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Picture of the advertisement for the Manto-meter on the left, with a teal Manto-meter on the rightNursing & Healthcare News10,000 Steps?Sorting out the headlines about walking and fitness goalsBy now, you’ve probably heard about a new study supposedly debunking the popular fitness goal of walking 10,000 steps a day. However, the clickbait headlines may be missing the study’s...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsUpdates from the FDAVaccinations and hand washing to prevent illnesses...Hepatitis C Online webpage maintained by the University of Washington at www.hepatitisc.uw.edu. ==== New Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Infections Drug approved for HABP and VABP There’s a new tool for fighting...
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...years. I graduated with my BSN from Penn State University in 1985. My first nursing job was in an adult med/surg ICU at Hershey Medical Center, taking care of mostly...
Illustration of Agnes Jones portrait in the center, with images of different urban and rural scenery around herProfiles In NursingAgnes Jones (1832-1868), English Workhouse Infirmary ReformerIn the age of Dickens, her efforts led to the reform of English public healthcare...hospitals were only for the desperate. For many, to die in the street was a more appealing prospect than to die in a workhouse hospital. Nursing in these hospitals was...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsThe Nurses of Ward 5BDocumentary about pioneering San Francisco AIDS unit...General Hospital established Ward 5B in July 1983, an epidemic was devastating the Bay Area’s LGBT community: a mysterious autoimmune disease with bizarre symptoms and a 100 percent fatality rate....

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Registered Nurse Robin Krasner wears red scrubs and is standing and smiling in front of a gray backgroundMy SpecialtyClinical Improvement, Robin Krasner, Keck Medical Center of USCEvaluating processes to improve care delivery...is getting up and around, isn’t taking narcotics and and around, isn’t taking narcotics and feels great!” What are your hopes and aspirations for your career? This fellowship lasts 18...
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...is a true story, a memory I have of several years ago when I was working as a per diem RN in a long-term care facility that was chronically understaffed,...
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...After graduating from college in 1926, she worked as a school teacher and then set her sights on the nursing profession. She graduated from Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing...
Nurse Keith Carlson stands at a podium in front of the Supreme CourtFeatureAt the PodiumHow I learned to calm the butterflies and deliver an engaging speech...Naturally, I had the jitters. My speaking career was just beginning, so it felt like my reputation in this tight-knit community of nurse entrepreneurs was at stake. There were friends,...
An illustration of one male nurse in scrubs is whispering to a female nurse and she is laughingHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Shameless GossipMalicious talk undermines relationships and trust. As nurses, we can do better!...recently died is not. Loose Lips Recently, while doing some consulting at a hospital, I was standing in line for the coffee cart behind two hospital employees who were talking...