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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...
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...
A patient sits upright in a hospital bed talking to a nurse in scrubs at the bedside. The nurse is using a tabletFeatureWired Hospitals: Methodist Hospital of Southern California and Gamification SystemsAn innovative way to collect patient feedback and award nurses for their efforts...in the company’s logo. A growing number of healthcare facilities, including Methodist Hospital of Southern California, are now using Wambi to improve engagement, motivation and patient satisfaction. The photo above...
Many nurses and doctors surround a simulation where someone is receiving emergency treatment. Many people are in different roles, like one person is giving CPRFeatureWired Hospitals: UCLA Medical Center and High-Fidelity ManikinsLights! Camera! Action! Septic Shock?...verify competency, but rather to help nurses transition smoothly into their roles in an organization with an emphasis on relationship-based care. A veteran UCLA Health nurse is embedded into each...

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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...where the consultant is, but that doesn’t matter,” says Querubin. Innovations like this have made MLKCH one of 27 hospitals across the country selected by Hospitals & Health Networks and...
Nathalie Bucknall is looking at the camera while holding papers in her right handProfiles In NursingNathalie Bucknall (1895–1959), Russian Nurse, Spy, and Hollywood Movie ExecutiveFrom the "Women's Battalion of Death" to WWII espionage to MGM Studios — this nurse led a life of adventure...radio’s “The Jell-O Program,” starring Jack Benny. The Bulwark of Democracy Bucknall eventually left the movies and went to work for the City of Los Angeles Health Department as a...
Registered Nurse Donovan Stewart is smiling in front of a computer while wearing a white coat and scrubs.My SpecialtyEmergency Nursing, Donovan Stewart, Adventist Glendale AdventistSaving lives while boosting patient satisfactionDonovan Stewart, RN, BSN, MSN Emergency Department Director Adventist Health Glendale Tell us about your nursing career journey. I’m originally from Canada and have been a nurse since 2003. I...
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...or low-cost information on opioid safety and treatment for nurses and other healthcare professionals: • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Pathways...
Nursing Book ClubThe Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness by Steve DeangeloMaking the case, not always persuasively, for the wellness benefits of marijuana...was unexpected, but vaguely reassuring, suggesting images of good health. According to the book jacket, author Steve DeAngelo is director of Harborside Health Center in Oakland, which describes itself as...