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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.
American Nurse Journal welcomes Penn Nursing Director of Innovation, Marion Leary
Nurse Hackathons: Creating Solutions To Problems We See Everyday
When you see a problem in the...
A late night message, “Robin, I have one child left. What should we do about school?”
I received this text message in the early morning hours during one of my many...
Tattooed scars of war
The sounds of helicopters and alarms signaling that we were under attack haunt me to...
View the new documentary ‘In Case of Emergency’
Join filmmaker Carolyn Jones for the Virtual Premiere of ‘In Case of Emergency’ on October...
A personal invitation to attend HealtheVoices for HCPs
As a nurse who is active in social media and has an interest in educating...
School nurses adapting and innovating in response to COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson has supported school nursing for many years. From 1988 – 2016, they funded...
Stay up-to-date with the latest from the American Nurse community! Follow our editors’ blogs, The Writing Mind, Off the Charts, and On Pins and Needles, read more about highlights in the broader nursing community, and check out the newest letter to the editor.
Treating pain while mindful of opioid risks
Nurses can help avoid negative effects of opioids while ensuring patient pain is managed.
Takeaways:
Pain management can be complicated by individual patients’ previous pain...
From trauma to post traumatic growth
My 94-year old grandfather told me a story of a mentor from his church. She was a nurse during the 1918 influenza pandemic that...
Flu vaccination and COVID-19
Educate your patients about the importance of protection.
Currently, development of a COVID-19 vaccine is a work in progress with no fixed date for availability....
Nurse innovators welcome here
Have you ever imagined how nursing or healthcare could be improved? Do you have a concept in the works that you need support to...
Discharge unit efficiency
A dedicated discharge unit decreases length of stay and improves ED treat and admit times.
Takeaways:
Implementing a discharge unit in an acute care hospital...
My brain is on overload… How about yours?
The antidote to the overworked brain.
Lately, I find myself regularly and voluntarily distracted and not because I’m multitasking. I’m being “multi-informed” through a bombardment...
Education and Career 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.
The American Nurse Education and Career Guide, provides you with facts, figures, other nurses’ experiences, and tons of other resources to help you in your journey.