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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?...Healthcare transformation demands a holistic strategy. Hospitals can no longer afford to buy a disparate collection of technologies from different vendors and just hope that these solutions will work together,...
Picture of registered nurse Marthe Cohn on the left, the cover of the book in the center, and then a few photos of clips of the movie on the rightFeatureA Sixth Sense for Danger: The Marthe Hoffnung Cohn StoryA Jewish nurse spying in Nazi Germany...later set up a field hospital in Indochina, where she had to learn anesthesia from a manual. This is her amazing true story. Hazardous Crossings Seventy years after the fact,...
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...reliability of medical tests that endangered health and lives.” Author John Carreyrou, an investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, published Bad Blood in...
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 woundsNohemy Sam, RN, BSN, CWOCN Wound Care Nurse Manager San Antonio Regional Hospital Please tell us about the trajectory of your nursing career. The first nine years of my healthcare...
Florence Nightingale sits on a couch smiling in multiple layers of clothingProfiles In NursingFlorence Nightingale (1820–1910), Mathematician and Social ReformerThe founder of modern nursing spoke six languages, designed hospitals, and chastised the English government for their colonial rule of India...consequences — and that small changes can have a big impact. The Nightingale Ward Hospital design was another of her passionate concerns. Nightingale saw four major problems with hospitals: crowding,...

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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...
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...textbook. Sound like science fiction? It’s now a reality at hospitals like Torrance Memorial Medical Center, thanks to new vein illumination technology. On The Beam Several companies now offer vein...
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...care is by placing their sensitive personal health information at risk of being hacked. As healthcare providers, we must be extremely cautious in protecting patients’ PHI when we adopt and...
Mildred Dalton wearing a military uniform and hat, sits smiling towards the cameraProfiles In NursingMildred Dalton Manning (1914-2013), WWII POW and the “Last Angel”She joined the Army to see the world...school. During the Great Depression, she trained at the Grady Hospital School for Nurses in Atlanta and became the hospital’s head surgical nurse. In 1939, she gave up her post...
Three nurses in military uniforms stand around a sign that states "Nurses Quarters"FeatureAngels in Hell: The Nurse POWs of Bataan and CorregidorThe surrender of U.S. forces in the Philippines was only the beginning of the ordeal for these brave nurses...match the ruby-red blood.” Jungle Hospitals Bataan’s General Hospital No. 1 was a series of makeshift sheds with thatched roofs. General Hospital No. 2 was cruder still. Its location was...