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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...also a little too good to be true. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018). Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN,...
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...blind and bedridden, she left a legacy of work not yet rivaled. ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN, is a Working Nurse staff writer with extensive hospital and community-based nursing experience....
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 vulnerable...RN, BSN, CPC, NC-BC, has worked as a nurse since 1996 and has hosted the popular nursing blog Digital Doorway since 2005. He offers expert professional coaching for nurses and...
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...Maduno, RN, BSN, CPN. “When you shine the light onto the hand or whatever extremity you are going to use to start IVs or draw blood, the red light helps...

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Nursing Book ClubThe Winter Station: A Novel by Jody ShieldsA fictional tale set during the Great Manchurian Plague of 1910...by Yale University Press. The Winter Station: A Novel, by Jody Shields (Little, Brown, 2018) Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse with more than 40 years...
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 educationBenyta Babasi Maradkel, RN, BSN, PHN Clinical Navigator Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Valencia Please tell us about the arc of your nursing career. I completed my BSN at Azusa Pacific...
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...her life, she maintained that she’d been lucky. “I came out so much better than many of my friends,” she said. According to author Elizabeth Norman, RN, Ph.D., BSN, Dalton...
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...frequent challenge, as was dysentery. Commanding Officers The nurses’ commanding officers were Capt. Maude Davison, RN, an Army nurse of long standing, and 2nd Lt. Josephine Nesbit, RN, who assumed...
Nursing Book ClubBad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information by Paul A. Offit, M.D.Fighting antivaxxer conspiracy theory with science...Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information by Paul A. Offit, M.D. (Columbia University Press, 2018) Christine Contillo, RN, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse with more than 40...