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Registered Nurse Carole Covey sitting in a plane with a jumpsuit on and a helmet. She is looking out of the window.My SpecialtyFlight Nursing, Carole Covey, PHI Air Medical GroupDelivering emergency care on the (rotary) wingCarole Covey, RN Flight Nurse PHI Air Medical Group Please tell us about the arc of your career. I watched my mom live through the challenges of nursing school and...
A nurse in a white coat is taking an ultrasound of a patient lying on a hospital bedFeatureWired Hospitals: From Science Fiction to the BedsideHow local hospitals are using technology to reshape the way nurses work...(MLKCH) in Los Angeles, the staff knows just what to do: fetch the robot! The Virtual Consultation No, robots aren’t yet attending medical school (we have at least a few...
Nursing Book ClubSelf-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff, PH.D.How to stop criticizing yourself and deal more constructively with mistakes...Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, Neff explains that self-criticism plays an important role in our culture because it “ensures acceptance within the larger social group.” For example, if...
Registered Nurse Marti Sillman sits on an office chair in purple scrubs smiling at the cameraMy SpecialtyCorrectional Nursing, Marti Sillman, LA County JailHow nursing has evolved and how it is practiced today in L.A. City JailsMarti Sillman, RN Correctional Nurse Medical Services, City of Los Angeles What was your early nursing career like? I attended a four-year, hospital-based diploma nursing program in Bryn Mawr, Pa....
Nursing Book ClubInfectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We Catch Mental Illness by Harriet A. WashingtonJust enough science to make it dangerous...with streptococcal infections.” PANDAS syndrome includes a number of psychiatric disorders such as OCD, Tourette’s and anorexia occurring in children following a Group A streptococcal infection. Susan Swedo, M.D., a...

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A picture of a woman on the ground after overdosing and her ghost looking down at herFeatureOpioid Overdose: Keep Your Patient Alive, But Protect YourselfExposure to even a small amount of fentanyl can be fatal...naloxone outside a healthcare setting, the drug’s manufacturers stress that you should still call 911. The goal is not to replace medical help, but to keep the patient alive long...
Nursing Book ClubThe Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness by Steve DeangeloMaking the case, not always persuasively, for the wellness benefits of marijuanaWith California legalizing the retail sale of recreational marijuana as of Jan. 1, 2018, I decided it was high time for me to learn more about the medical use of...
Katherine Buckner Avery sits in an old car with a gown and hat onProfiles In NursingKatherine Buckner Avery (1896-1982), Nightingale of the BayouThis Tabasco Sauce heiress was a champion for the underserved...clean linen? Avery would call her network of friends and benefactors and the machine would be delivered. In 1943, she joined a small but heroic group of nurses who treated...
Emma Cushman poses with three children. They are all wearing black outfits.Profiles In NursingEmma Cushman (1863-1931), Saving World War I OrphansPistol-packing guardian angel for the young victims of the Armenian Genocide...she received her training at a hospital in New Jersey, Emma Cushman lived most of her life outside the United States, doing medical missionary work for the American Board of...
A picture of a pink building on the left and a photo of Christiane Reimann on the rightProfiles In NursingChristiane Reimann (1888-1979) and the International Council of NursesThis headstrong heiress was a realistic visionary...Reimann established an advisory group to consult with governmental and public health organizations. She then arranged to join forces with other organizations that employed nurses, like the Red Cross. In...