July 2022 Vol. 17 No. 7

active engagement

Active nursing professional engagement

Find your voice and trust your instincts.  Takeaways: Actively engaged nurses experience less burnout and contribute to better patient care. Active engagement requires champions with nursing and administration.…
Nurse Sentencing

ANA Enterprise News, July 2022

ANA reacts to sentencing of nurse RaDonda Vaught In response to the May 13 sentencing of former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught to 3 years’ probation,…
award

ANA names 2022 National Award recipients

The American Nurses Association (ANA) announced the recipients of its 2022 National Awards in May. ANA’s National Awards recognize outstanding nurses and champions for their vital contributions to…
Atypical myocardial infarction

Atypical myocardial infarction

Clinical judgment leads to swift action.   Takeaways: Myocardial infarctions may present differently in women than men. Not all cardiac emergencies present with chest pain. A critical assessment of…
Caring for diverse patient populations in their homes

Caring for diverse patient populations in their homes

Empathy and respect open the door to good outcomes. CNE: 1.5 contact Hours Objectives: Describe practices to provide equitable, quality, effective culture-sensitive and patient-centered (CS/PC) care.  Discuss relationship building,…
COVID-19 and palliative care

COVID-19 and palliative care

Primary care symptom management can enhance quality of life and prevent hospitalization.  Takeaways: Early identification and reporting of symptomatic COVID-19 patients in the primary care setting can improve…
patient

Don’t say “no” to yourself

Anne Manton is inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame.  Anne Manton, PhD, RN, FAEN, FAAN, has made contributions to the nursing profession that continue to reverberate. Her…
Ending the crisis

Ending the crisis

Think Tank proposes short-term actions for improved staffing.  To call the nurse staffing shortage a crisis in no way exaggerates the situation. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses…
Gratitude for nurses

Gratitude for nurses

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public’s recognition of and gratitude for nurses was on constant display—from restaurant meals delivered to hospitals to streets ringing…
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Mary Watson*, a 32-year-old woman, arrives at her provider’s office with complaints of dizziness, fatigue, and a rapid heart rate when changing from a sitting to a standing…
QI

Quality improvement

Nursing’s integral role  Staci S. Reynolds Quality improvement (QI) seeks to standardize structures and processes in the healthcare setting to reduce variation in care and improve patient outcomes.…
Racism in Nursing: Commission Report

Reporting on racism in nursing

National Commission finds nurses of color harmed by practices, policies, individual behaviors across key aspects of the profession In a major series of 6 reports issued in May,…
The fallout from Covid-19 disbelief

The fallout from COVID-19 disbelief

To: Ethics Advisory Board From: A nurse in search of a better response Subject: Patients who refuse treatments because of COVID-19 skepticism I’ve witnessed a concerning number of…
Nursing Shortage

The nursing shortage

This one is different  We all talk about the nursing shortage. In fact, we’ve been experiencing it for decades. However, the current shortage has evolved into something different…
When staff disengage

When staff disengage

Re-engagement is a two-way street.   Takeaways: Research indicates that pandemic experiences have led nurses to disengage at a rate twice that of other healthcare staff. Current staffing challenges…
Workplace Violence

Workplace violence: What can nurses do?

Be aware, report incidents, and get involved. Workplace violence remains all too common in healthcare, as most every nurse can attest. I’ll never forget feeling as though my…

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