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Registered Nurse Lyrose Ortiz stands smiling in blue scrubs, arms resting on a counter.My SpecialtyIntensive Care Unit, Lyrose Ortiz, MLK Community HospitalHelping critical care nurses reach their full potential...relieve our hardworking nurses — especially those nurses caring for highly critical patients — for breaks and meals. We also have 24/7 intensivists who are not only excellent at what...
Three photos of nurses in wartime. One is looking out of a vehicle, with a uniform and helmet on, the next is three nurses smiling in military uniforms, the third is a nurse smiling at a desk.FeatureIn Country: U.S. Nurses During the Vietnam WarYoung recruits were promised romance and adventure. The reality was far different. ...were men. The Army Nurse Corps had accepted men since 1955, while the Navy Nurse Corps commissioned its first male nurses in 1965. A few male nurses who served in...
Multiple nurses stand around a patient in a bed. They are wearing white dresses and nursing capsProfiles In NursingMarian Alford (1905-1989), Nurse OrganizerTaking action to improve conditions for nursesHard work, low pay. In 1966, nurses earned an average of $5,200 year (about $38,000 today). Low wages and poor working conditions led to a controversial strike of nurses in...
A collage of black and white snapshots of nurses during WWIIFeatureThe Nurses of World War IIOn hospital ships, cargo planes, and in jungle tents behind combat lines, tens of thousands of brave nurses risked their lives in U.S. military service....a later interview, the arriving nurses “departed the ship wearing chiffon dresses, looking more like debutantes than military nurses.” In 1943, the Army Nurse Corps belatedly initiated a four-week formal...
Old photo of Alice Magaw on the left, and a bottle of anesthesia medication on the rightFeature130 Years of Anesthesia NursingThe origins and rocky history of nursing’s most controversial specialty...profession. Thanks to their efforts, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) became the first recognized group of advanced practice nurses, and later the first to qualify for independent Medicare reimbursement. The...

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Illustration of a nurse in scrubs surrounded by other nurses in scrubs. The nurse in the front is sitting with her head in her hand, looking exhausted.FeatureWhen the Nurse is an Addict: Part OneAdvice from a real-life Nurse Jackie on burnout, addiction and finding your way back...A common theme among nurse addicts is self-medication, and I was no different. Before I ever took daily drinks or habitually popped pills, I had become a burned-out nurse, exhausted...
Nursing Book ClubFirst Year Nurse: Wisdom, Warnings and What I Wish I had Known My First 100 Days on the Job by Barbara Arnoldussen, RN, MBAHelpful Advice for the New Nurse...first published in 2004 (as Training Wheels for Nurses), First Year Nurse outlines what every new nurse needs to know, amplified by advice and quotes from nurses in almost every...
FeatureThe Zhytomyr Hospital ChallengeA hospital in Ukraine is in crisis. Thank you for supporting a good cause....for a profile in Working Nurse. But by the time the check came, a different — and much more imperative — initiative had emerged. PART I: THE NURSE Cold War...
Nurse manager wearing blue suit facing off against staff nurse in glasses and turqoise scrubsFeature“10 Things We Wish You Knew!”What staff nurses and managers should understand about each otherI launched the Healthy Workforce Institute to help organizations navigate bullying and incivility concerns. In my role, I regularly talk to a lot of nurses and nurse leaders. Those conversations...
A nurse is taking the blood pressure of an older patient while they both sit at a tableFeatureFaith Community NursingCaring for the congregation...answer health-related questions or providing referrals to local health resources. Sometimes, the nurse’s work is more hands-on. Deborah Ringen, RN-BC, MSN, FC, a faith community nurse for Visiting Nurses of...