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On the left, a photo of the characters from ER holding each other, the middle is on a couple getting married with a rose on top of the photo, and the third is a couple sitting in a hospital bed holding each otherFeatureHospital RomanceIn pop culture, nurses find love, marriage and passion at work. Here is the real story....when I say this, but I’m actually glad I got blown up,” Costello told the hosts of “The Today Show” after he and D’Agostino announced their engagement. “I wish everyone...
A nurse in business attire is smiling at the computer she is typing onFeatureDNP & Me: Five Reasons to Pursue a Nursing DoctorateRead this article before signing up for an advanced degree...from 2010 to 2015, the annual number of DNP graduates increased by a factor of 11, reaching 14,343 in 2015. (The number of nurses with Ph.D.s also increased, but in...
A nurse in scrubs is sitting on a chair in front of the computer that she is typing onNursing & Healthcare NewsWhen Autocomplete Turns DeadlyDrug entry autofill errors called a leading technological hazard...problem on its annual list of top health technology hazards, which is otherwise dominated by issues related to COVID-19. ECRI says its affiliate, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)...
Edmund Alfonso stands in front of a group of students. He is wearing a button down, tie, and black pants, and is teaching.My SpecialtyPsychiatric Nursing Instructor, Edmund Alfonso, West Coast UniversityTraining nurses to tackle the mental health crisis...The dean called me in, announced that they needed a mental health theory instructor for the term beginning in two weeks and asked if I’d be interested in taking it...
Four girls are smiling with different monster masks. Each one is in front of a different background color and with a different costume on.Nursing & Healthcare NewsA Pandemic HalloweenCostumes? Trick-or-treating? How to celebrate safely ...ways to celebrate Halloween that don’t include trick-or-treating. As of this writing, no local counties are expressly prohibiting trick-or-treating (L.A. County announced and then hastily withdrew a ban in early...