Below are recent articles from
Nebraska Nurse, the official publication of the Nebraska Nurses Association and Nebraska Nurses Foundation.
Shaping Our Future Together
A Message from the Executive Director Megan Lowery MSN-Ed, RN As summer begins to wind down, many of us find ourselves preparing for a new season. Students return to classrooms, educators welcome new learners, healthcare…
Carrying the Story Forward
NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse
President’s Message Blake Smith, MSN, RN FADLN, FAAN President As we prepare for the 2026 Nebraska Nurses Association Convention, I have found myself…
2026 Celebrate Nursing Honors
The Region 3 (Lincoln Area Nurses) Mutual Interest Group (MIG) held the annual Celebrate Nursing recognition breakfast on April 11, at the Lincoln Children’s…
2026 Positive Image of Nursing Honorees
NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse
The Nebraska Nurses Association (NNA) Region 1 Mutual Interest Group (MIG) hosted the annual Positive Image of Nursing Recognition Breakfast on April 4, 2026,…
2026 Positive Image of Nursing Honorees
NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse
The Region 4 (Omaha Metro Area Nurses) Mutual Interest Group (MIG) held the annual Positive Image of Nursing recognition breakfast on May 2 at…
Against cynicism: Small practices that sustain nursing
NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse
Nursing is sustained by meaning. It’s animated by connection, purpose, and social reciprocity. Cynicism erodes meaning by reframing every effort as futile and every…
We cannot carry this alone: The case for ancillary support in nursing
NE Vol. 59, No.3, Nebraska Nurse
Burnout in high-acuity care is well documented. Emotional suppression, compassion fatigue, and moral distress can fracture even the most resilient clinicians. But ancillary support…
Reducing falls in hospitalized patients
NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse
Patient falls remain a serious problem in healthcare. ECRI lists “ongoing challenges with preventing falls” as one of its top 10 patient safety concerns…
Hospital Workplace Violence and Safety Response
NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse
At Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), an 856-bed, full-service tertiary teaching hospital in New York City, hospital administrators recognized the need to develop a…
Nurses Raising Their Voices: A Recap of the NNA Legislative Advocacy Day
NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse
On February 19th, the city of Lincoln witnessed a powerful mobilization of more than 200 registered nurses and student nurses converged for the annual…
Before I was a nurse, I was a soccer coach.
NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse
Blake Smith, MSN, RN FADLN, FAAN President I SPENT YEARS ON A SIDELINE teaching young athletes that success isn’t defined by one great game…
News from NNA Panhandle MIG
Ben Garcia, Connie Morrill, Kim Perkins, and Wendy Wells attended the NNA Convention in Kearney. NNA members: Wendy Wells, Heidi Gubanyi, and…
Exploring the Opportunities and Mitigating the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education
The recent and rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated both excitement and concern in higher education. Opportunities for AI in…
Nursing education, AI, and best practices
Within healthcare, AI enhances diagnostics, supports personalized treatment plans, and aids the prediction of patient outcomes using algorithms to analyze medical images…
Smarter Every Shift: Developing a Nursing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy That Clicks
Since the emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, healthcare has faced a critical question: How can we harness the potential of…
Meet Your 2026 NNA Board
The Nebraska Nurses Association is proud to welcome our 2026 Board of Directors. These nurse leaders bring a diverse range of experience,…
A Year Of Purpose, Progress, and Possibility
Megan Lowery MSN-Ed, RN As we step into a new year, I find myself energized by the possibilities ahead for our profession…
From the NNA President, February 2026
Blake Smith As we welcome 2026, I am struck by a simple truth: Nebraska nurses show up. You show up for patients.…
Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Obstacles
The increasing prevalence of social media in healthcare has significantly changed how individuals acquire and understand health-related information. Unfortunately it also becomes…
NE Nurses Day at the Legislature
The Nebraska Nurses Association will be hosting their 2026 NE Nurses Day at the Legislature as a live, in-person event on February…
2025 Nebraska Nurses Association Annual Convention: Storytelling, Leadership, and Advocacy in Action
The Nebraska Nurses Association hosted its 2025 Annual Convention on October 2–3 at the beautiful Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Nebraska, where…
Articles From American Nurse that you may be interested in
Alcohol use disorder in hospitalized patients
A team of nurses—including a bedside nurse, a director, and a doctorally prepared nurse—launched a retrospective chart review to inform practice and to better understand changes in alcohol use disorder (AUD) prevalence and screening accuracy before and after the pandemic.…
Mpox: Nurse-led public health response
The specialized skills of public health nurses—such as culturally sensitive interviewing, health education tailored to varying literacy levels, patient communication, resource navigation, and planning and implementation of public health interventions—aided in optimizing limited vaccine supplies and ensuring successful intradermal administration.…
Nurse educator burnout
Burnout, a condition discussed frequently in relation to clinical beside nurses, also impacts nursing faculty. As defined by the American Nurses Association, burnout results from unmanaged, chronic workplace stress. In a survey of 3,556 nursing faculty by Zangaro, approximately 85%…
The power of nursing beyond the clinic: Partnering with the fire service to strengthen community health
Nurses combine clinical knowledge with prevention, education, care coordination, relationship-building, systems thinking, and advocacy. We also understand that identifying risk is not enough. People need a trusted pathway to understand results, obtain appropriate care, overcome barriers, and remain engaged. The…
Alcohol use disorder in hospitalized patients
A team of nurses—including a bedside nurse, a director, and a doctorally prepared nurse—launched a retrospective chart review to inform practice and…
Mpox: Nurse-led public health response
The specialized skills of public health nurses—such as culturally sensitive interviewing, health education tailored to varying literacy levels, patient communication, resource navigation,…
Nurse educator burnout
Burnout, a condition discussed frequently in relation to clinical beside nurses, also impacts nursing faculty. As defined by the American Nurses Association,…
The power of nursing beyond the clinic: Partnering with the fire service to strengthen community health
Nurses combine clinical knowledge with prevention, education, care coordination, relationship-building, systems thinking, and advocacy. We also understand that identifying risk is not…
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