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Linda Richards young and oldProfiles In NursingLinda Richards (1841–1930), The First Graduate of America’s First Nursing School...system, and establishing nurse training programs across the United States. A Born Nurse Malinda Ann Judson Richards was born in Potsdam, N.Y., on July 27, 1841. She lost both parents...
Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne from a scene in The Good Nurse sitting on the ground talkingNurses OnscreenThe Good NurseA tense thriller about a real-life nurse serial killer...covered at length in books and magazine articles. There’s also a documentary, Catching the Killer Nurse, released on Netflix about two weeks after The Good Nurse. However, the way the...
Healthy Workforce10 Qualities of a Superstar NurseThese characteristics separate the truly great from the “just getting by”When I was a new nurse, I wanted to be just like Marianne. She was my role model for what it meant to be a nurse: caring, compassionate, and clinically...
Doctor explaining the importance of COVID-19 safety measuresNursing & Healthcare NewsTaking Aim at COVID-19 MisinformationCalifornia physicians may face disciplinary action...puts other healthcare professionals on notice. While A.B.2098 only applies to physicians, it’s possible that the Legislature may follow this law with similar bills that apply to nurses, nurse practitioners,...
Headshot of Jennifer Mensik KennedyNursing & Healthcare NewsQ&A with Jennifer Mensik KennedyThe new ANA president on the nursing workforce, telehealth, and health equityOn January 1, Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, RN, Ph.D., MBA, NEA-BC, FAAN, began her two-year tenure as president of the American Nurses Association. Working Nurse asked Kennedy for her thoughts on...