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An advertisement for the Queen's nurses on the left, and a picture of William Rathbone on the rightFeatureWilliam Rathbone VI (1819-1902), Father of English District NursingHow a Unitarian philanthropist urged Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale to revolutionize Dickens-era public healthAlthough he himself was neither nurse nor physician, William Rathbone was one of the most important figures in British nursing in the Victorian era, revolutionizing healthcare for England’s poor and...
Nursing Book ClubThe Elephant in the Room by Tommy TomlinsonA memoir of obesity and transformation...with more than 40 years of experience, ranging from infants to geriatrics. A graduate of Cornell University and The Catholic University of America, nursing has taken her from inner cities...
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...days of barcoded medication administration (BCMA), health IT expert Ross Koppel, Ph.D., FACMI, and his colleagues observed and shadowed nurses using BCMA systems at five hospitals. Their study, published in...
Registered Nurse Anita Karra is wearing a white coat and smiling towards the camera with a patient room behind her.My SpecialtyClinical Research Nursing, Anita Karra, City of HopeGathering data and managing patients enrolled in clinical trials...are very data-driven and have tight submission timelines. Keeping HIPAA in mind, is there a patient story you can share to illustrate this process? I had a multiple myeloma patient...
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...Grace Campbell in Edinburgh, Scotland, she was an intelligent, well-educated child of well-to-do parents. She passed the University of Cambridge entrance exams with distinguished marks. Her plan was to study...

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Nursing Book ClubNatural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by Barbara EhrenreichA Contrarian View of AgingBarbara Ehrenreich has authored or coauthored almost 20 books, many of them on topics other than healthcare and science. Thus, I was surprised to learn that she has a Ph.D....
Two nurses, one with scrubs on and the other wearing a white coat, are discussing how to use a tablet that's in front of themFeatureHow Nurses Can Steer Digital DecisionsBefore investing in new technology, have the front line nurses been consulted?...asking the right questions. Are nurses included in discussions about technologies that they will use? If not, they should be. Health IT deeply impacts nurses’ work and therefore patient care,...
Nursing Book ClubBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John CarryrouWhen a revolutionary medical innovation proves too good to be true...you have probably at least seen the headlines: Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, who founded the company back in 2003 when she was a sophomore at Stanford University, had built a...
Registered Nurse Nohemy Sam wears a white coat and badge. She is standing and smiling with the hall of her unit behind her.My SpecialtyWound Care, Nohemy Sam, San Antonio Regional HospitalAddressing hard-to-treat or non-healing wounds...was initially a staff nurse, but was later promoted to become the center’s trainer. I continued my nursing education and obtained my BSN from Loma Linda University, where I served...
Registered Nurse Raquel Gutierrez is sitting in maroon scrubs, and is on the computer.My SpecialtyPACU, Raquel Gutierrez, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcareCaring for post-surgical patients at their most vulnerableRaquel Gutierrez, RN Post Anesthesia Care Unit Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, Pomona Please tell us about the arc of your nursing career. I graduated from nursing school...