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One nurse in the background screaming in front of a computer while another nurse in the foreground is looking at her sadlyHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Abrasive PerfectionistIs that nurse difficult and demanding because she's a perfectionist with high standards — or is she a bully?...wasn’t sure what to think.   Wanting to be as competent as humanly possible is usually a good thing, especially in healthcare, where the stakes are high. However, wanting and...
Jane Delano wearing a nursing uniform and cap with the red cross on it on the left. On the right, a group of Red Cross volunteers pose togetherProfiles In NursingJane Delano (1862-1919), Champion of the American Red Cross Nursing ServiceRecruiting and training nurses to serve in war and peace...to aid military and civilian causalities both overseas and in the U.S. Delano’s earlier rural assignments had her helped realize the urgent need for healthcare and health education in all...
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...work in the hospital because I can still have some direct contact with patients while I help to improve our nurses’ educational environment. As a CNE, what are your responsibilities?...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses and SuicideStudy points to elevated riskStress and burnout can cause nurses to leave the profession for good, but a new study suggests that they can also put nurses at elevated risk of suicide.Stress and burnout...
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...

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Sarah Palmer's book cover on the left. On the right, an illustration of her near a vacant bedProfiles In NursingSarah A. Palmer, aka “Aunt Becky” (1830–1908), Civil War Nurse and MemoiristHer vivid wartime memoir is still in print...superintendent Dorothea Dix with recruitment. Dix considered the ideal candidate to be a woman between the ages of 35 and 50, in good health; of high moral standards; not too...
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 communityRita Calderon, RN Medical-Surgical Telemetry Manager MLK Community Hospital, Los Angeles Tell us about the arc of your nursing career prior to MLKCH. I began my journey in healthcare at...
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 goals...point. 7,500 = 10,000 The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, analyzed data from 16,741 women who participated in the Women’s Health Study between 2011 and 2015. An earlier paper...
A male nurse is standing smiling, with a silhouette of flexing arms behind him. He is wearing scrubs and a stethoscope around his neckFeatureBecoming a Charge NursePractical steps for moving into a leadership role...Many were older than I, more confident than I or both. They saw no good reason they should defer to me. Sometimes, I didn’t either! However, when management ordains you...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsUpdates from the FDAVaccinations and hand washing to prevent illnesses...hospital-acquired infections: The FDA recently approved the medication Zerbaxa to treat healthcare-associated bacterial pneumonia. Zerbaxa Approval If you’ve worked in the ICU, you may be all too familiar with the...