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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...of gang-related bullet and stab wounds, which was intense and started to make me cold, jaded and hardened — that is just not me! I later became an educator, which...
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 celebratedRosa is a BSN-prepared nurse who has worked for several years on a med/surg unit. She has always had a dream of becoming a nurse practitioner and recently decided to...
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...unit arrived in Daegu on September 21, it looked like United Nations forces had turned the tide in the Korean “police action.” However, this success worried Chinese leaders, who decided...

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Nurse Keith Carlson sits next to his recording equipment with a sign for "The Nurse Keith Show" in the backgroundFeatureThe Allure of the AirwavesThe joys and pitfalls of a podcasting pioneer...Thompson, RN, DNP, CMSRN, talked about the scourge of nurse bullying and the passionate war she’s waging against it. On one very memorable early episode, Judith Redwing Keyssar, RN, shared...
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...it work? Most venous illumination devices use what’s called near-infrared light. They project two overlapping light beams: a visible one and an invisible infrared beam. The infrared light is at...
Registered Nurse Babasi Maradkel stands in a hallway with a white coat on. She is holding a clipboard and smiling, while talking to other staff members.My SpecialtyClinical Navigator, Babasi Maradkel, Henry MayoA new role that combines leadership, mentorship and education...I served as a preceptor, participated in mentoring staff on various projects that our CNS wanted to implement on the unit, helped with onboarding our new hires and was involved...
Registered Nurse Serene Owen stands smiling while holding a baby simulator that is resting on a table next to her.My SpecialtyCNS Educator, Senene Owen, Methodist Hospital of Southern CaliforniaCaring for high-acuity infant patientsSenene Owen, RNC, MSN, CNS, CPNP Clinical Nurse Specialist/Educator Methodist Hospital of Southern California Please tell us about the arc of your nursing career. Before I earned my nursing degree,...
Mother Angela in a habit sits stoically looking at the cameraProfiles In NursingMother Mary of St. Angela (1824-1887), Civil War Hospital AdministratorMother Angela stepped up to care for Union soldiers during the Civil War...talents.” The bishop who delivered her funeral mass said, “She has lifted up the weak and made stronger those who are strong; soothed the wounded, directed all to nobler and...