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Female nurse wearing green scrubs is tying a mask around her hair coverNursing & Healthcare NewsCOVID-19 and Workers Comp in CaliforniaS.B.1159 defines illness or death from the coronavirus as a workplace injury for nursesNurses have been putting their lives on the line fighting the pandemic. A new state law makes healthcare workers who contract COVID-19 at work eligible for expedited workers’ compensation benefits....
Nurse Kate Marsden on the left in a button up. On the right, she is covered in a head piece and with a long gown on in SiberiaProfiles In NursingKate Marsden (1859-1931), English Nurse Who Crusaded Against LeprosyAn 11,000-mile trek across Siberia and a persistent scandalIn 1891, English nurse Kate Marsden made a grueling 11,000-mile trek across Siberia in search of a rare herb purported to cure leprosy. She survived this perilous adventure only to...
Mary Mahoney on the left in a dress and cap. On the right, a picture of a large houseProfiles In NursingMary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926), America’s First Professionally Trained Black NurseThe daughter of enslaved people, Mahoney distinguished herself as a nurseThis Boston-born nurse was a true pioneer: The first Black woman in the U.S. ever to earn a professional nursing degree. A Country Torn by Slavery When Mary Eliza Mahoney...
Sister Kenny wearing a habit looking away from the cameraProfiles In NursingSister Elizabeth Kenny (1880-1952), Controversial Australian Polio Treatment ReformerWas this controversial Australian nurse a hero or a hoax?To her admirers, “Sister Kenny” was a crusader, challenging a reactionary medical establishment’s preconceptions about one of her era’s most feared diseases. To many physicians, she was a dangerous, ignorant...
An illustration of the electrical bassinet on the left, and the stainless steel picture of one on the rightProfiles In NursingEvelyn Lundeen (1900-1963), Neonatal Nurse Who Redefined Premature Infant CareSetting the standards for neonatology careWhen Evelyn Lundeen began the job that would become her life’s work, neonatology as we know it was barely practiced in the U.S. When Evelyn Lundeen began the job that...

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Elsie Ott on the left is being pinned while wearing a military uniform. On the right she is in uniform standing with equipmentProfiles In NursingLt. Elsie Ott, RN (1913-2006), and the First Globe-Spanning Wartime MedevacA WWII flight nurse takes a grueling, globe-spanning medical evacuationShe’d never even flown before, but in 1943, 2nd Lt. Elsie Ott, RN, became the U.S. Army’s first flight nurse, assigned to the first-ever intercontinental medical evacuation flight: a seven-day,...
Three photos of nurses in wartime. One is looking out of a vehicle, with a uniform and helmet on, the next is three nurses smiling in military uniforms, the third is a nurse smiling at a desk.FeatureIn Country: U.S. Nurses During the Vietnam WarYoung recruits were promised romance and adventure. The reality was far different. The nurses who served in the Vietnam War are among the least recognized of American military veterans. Many films and TV programs about U.S. involvement in Vietnam do not depict...
An advertisement for the Queen's nurses on the left, and a picture of William Rathbone on the rightFeatureWilliam Rathbone VI (1819-1902), Father of English District NursingHow a Unitarian philanthropist urged Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale to revolutionize Dickens-era public healthAlthough he himself was neither nurse nor physician, William Rathbone was one of the most important figures in British nursing in the Victorian era, revolutionizing healthcare for England’s poor and...
Old medical images of people with measles. This shows different body parts with red rashesFeatureA Brief History of Measles and Its VaccinesWhy the "wildfire disease" still remains a serious global threat1917 was one of the worst years on record for measles in the United States. There were more than 600,000 reported cases that year, and probably at least 2 million...
Woman is standing in an empty warehouse talking to the cameraNursing & Healthcare NewsImplementing Nursing InnovationDesign thinking for health is a free online curriculumAre you looking to introduce more innovations to your clinical practice, or teach nursing students how they can do so? A new online curriculum can help. Designing Innovations That Work...