Active nursing professional engagement
Find your voice and trust your instincts. Takeaways: Actively engaged nurses experience less burnout and contribute to better patient care.…
July 2022 Vol. 17 No. 7
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…
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…
Atypical myocardial infarction
Clinical judgment leads to swift action. Takeaways: Myocardial infarctions may present differently in women than men. Not all cardiac emergencies…
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…
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…
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…
Ending the crisis
Think Tank proposes short-term actions for improved staffing. To call the nurse staffing shortage a crisis in no way exaggerates…
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…
How can we reassure patients that we’re listening?
Let’s ask them. Takeaways: Nurses want to know how their behaviors impact care and how patients perceive them. According to…
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Early diagnosis and treatment can help ensure good outcomes. Takeaways: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by too little…
Quality improvement
Nursing’s integral role Staci S. Reynolds Quality improvement (QI) seeks to standardize structures and processes in the healthcare setting to…
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…
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…
The nursing shortage
This one is different We all talk about the nursing shortage. In fact, we’ve been experiencing it for decades. However,…
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…
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…
