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Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses and SuicideStudy points to elevated risk...UCSF nurse scientist Judy Davidson, RN, DNP, FCCM, FAAM, asked a difficult question: Is suicide an occupational hazard for nurses? There were no recent statistics for RN suicides, so Davidson...
Sarah Palmer's book cover on the left. On the right, an illustration of her near a vacant bedProfiles In NursingSarah A. Palmer, aka “Aunt Becky” (1830–1908), Civil War Nurse and MemoiristHer vivid wartime memoir is still in print...her tent quarters is an etching from that book. JON GARRISON, RN, MSN, works in pediatric kidney transplant and writes in his spare time about life, health, technology and connection....
Registered Nurse Rita Calderon stands smiling to her college that is sitting in the foreground on a chair by a computer.My SpecialtyMed-Surg Telemetry, Rita Calderon, MLK Community HospitalBuilding a nursing team to care for an underserved community...roadblocks in just making sure our homeless and vulnerable population get what they need. KEITH CARLSON, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC, has worked as a nurse since 1996 and has hosted...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsUpdates from the FDAVaccinations and hand washing to prevent illnesses...the first line of defense in preventing bacterial colonization of the oropharynx and gastrointestinal tract,” wrote Beth Augustyn, RN, MSN, ACNP, CCRN, in an oft-cited study in the journal Critical...
Illustration of a nurse in scrubs smiling while holding a clipboard and thinking of graduating from schoolHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Bitter BackbitersReduce professional jealousy by creating a culture where accomplishments are celebrated...RN, DNP, CMSRN, is the CEO and founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute. As a speaker, author and consultant, her goal is to eradicate nurse bullying and incivility.   JASMIN...

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Registered Nurse Nancy Pike smiles in a white coat, standing in front of brain imaging.My SpecialtyAssociate Professor and PNP, Nancy Pike, UCLA School of NursingTraining APRNs to fill the primary care gap...experience taking care of children and I loved it. I wanted to earn my MSN, but there were only a few cardiopulmonary MSN programs in the U.S. and UCLA had...
Two photos of Col Ruby Bradley in her military uniform.Profiles In NursingCol. Ruby Bradley (1907-2002), Army Nurse and Angel of Bataan POWA highly-decorated veteran, she survived four years as a Japanese POW...in 2002 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. CAROLE JAKUCS, RN, MSN, PHN, is a full-time freelance writer and diabetes educator. Her background in nursing includes tenures in healthcare...
Female patient lying in a hospital bed and wearing a hospital gown, is talking to a voice assistant on the table next to herNursing & Healthcare NewsVoice Assistants for Patient RoomsAre privacy concerns being addressed?...television or select other entertainment options. Patients can address the system as “Alexa,” and Aiva is indeed based on the Amazon Alexa platform (using Amazon’s Echo smart speakers). However, requests...
Patient is sitting on a chair with his hand up. Nurse is using a vein finder on his hand and trying to stick in an IV.FeatureWired Hospital: Vein Illumination at Torrance Memorial HospitalNeedle sticks made quick...Maduno, RN, BSN, CPN. “When you shine the light onto the hand or whatever extremity you are going to use to start IVs or draw blood, the red light helps...
Nursing Book ClubThe Winter Station: A Novel by Jody ShieldsA fictional tale set during the Great Manchurian Plague of 1910...by Yale University Press. The Winter Station: A Novel, by Jody Shields (Little, Brown, 2018) Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse with more than 40 years...