2019 Career WatchDecember 14, 2018The work you do should be challenging, rewarding, and bring you joy. Is your current career trajectory fulfilling those requirements? If not, maybe you should take the nursing…
ANA on the Frontline, December 2018December 13, 2018Learn 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: Ethics of…
ANA-PAC congratulates newest nurse in Congress, other candidatesDecember 31, 2018Following the November 6 election results, the American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) congratulated registered nurse Lauren Underwood for her electoral victory as the next member of…
Cardiotoxic effects of cancer therapyDecember 28, 2018Treatment risks and how to manage them Takeaways: Some cancer treatments can have cardiotoxic effects. Cardiotoxic effects include decreased heart function, chest pain, arrhythmias, palpitations, edema, hypertension, vascular…
December 2018 Vol. 13 No. 12December 11, 2018 More people in the United States are surviving strokes (a very good thing), but with survival comes the increased potential for readmission. How can nurses help patients…
Forensic nursing: Overview of a growing professionDecember 28, 2018Combine your nursing skills with forensic science to help victims of violence and trauma Takeaways: Forensic nursing is a specialized nursing field focused on providing nursing care to…
Interprofessional educationDecember 13, 2018Nurse leader aims to improve patient care. SHANNON COLE, DNP, APRN-BC, from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, is an avid proponent of interprofessional education. She sees it as…
My Story: Supporting compassionate connectionsDecember 31, 2018Honoring and recognizing patient preferences is an essential component of healthcare delivery. Leverage technology to learn what’s important to your patient across all venues of care. This article…
Nurse coaching: Facilitating a paradigm of health and wellnessDecember 31, 2018Use coaching skills to enhance your practice and support patients. Coaches work in a variety of fields, including business, health and wellness, fitness, and education. The International Coaching…
Nursing specialties on the cutting edgeDecember 13, 2018Take your career into the future. Have you ever thought about becoming a population health expert? What about a healthcare simulation educator or a research nurse? The rapidly…
Pain management: An ethical approachDecember 13, 2018ANA’s new position statement on pain management offers guidance When a federal law permanently expanded medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescribing authority to NPs and PAs in October 2018 (with…
Passion with purposeDecember 10, 2018Looking back on ANA’s work and presidency. THE PRESIDENCY of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is one of the most exciting, challenging, and rewarding roles in American nursing. It…
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndromeDecember 28, 2018Get your patients back on their feet with thorough assessments that lead to early and accurate diagnoses. POSTURAL orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) affects over 1,000,000 Americans (80% are…
Prone positioning in ARDSDecember 10, 2018Appropriate use of prone positioning can improve patient outcomes. Takeaways: In patients with moderate to severe ARDS, who are mechanically ventilated, early use of the prone position has…
Reader Feedback, December 2018December 10, 2018THIS IS WHERE we share some of the comments, insights, and thoughts we receive from readers. Contact us at myamericannurse.com/send-letter-editor. Nurse suicide I would like to thank Leah…
Reducing readmissions in stroke patientsDecember 10, 2018Stroke readmissions are multifaceted and complex. In addition to recognizing risk factors for recurrent stroke, nurses should focus on impacting potentially preventable readmission complications such as medication adherence…
Résumé makeoverDecember 13, 2018Be sure your résumé makes an effective first impression. Everyone wants to make a good first impression, and sometimes that requires a makeover. We often makeover our wardrobes for…
The consensus model: What current and future NPs need to knowJanuary 17, 2018Acute care vs. chronic care is the key. By Caroline Lloyd Doherty, AGACNP-BC; Patricia Pawlow, ACNP-BC; and Deborah Becker, PhD, ACNP-BC, CHSE, FAAN As a current or future advanced…
Three Good Things: Build resilience and improve well-beingDecember 31, 2018Three Good Things is a simple, yet powerful tool that can help us counteract our natural tendency to focus on the negative and change the way we perceive…
Unconscious bias and the EHRDecember 28, 2018I am a new RN working in an inner-city emergency department. Some of our patients are well known by the staff, who often describe them in conversations and…
Vascular access device stabilization and line securementDecember 13, 2018Proper primary and secondary securement can reduce complications, increase patient comfort, and save money. Takeaways: Millions of peripheral IVs and central venous catheters are inserted every year. Securement…
What does an RN look like?December 28, 2018What nurses can learn from the uniforms and ceremonies of other healthcare professions. “WHAT DOES AN RN LOOK LIKE?”When I was asked that question by a student, I…
What’s best for you? Lifelong healthy choicesDecember 11, 2018 Take a moment to unwrap the gift of self-care. AN EMERGENCY RESPONDER once commented that for some of the people they assist, it’s apparent that a series of…
Why laws can’t guarantee safe staffing levelsDecember 10, 2018Is the complexity of nurse staffing compatible with the blunt force of a law? FEW can doubt that nursing administration knows a great deal more about safe staffing…
My Story: Supporting compassionate connectionsBy: Miriam S. Halimi, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, and Dana Snyder, MBA, MLSCM(ASCP)SHCM
Nurse coaching: Facilitating a paradigm of health and wellnessBy: By Rose Hosler RN, BSN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC, and Anna Rhodes RN, MSN, CCRN-CSC, HNB-BC, HWNC-NC
The consensus model: What current and future NPs need to knowBy: Caroline Lloyd Doherty, AGACNP-BC; Patricia Pawlow, ACNP-BC; and Deborah Becker, PhD, ACNP-BC, CHSE, FAAN
Vascular access device stabilization and line securementBy: Carol Czajka, BSN, RN, CPN, VA-BC; Anne Marie Frey, BSN, RN, VA-BC, CRNI; Gregory Schears, MD
