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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....
Registered Nurse Tami Hitchcock stands smiling in colorful scrubs. She is standing in front of a yellow wall.My SpecialtyPediatric Acute Care, Tami Hitchcock, Loma Linda University Children’s HospitalTreating and nurturing sick and injured children...my favorite things is to go watch them do what they love. I love my family. KEITH CARLSON, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC, has worked as a nurse since 1996 and...
Nursing Book ClubWhen Death Becomes Life: Notes From a Transplant Surgeon by Joshua D. Mezrich, M.D.A provocative look at organ donation...Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon by Joshua D. Mezrich, M.D. (Harper Collins., 2019) CHRISTINE CONTILLO, RN, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse with more than 40 years...
Registered Nurse Michelle McKoy is wearing a green blouse and her badge. She smiles as she sits by a computer.My SpecialtyClinical Nurse Educator, Michelle McKoy, Foothill Regional Medical CenterEducating the staff while mentoring nursing students...meaningful, but it’s especially important to me because it’s the first big project I’ve tackled as a CNE here at Foothill Regional Medical Center. KEITH CARLSON, RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC,...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsDo BSNs Save Lives?Study shows better outcomes, but adequate staffing still a mustThere’s yet more research linking a hospital’s percentage of BSN-prepared nurses with better outcomes for There’s yet more research linking a hospital’s percentage of BSN-prepared nurses with better outcomes for...