health White Memorial Endless energy...
Men In Nursing 2021Men In Nursing 2021: Staying StrongAnnual Special FeatureMen now make up about 12 percent of the U.S. nursing workforce, which needs skilled, committed nurses more than ever. As we approach the two-year mark of a public health...
Linda Vista hospital in the eerie darkness of night, only lit by a front door light and the moon in the background. It is a yellow building with 5 floors and dark windowsFeatureThe Most Haunted Hospital in AmericaWas the Linda Vista in East Los Angeles truly filled with spirits or were its ghosts Hollywood inventions?...Obscura. Naturally, the Linda Vista has also been a popular destination for TV ghost-hunting programs. Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin and Nick Groff, the ghost-hunting team of the Travel Channel’s “Ghost...