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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 evacuation...skirt she’d had to wear in 1943. Source: U.S. Air Force ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, has over 40 years of nursing experience and has contributed extensively to Working Nurse....
One nurse in the background screaming in front of a computer while another nurse in the foreground is looking at her sadlyHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Abrasive PerfectionistIs that nurse difficult and demanding because she's a perfectionist with high standards — or is she a bully?...be a common goal, not an excuse to drag others down. RENEE THOMPSON, RN, DNP, CMSRN, is the CEO and founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute. As a speaker, author...
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...
Nursing Book ClubNo Visible Bruises by Rachel Louise SnyderA Study of Intimate Partner Violence...Rachel Louise Snyder (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019) Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN, is a nurse with more than 40 years of experience, ranging from infants to geriatrics. A graduate of Cornell...
A nurse in scrubs is sitting on the hospital floor with her arms on her knees and her head in her hands.FeatureHazardous HabitsHow shortcuts and workarounds become the dangerous new normal...our colleagues and leaders respect our concerns and our limitations. BETH BOYNTON, RN, M.S., is an organizational development consultant specializing in communication, collaboration and culture, and the author of Medical...

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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...
Picture of Grace Neill smiling on the left, and a group of women in white gowns posing together on the rightProfiles In NursingElizabeth Grace Neill (1846-1926), a Crusader for Nursing RegistrationThis social reformer also founded midwife-run maternity hospitals...led the crusade for nurse registration laws in New Zealand to help ensure that patients and institutions received quality care from well-trained nurses and midwives. A Scottish Widow Born Elizabeth...
Different picture of the nursing handoff game, with nurses standing all around a stageFeatureThe Patient Handoff GameFor smoother report and fewer communication glitches, borrow team exercises from improv theater...way to practice those vital skills, enhance teamwork and help to ensure that handoff procedures are actually followed as well as read. BETH BOYNTON, RN, M.S., is an organizational development...
Nursing Book ClubDopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth MacyAn origin story for the opioid crisis...America by Beth Macy (Little, Brown & Co., 2018) Editor’s Note: Hulu has adapted Dopesick as an eight-episode miniseries, which will air in 2021 Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN, is...
Picture of registered nurse Marthe Cohn on the left, the cover of the book in the center, and then a few photos of clips of the movie on the rightFeatureA Sixth Sense for Danger: The Marthe Hoffnung Cohn StoryA Jewish nurse spying in Nazi Germany...her adversaries and triumph against all odds. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience. Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Hanink is...