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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 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...
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...
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...followed her heart and married Channing anyway, an act for which her family disowned her. The marriage was short-lived. Her husband’s poor health led them to move to Queensland, Australia,...
Registered Nurse Sarah Burke stands smiling in a black jacket and in front of a yellow wallMy SpecialtyStroke Nursing, Sarah Burke, Good Samaritan HospitalUsing the latest advances to heal the "heart attack of the brain"Sarah Burke, RN, BSN, SCRN Stroke Program Manager PIH Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles Please tell us the story of your nursing career journey. In nursing school, I fell in...
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....

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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?...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,...
Two nurses in scrubs standing in front of brain X-rays. One nurse is on her phone while the other is trying to talk to her.FeatureBattling Bullies: How to Take on Nursing Cliques and Gangs (and Win)How to survive and fix a toxic workplace...to seek out other people for love, companionship and protection. People with strong personal bonds tend to be healthier, live longer and feel more joy. Many nurses spend more time...
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...
Nursing Book ClubThe Winter Station: A Novel by Jody ShieldsA fictional tale set during the Great Manchurian Plague of 1910...a political cover-up and the ambivalence of officials concerned only with their own citizens. Those factors allow the disease to spread unchecked through the community. Even today, the World Health...
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...