Advice for millennial nurses
How do you become a great leader in a multigenerational workplace? Takeaways: Millennials who strive to be leaders must embrace…
April 2018 Vol. 13 No. 4
All-Pro Nursing Team Awards
In celebration of Nurses Week, American Nurse Today launched the All-Pro Nursing Team Awards. First Place: Quick action grants a…
April 2018 Vol. 13 No. 4
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Celebrate National Nurses Week 2018
The American Nurses Association (ANA) National Nurses Week theme for 2018 “Nurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence” recognizes that RNs provide the…
Celebrating the 2017 Nurse of the Year
At what age did you first realize you wanted to be a nurse? The American Nurses Foundation’s Honor a Nurse…
Create a healing environment for patients with pseudobulbar affect
Teach patients how to manage PBA for optimal quality of life. Takeaways: Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) can develop after a stroke…
Families and post-intensive care syndrome
Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is defined as new or increased physical, cognitive, or mental health impairment in a patient after hospitalization in a critical care unit. Similarly, post-intensive care syndrome-family (PICS-F) refers to new or increased cognitive or mental health impairment in family members after a loved one is hospitalized in a critical care setting.
From expert RN to novice clinical instructor: Tips for success
Organize, communicate, and document for a successful clinical nursing instructor experience. Takeaways: The transition from expert clinician to novice clinical…
Getting financially fit
When you’re in control of your finances, you reduce stress and worry. Takeaways: Financial stress can affect your physical and…
Inspire, innovate, and influence
Let’s work together to tackle public health issues. With National Nurses Weekcoming soon, we’ll be publicly recognized for our many…
Interacting with individuals on the autism spectrum
Successful care depends on communication with patients, families, and caregivers. Takeaways: Optimizing health encounters for patients on the autism spectrum…
Knowing when and how to leave your job
When you know it’s time to leave, keep it professional. Takeaways: Signs of workplace discontent include stress, negativity, cultural disconnect,…
Medication storage and disposal safety
Preventing the dangers of accidental or intentional prescription drug misuse. By Sharon A. Morgan, MSN, RN, NP-C One of the…
Nurse leader talks about respectful, healthy work environments
Find an opportunity to address workplace civility. Ric Cuming,EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is senior vice president and chief nurse executive…
Our heritage, our future: Why we celebrate nursing
The global community stands together to honor nursing’s important role. Every year, someone asks, “Why single out nurses for a…
Patient acuity tool on a medical-surgical unit
Use a tool for consistent, objective, and quantifiable patient assignments. Takeaways: Patient assignments can lead to dissatisfaction among nursing staff,…
Patients need more sleep
By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN “Sleep, gentle sleep that…knits up the raveled sleave of care.” —Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act II,…
Preventing surgical site infection
Stopping infection requires effective discharge teaching. Takeaways: Executing a successful discharge is the ultimate goal for all involved in the…
Rapid Response: Hypoglycemia and chronic kidney disease
Insulin administration requires close monitoring. Takeaways: When administering insulin, closely monitor food intake and potential side effects including hypoglycemia. Chronic…
Ready, set, get hired
Use the nursing process to find the job that’s right for you. Takeaways: Use the nursing process as a guide…
Splash safety—Protecting your eyes, Part 2
Learn how to reduce the risk and what to do if an injury occurs. Takeaways: Preventing blood and body fluid…
The American Nurses Memorial of Bordeaux
For nurses who die in service By Marsha Fowler, PhD, MDiv, RN, FAAN; Nathalie Laurent, MA, RN; Martha Turner, PhD,…
The meaning of happiness
Strategies for pursuing and obtaining happiness. Takeaways: Recent studies in positive psychology indicate that happiness defined by material gains or…
