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Liability risks for correctional health nurses
Correctional health nurses practice in unique settings with unique challenges. Incarcerated individuals are entitled to quality, unbiased care; however, they live within a highly restricted environment and often have complex physiological and psychosocial conditions.
What Do We Owe Each Other?
NM Vol. 3, No.4, The New Mexico Nurse
I am in Washington, D.C., for a nurse education conference. Before the seminars started, before the sun was even up, I went to the…
Nurses Who Inspire: New Mexico Nurse Nancy Wertz, RN
NM Vol. 3, No.4, The New Mexico Nurse
For as long as Nancy Wertz can remember, nursing was her calling. After spending much of her childhood in hospitals because of pneumonia, she…
NMNAINA Student Success Program
NM Vol. 3, No.4, The New Mexico Nurse
Since 2017, the New Mexico Native American Indian Nurses Association (NMNAINA) Student Success Program has focused on three goals: Increase graduation rates among Native…
Nurse Practitioner Board Complaint Case Study
NM Vol. 3, No.4, The New Mexico Nurse
STATE BOARD OF NURSING matter involving allegations of inappropriate business practices and working outside of a Family Nurse Practitioner’s (FNP) scope of practice. Advanced…
A Personal Account of Veteran Healthcare in Rural New Mexico
NM Vol. 3, No.4, The New Mexico Nurse
Most often, when we hear stories about veterans interacting with the Department of Veterans Affairs, those stories are negative. We hear about services not…
The Promise, the Crisis, and the Shadow
NM Vol. 3, No.3, The New Mexico Nurse
Operationalizing Patient Advocacy: The Resurrection of New Mexico’s Safe Harbor Act In the spring of 2019, New Mexico’s nursing community achieved a legislative victory.…
Honoring Our History, Protecting Our Legacy, Building Our Future
NM Vol. 3, No.3, The New Mexico Nurse
This year, during Nurses Week, members and friends of the New Mexico Nurses Association gathered for a simple but meaningful act of remembrance. As…
The Importance of Doorway Observation
NM Vol. 3, No.3, The New Mexico Nurse
Doorway observation is an assessment method is used for watching and recording events, behaviors, and health conditions as they naturally occur, rather than asking…
Nurses Who Inspire: New Mexico Nurse Rachael Amble, MSN, RN
NM Vol. 3, No.3, The New Mexico Nurse
Rachael Amble, MSN, RN Rachael Amble was drawn to medicine at a young age, but it was her high school volunteer work in a…
Sustainable Nursing Advocacy: Micro-advocacy for Macro-Impact
NM Vol. 3, No.3, The New Mexico Nurse
Part 2 Introduction In Part 1, we discussed how nursing advocacy does not have to begin with large-scale action. It can begin within the…
Nurses Service Organization Launches Professional Liability Insurance for Certified Midwives, Certified Nurse Midwives
FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (February 2026) – Nurses Service Organization (NSO), one of the nation’s largest provider of individual professional liability insurance for…
Creating Resilience in Nursing Across New Mexico Through Compassion Renewal
Why is Compassion Renewal Needed? (Situation): Using the SBAR methodology, we will explore ways to renew your compassion. Nurses need ways to…
Student Nurses Day at the New Mexico Round House
Student Nurse’s Day at the New Mexico Round House happened on November 4, 2025, with prelicensure associate degree nurses and faculty members…
Nurses Who Inspire
Joshua Landry, MSN, RN, NCSN For Joshua Landry, MSN, RN, NCSN, nursing has never been simply a career; it is an identity.…
Sustainable Nursing Advocacy: Politics, Policy, and Nurse Wellness
Part 1 Introduction Nursing care does not operate outside of politics. Politics refers to the processes, structures, and relationships through which individuals…
Preparation for the 2027 Legislative Session
By the NM State Constitution, the 30-day legislative sessions that occur in even-numbered years are convened to address the budget for the…
ICE officers in the healthcare setting: What nurses need to know
As of January 20, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents can now enter hospitals (as well as schools and churches)…
Nurse License Protection Case Study: Failure to accept only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with the nurse’s education, experience, knowledge, and abilities
Summary The insured RN had been working as a private-duty home health nurse for approximately eight months when she was assigned to…
Join Our History of Nursing Project
The telegram from 1922 provides an insight into the constant battle for nursing inclusion. While not yet identified, this telegram could relate…
Evolving into a DNP Nurse Leader: Lessons on Collaboration, Finance, and Shared Purpose
Throughout the journey of becoming DNP-prepared nurse leaders, individuals often shed preconceived notions about how hospitals and healthcare systems operate. At the…
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