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To celebrate the launch of the Year of the Nurse, American Nurse Journal launched its My Nurse Influencer program to feature some of the greatest online nurse influencers! These influencers bring a fresh perspective to our journal and offer our readers more diverse topic matter. We are also thrilled to offer these influencers a platform to share their voices.
Mentoring in the age of new nursing
My first job in nursing was on a medical oncology floor where there was a lot of bullying. I was a new nurse so...
High physician suicide rates: Nursing interventions
How can physicians give patients the care and compassion they don’t receive themselves?
Every year 300-400 physicians commit suicide. In her poignant TEDMED talk...
#6 of 52 nurse profiles: Ann Bradford Stokes
In celebration of 2020 The Year of the Nurse and Midwife, author Maria Smilios is dedicating a weekly column about nurses whose stories must be...
Preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia
Implementing a fundamental nursing skills bundle can reduce risk.
Takeaways:
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a serious complication of an acute care admission, particularly for patients...
ANA In Brief: February 2020 Frontline
Nurses declared most honest, ethical for 18 years straight
The American Nurses Association (ANA) con-gratulates nurses for maintaining the #1 spot in Gallup’s annual Most...
Stay up-to-date with the latest from the American Nurse community! Follow our editors’ blogs, read more about highlights in the broader nursing community, and check out the newest letter to the editor.
What works: Equitable nurse-patient assignments using a workload tool
One unit’s experience developing and implementing a process change.
Takeaways:
Implementation of a workload tool can promote equitable workloads and improve perceived nurse satisfaction.
Continuous...
Leading the way to professional well-being
Report provides a road map for change.
Takeaways:
A recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine estimates that between 35% and...
Improving patient satisfaction the 4DX way
With focus and accountability, quality improvement is possible.
Takeaways
Using traditional strategies, a hospital unit’s Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) responsiveness...
Editorial
What’s in a name? Everything!
Outdated jargon undermines nurse practitioner role.
Nurse practitioners (NPs) expand care delivery to address exploding patient demand, mitigate physician shortages, and enhance the effectiveness of...
2019 Education Guide
Education can be the key to professional success. Whether you’re a new or experienced nurse, returning to school to get your BSN or an advanced degree can make the difference between thriving and stagnating in your career. Tap into the articles presented in this year’s education guide for tips and thoughtful advice on nursing education.
American Nurse Today 2019-20 Education Guide, provides you with facts, figures, other nurses’ experiences, and tons of other resources to help you in your journey.