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Rockhaven Sanitarium for Women in 1923FeatureThe Ladies of Rockhaven SanitariumHow nurse Agnes Richards revolutionized psychiatric care for women at her Glendale asylumA century ago, psychiatric nurse Agnes Richards took a stand against the brutal mistreatment of female mental health patients when she founded Rockhaven, a pioneering psychiatric care center — one...
Linda Burnes Bolton and Catherine RhodesFeatureLinda Burnes Bolton’s True NorthRemembering a titan of California nursingWe at Working Nurse were shaken recently to learn of the passing of longtime Cedars-Sinai CNO Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN, who died January 11 at the age of...
Kimberly Long, ACNL CEO wearing a red jacket standing at a podium in front of purple drapes.Nursing & Healthcare NewsMeet Kimberly Long of the ACNLTalking with the CEO of the Association of California Nurse Leaders...to prepare nurses for leadership through education, mentorship and “networking with nurse pioneers and the movers and shakers in California nursing.” AARON SEVERSON is the associate editor of Working Nurse....
Sheila Chua wearing blue scrubs chatting with another nurse in blue scrubsMy SpecialtyTelemetry Nursing, Sheila Chua, CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLife-saving heart monitoring of cardiac and stroke patients...patients to improve, of course, but there are always cases that are tougher. For newer nurses interested in telemetry, what skills are essential? All of the nurses on our unit...
Cover of the book The Women next to a photo of the authorNursing Book ClubThe Women by Kristin HannahA historical novel about American nurses serving during the Vietnam War...the back once again for being part of the proud community of nurses. The Women by Kristin Hannah (MacMillan, 2024) CHRISTINE CONTILLO, RN, BSN, PHN, is a public health nurse...

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Boy sitting in a hospital bed with a golden retriever therapy dogFeatureCompanions in Care: The Healing Role of Hospital Therapy AnimalsHow furry friends comfort and delight patients — and nurses!...de-stressing opportunities to family members, visitors, nurses, doctors, and all employees.” Buhrmaster says therapy dogs assist patients at CHLA in a variety of ways. For example, she says, “A patient...
Male nurse in blue scrubs talking with a female doctor in white coat, walking down hospital hall.Nursing & Healthcare NewsRN Workforce ForecastNew nurses are filling the shortage, but more support is needed...estimated nursing shortage of 25,168 full-time equivalent (FTE) RNs. (Since most nurses work less than 40 hours a week, the number of additional nurses needed to fill this shortage is...
Cover of book Ghost Map, next to author Steven JohnsonNursing Book ClubThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic — And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World...although now we have the ease of the phone. As a public health nurse, I did COVID contact tracing in 2020, determining who each case had come in contact with...
Illustration of knights hospitaller from the Crusades eraFeatureA Brotherhood of CareThe legacy of men in nursing...nurse anesthetist programs in the U.S. accepted male candidates. After working as a nurse anesthetist at Nassau Hospital on Long Island, Lyon was drafted. Even with his experience and training,...
Men in Nursing 2024Men in Nursing 2024Special Annual Feature...of Critical-Care Nurses. It took months of hard work, but I’m proud to say our ICU received Gold designation — the highest possible! Richard Conrad, RN Clinical Nurse Manager, Telemetry...