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Men in Nursing 2023Men in Nursing 2023Answering the call with passion and purposeWorking Nurse talked to 15 nurses at local hospitals about their specialties, their most memorable patient encounters, and how their practice has changed in the last five years, and more....
Operating room nurse wearing blue scrubs, a mask, and cap, discards her surgical gown into the trash bin.Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses Versus Climate ChangeANA releases position statement on what nurses can doCalling climate change “a critical public health issue that requires urgent action,” the ANA recently released a new position statement outlining nurses’ role in addressing the multiple health impacts of...
Catherine Cohen, nurse researcher with RAND corporation, sits at her desk smiling.My SpecialtyNurse ResearcherUsing data and surveys to develop evidence-based nursing care...policy is and isn’t working when it comes to nursing practice. KEITH CARLSON, RN, BSN, NC-BC, has worked as a nurse since 1996 and offers expert professional coaching at www.nursekeith.com....
Florence Nightingale in the barrack hospital at Scutari, Turkey, during the Crimean War.FeatureNightingale in CrimeaHow a fiery newspaper article took Florence Nightingale into the Crimean War and sparked her crusade for hospital reform...able to stand up against a military establishment that resisted change, had little use for nurses, and resented her interference. She also ruled her nurses with an iron hand. When...
Nurse in hospital room opening the curtains while elderly patient in bed smiles.Nursing & Healthcare NewsWhy Nurses are Coming to CaliforniaStaffing ratio mandates and high salaries lead the nation...The BRN’s most recent nursing workforce report estimates that more than 13,000 nurses have moved to California each year since 2020. AARON SEVERSON is the associate editor of Working Nurse....