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Men In Nursing 2021Men In Nursing 2021: Staying StrongAnnual Special Feature...crisis, Working Nurse talked to 16 nurses at local hospitals about their career journeys, most inspiring patient encounters, and thoughts on superhero nurses. Alex Aguilar, RN, MSN, PHN, CEN Emergency...
Black & white photograph of 4,000 uniformed nurses marching in the 1954 Chicago Nurses Day Parade.FeatureNurses Day and Nurses WeekSome historical highlights from 75 years of celebrations...National RN Recognition Day; May 8 is National Student Nurses Day; and Nightingale’s birthday, on May 12, remains International Nurses Day. AARON SEVERSON is the associate editor of Working Nurse....
Two nurses are standing by a window. One nurse is comforting the other, who looks like she is exhaustedFeatureWhen the Nurse is an Addict: Part TwoHow to recognize the signs and intervene when your colleague may be under the influence...knowledgeable, hard-working overachiever whose outward demeanor scarcely hints at his or her surreptitious abuse of substances to self-medicate physical and/or emotional pain. Nevertheless, nurses struggling with addiction often demonstrate certain...
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,...
White nursing cap with frills on the base, lays on top of a black counterFeatureWhatever Became of Nursing Caps?Frilly or starched, they were once icons of the profession...the central goal, so nurse training soon evolved into a three-year apprenticeship, with student nurses working long hours on the floors while continuing some additional academic classes. Just as each...