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A nurse belittling another nurse while other nurses watchHealthy WorkforceCreating Thoughtful ZonesKeeping conflicts away from patient care areas...Healthy Workforce Institute. As a speaker, author and consultant, her goal is to eradicate nurse bullying and incivility.   JASMIN MORA is a Los Angeles-based illustrator. Reach her at www.jasminmora.com....
CNO Roundtable 2021Chief Nursing Officer Roundtable 2021Turning the corner on the pandemic...RN, DNP, MHA — VP of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, CHOC Children’s Hospital of Orange County Darlene Scafiddi, RN, MSN — EVP, Nursing and Patient Care Services,...
CNO Roundtable 2021Coping With Stress...Some may lose themselves in a hobby, some might find peace and strength through meditation. I have my own haven: I have a patio to which I’ve added plants and...
CNO Roundtable 2021CollaborationsQ: Did COVID-19 bring about any intraprofessional collaborations that you found especially useful?...During the pandemic, the Hospital Association of Southern California brought together many stakeholders in our county, including state and county public health department representatives, emergency medical services leaders and local...
CNO Roundtable 2021The New NormalQ: What changes that your hospital made in response to COVID-19 will remain in place?...where appropriate. This has become another new norm for us. Darlene Scafiddi Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center During the pandemic, we have broken down the silos between departments and disciplines....

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Illustration of a nurse covering her eyes and leaning on her elbow while there is a tray of narcotics in front of her on the counterFeatureOverload: The Simple Improv Exercise That Shines a Light on Nursing StressHow constant interruptions lead to errors and burnout...M.S., CP, is an organizational development consultant and the author of Medical Improv: A New Way to Improve Communication. Reach her at bethboynton.com. JASMIN MORA is a Los Angeles-based illustrator....
Martha Ballard is delivering a baby while a husband holds his wife on a chair, and two women hold each of the woman's armsProfiles In NursingMartha Ballard (1735-1812), Colonial Midwife and DiaristHer remarkable diary reveals a legacy of nursing in 18th century America...Immortality Although Ballard attended more than 800 births in an era of very high infant and maternal mortality, she lost only five mothers and 20 babies. When she died at...
On the left, a photo of the characters from ER holding each other, the middle is on a couple getting married with a rose on top of the photo, and the third is a couple sitting in a hospital bed holding each otherFeatureHospital RomanceIn pop culture, nurses find love, marriage and passion at work. Here is the real story....lost her job as a nurse at Tennessee’s Northwest Correctional Complex over her relationship with a prisoner whom she then married. She later killed a guard to help her husband...
A nurse in business attire is smiling at the computer she is typing onFeatureDNP & Me: Five Reasons to Pursue a Nursing DoctorateRead this article before signing up for an advanced degree...Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach and Los Angeles. Before that, she worked for more than seven years with Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA), first as a psychiatric nurse...
A woman is sitting on the ground crosslegged holding a child in her armsFeatureIs a Medical Mission Right for You? A Nurse Reports from NicaraguaWay outside my comfort zone...food poisoning so severe she lost conciousness to working in the laundry, garden and construction site. We rolled up our sleeves and did whatever needed doing. Stepping Outside My Comfort...