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Illustration of a nurse in scrubs smiling while holding a clipboard and thinking of graduating from schoolHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Bitter BackbitersReduce professional jealousy by creating a culture where accomplishments are celebrated...RN, DNP, CMSRN, is the CEO and founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute. As a speaker, author and consultant, her goal is to eradicate nurse bullying and incivility.   JASMIN...
Illustration of Agnes Jones portrait in the center, with images of different urban and rural scenery around herProfiles In NursingAgnes Jones (1832-1868), English Workhouse Infirmary ReformerIn the age of Dickens, her efforts led to the reform of English public healthcare...they were rarely allowed to leave — with endless, menial manual labor. Children as young as 9 were put to work picking cotton or weaving. The elderly could be forced...
Nursing Book ClubThe Elephant in the Room by Tommy TomlinsonA memoir of obesity and transformation...of crushing people if he stumbled and fell on them. Flying on an airplane also presented problems. He recalls that the first time he flew, he found that the seatbelt...
Illustration of a nurse in scrubs looking sad while two nurses in the background are gossipingHealthy WorkforceA Clear Case of HazingWhile bullying is about exclusion, hazing is a form of group initiation...RN, DNP, CMSRN, is the CEO and founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute. As a speaker, author and consultant, her goal is to eradicate nurse bullying and incivility.   JASMIN...
Two photos of Col Ruby Bradley in her military uniform.Profiles In NursingCol. Ruby Bradley (1907-2002), Army Nurse and Angel of Bataan POWA highly-decorated veteran, she survived four years as a Japanese POW...Harbor, Hawaii. Soon thereafter, Japanese aircraft struck Camp John Hay. “This force dropped 128 bombs, many of which did not explode,” Bradley later wrote. “Had each one been ‘live,’ the...

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Nurse Keith Carlson stands at a podium in front of the Supreme CourtFeatureAt the PodiumHow I learned to calm the butterflies and deliver an engaging speech...the last seven years, I’ve spoken at national and regional conferences, presented workshops and had a thoroughly good time meeting many incredible nurses throughout the United States. In California, I’ve...
Nursing Book ClubInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani ShapiroDNA testing unearths family secrets...answers some of her lingering questions, like why she is the one blond-haired, blue-eyed Jewish girl in a family with almost universally dark hair and dark eyes. For Dani, and...
An illustration of one male nurse in scrubs is whispering to a female nurse and she is laughingHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Shameless GossipMalicious talk undermines relationships and trust. As nurses, we can do better!...Healthy Workforce Institute. As a speaker, author and consultant, her goal is to eradicate nurse bullying and incivility.   JASMIN MORA is a Los Angeles-based illustrator. Reach her at www.jasminmora.com....
Alice Magaw working with doctors to take care of a patient. They are all wearing white gowns and head covers with masks onProfiles In NursingAlice Magaw Kessel (1860-1928), Pioneering Nurse AnesthetistShe performed 14,380 procedures with no fatalities...patient’s head and jaw to avoid obstructing the airway. This “open drop” technique was not new (the Esmarch inhaler had been developed in Germany in the late 1870s), but Magaw...
Illustration of a nurse in scrubs sitting on a swivel chair while another nurse stands looking at her with arms on her hipsHealthy WorkforceThe Case of the Territorial TyrantWhen a nurse lays claim to a particular chair or piece of equipment...sit in Gretchen’s chair!” RENEE THOMPSON, RN, DNP, CMSRN, is the CEO and founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute. As a speaker, author and consultant, her goal is to eradicate...