Words about equality, friendship, and peace must be accompanied by action. (more…)
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August 2020 Vol. 15 No. 8
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is partnering with Prudential Financial, Inc., to offer financial wellness solutions for members. (more…)
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance nursing. In this issue: Racial justice…
The American Nurses Association (ANA), Al Roker Entertainment, and HealthCom Media, publisher of American Nurse Journal, have joined forces to produce a network television and multi-channel event to…
Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been re-elected to a second term as the American Nurses Association (ANA) national president. The voting representatives of ANA’s Membership Assembly…
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down three key rulings this summer in cases that the American Nurses Association (ANA) had been monitoring, two that protect the rights of…
Asthma is not curable, but it is controllable, and requires disease knowledge and understanding, which is gained through proper education.
In this issue of American Nurse Journal, we pay special tribute to the nurses working on the frontlines of the pandemic—those who continue to care for patients and…
ANA calls for reinvesting in public health for all. (more…)
Nurses and other healthcare disciplines must be knowledgeable about organ donation. Early identification of a potential organ donor by the nurse and collaboration with the transplant coordinator are…
How clinical faculty and practicing clinicians can collaborate to help students learn professionalism. Takeaways: Professionalism creates the foundation for civil and healthy work environments. According to the American…
As COVID-19 continues to threaten the health of our nation, nearly 4,000 nurses, students, and other advocates participating in the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Virtual Day of Advocacy…
All healthcare providers should possess primary palliative care are skills; secondary palliative care is used for complex symptoms, difficult discussions, and assistance with hospice transition. Palliative and hospice…
We at American Nurse Journal want to acknowledge the nurses and other healthcare workers who have given their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses, physicians, and first responders…
I am a white frontline nurse in a medium-sized, full-service hospital. I am profoundly moved by the injustices I see occurring to ethnically and racially diverse people on…
Insights, instincts, and a few gut feelings. The pandemic has quickly changed our world, our profession, and our vision for the future. While we were celebrating holidays in…
Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications and lifestyle modifications is a major cause of poorly controlled hypertension in older adults. Nurses can improve medication adherence in older adults by fostering…
When mothers living in homelessness participate in evidence-based, trauma-informed, healthy lifestyle classes with a nurse, their depression, distress, and anxiety levels may decline.
One nurse’s story. (more…)
We at American Nurse Journal are privileged to highlight the amazing job nurses are doing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At what is too often high personal…
Managing turnover is about mindfully creating a workplace culture that supports high performers financially, intellectually, and psychologically while at the same time providing a means to efficiently and…
The current and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism dominated discussions at the 2020 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly, which was held virtually for…
When we show vulnerability it does not mean we lack resilience – it means we are human. Typically, leaders in nursing pride themselves for being strong, ever knowing,…
As a nurse leader in the federal government, LT MeShondra Collins, MSN, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC, manages a 50+ staff nursing team in her civilian role at Baltimore Veterans…
Timely administration of time-sensitive medications (within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled dose) can help prevent complications and prolonged hospitalizations. Some nurses feel that the 30-minute rule…
The first patient with the new coronavirus arrived at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in March, the earliest in a wave of people suffering from the confounding, world-changing virus. (more…)
America’s dark secret
Words about equality, friendship, and peace must be accompanied by action. (more…)
ANA and Prudential partner to help nurses with financial planning
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is partnering with Prudential Financial, Inc., to offer financial wellness solutions for members. (more…)
ANA on the Frontline August 2020
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance nursing. In…
ANA partners with organizations to honor American Nurse Heroes
The American Nurses Association (ANA), Al Roker Entertainment, and HealthCom Media, publisher of American Nurse Journal, have joined forces to produce a network television…
ANA re-elects Ernest Grant as national president
Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been re-elected to a second term as the American Nurses Association (ANA) national president. The voting representatives…
ANA responds to Supreme Court rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down three key rulings this summer in cases that the American Nurses Association (ANA) had been monitoring, two that…
Asthma education for pediatric patients
Asthma is not curable, but it is controllable, and requires disease knowledge and understanding, which is gained through proper education.
August 2020 Vol. 15 No. 8
In this issue of American Nurse Journal, we pay special tribute to the nurses working on the frontlines of the pandemic—those who continue to…
Care and collaboration equal successful organ donation
Nurses and other healthcare disciplines must be knowledgeable about organ donation. Early identification of a potential organ donor by the nurse and collaboration with…
Creating a healthy working environment is every nurse’s responsibility
How clinical faculty and practicing clinicians can collaborate to help students learn professionalism. Takeaways: Professionalism creates the foundation for civil and healthy work environments.…
Engaging in ANA virtual event to support public health
As COVID-19 continues to threaten the health of our nation, nearly 4,000 nurses, students, and other advocates participating in the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s)…
Get to the HEART of palliative care for patients with heart failure
All healthcare providers should possess primary palliative care are skills; secondary palliative care is used for complex symptoms, difficult discussions, and assistance with hospice…
Honoring the nurse victims of COVID-19
We at American Nurse Journal want to acknowledge the nurses and other healthcare workers who have given their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses,…
How to address racial injustice in the workplace and community
I am a white frontline nurse in a medium-sized, full-service hospital. I am profoundly moved by the injustices I see occurring to ethnically and…
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing
Insights, instincts, and a few gut feelings. The pandemic has quickly changed our world, our profession, and our vision for the future. While we…
Improving hypertension self-management in older adults
Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications and lifestyle modifications is a major cause of poorly controlled hypertension in older adults. Nurses can improve medication adherence in…
Improving the health of mothers living in poverty
When mothers living in homelessness participate in evidence-based, trauma-informed, healthy lifestyle classes with a nurse, their depression, distress, and anxiety levels may decline.
Nurse Heroes– Nurses lead during the pandemic
We at American Nurse Journal are privileged to highlight the amazing job nurses are doing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At what is…
Nurse turnover: Understand it, reduce it
Managing turnover is about mindfully creating a workplace culture that supports high performers financially, intellectually, and psychologically while at the same time providing a…
Nurses focus on pandemic challenges while looking to the future
The current and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism dominated discussions at the 2020 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly, which…
On being human during crisis
When we show vulnerability it does not mean we lack resilience – it means we are human. Typically, leaders in nursing pride themselves for…
Paying it forward
As a nurse leader in the federal government, LT MeShondra Collins, MSN, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC, manages a 50+ staff nursing team in her civilian…
Strategies for time-sensitive medications
Timely administration of time-sensitive medications (within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled dose) can help prevent complications and prolonged hospitalizations. Some nurses feel…
Willie Manzano: From NYC’s COVID-19 response to a brighter future
The first patient with the new coronavirus arrived at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in March, the earliest in a wave of people suffering from the confounding,…