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Two nurses in business attire are sitting and smiling in front of a sign for the California ANA OrganizationFeatureWhat Now for California Nursing Organizations?With conferences and face-to-face networking events on hold, professional groups are redefining their mission...a big annual event that brings hundreds of nurses to Sacramento each year to meet with elected officials and discuss nursing issues — something that clearly wasn’t going to happen...
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 nurse...for the many Black nurses who followed her. Mahoney died of breast cancer in January 1926. Ten years later, the NACGN established an annual award in her name, which has...
Illustration of a myriad of people in different colored shirts wearing masks and looking aroundFeatureMaking COVID-19 CountHow nurses can use this crisis as a catalyst for change...the Nurse and Midwife, in honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and in recognition of “nurses’ vital role in transforming healthcare around the world. As we commemorated...
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?...Australia in 1951. She died on Nov. 30, 1952, only months before Jonas Salk, M.D., announced his development of the polio vaccine. Intuition or Science? Sister Kenny’s success in promoting...
A picture of the white Relief ship that is on a dark blue ocean with a gray sky in the backgroundFeatureNursing Aboard Hospital Ship USS Relief, 1917-1946Attacking a hospital ship was a war crime, but in 1945, the USS COMFORT was hit by a Japanese kamikaze pilot...sides fighting overhead. “When we stopped retiring out to sea at night all lit up, we could stay where we were anchored, ready to pick up casualties,” recalled Capt. Ann...

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CNO Roundtable 2020Staffing Challenges and the Silver WaveQ: What is shaping up to be your biggest nurse staffing challenge of the new decade?...as preceptors as part of their annual performance review. It’s all about math: More preceptors means more graduates, which means more staff. Source: Lippincott Recruiting and Retaining New Grads Denise...
Registered Nurse Esperanza Salazar stands smiling with a badge on and St. Francis Medical Center behind herMy SpecialtyInfection Prevention Nursing, Esperanza Salazar, St. Francis Medical CenterCombating outbreaks and hospital-associated infections...(NHSN) for tracking and analysis. An infection prevention specialist’s responsibilities also include being an educator, evaluator, consultant, influencer, collaborator, mentor, leader and liaison. We review annual risk assessments as mandated...
A nurse in scrubs is smiling with her eyes closed and hands on her heartNursing & Healthcare NewsStill Most TrustedGallup poll reaffirms robust public trust in nurses...or at the grocery store have extraordinary respect for your profession. For almost 20 years, nursing has consistently topped Gallup’s annual poll ranking the ethics and honesty of various professions....
Registered Nurse Michael Russo stands smiling in a white coat and scrubs, with green bushes with red flowers in the background.My SpecialtyClinical Navigator Perinatal Services, Michael Russo, Henry MayoImproving processes and systems while empowering the nursing team...This is a huge deal. I am also creating brand-new competencies for new hires as well as annual education, skills fairs and educational modules. You mentioned rounding to help address...
Woman is breathing in from a vapeNursing & Healthcare NewsVaping Lung Injury UpdateA common ingredient may become hazardous when inhaled...Anne Schuchat, M.D., if it’s vaporized in an e-cigarette and then inhaled, which puts the substance “right into the lungs, into the alveoli.” Known and Unknown Risks Even if vitamin...