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July 2023 Vol. 18 No. 7

A warming planet and human health

Although most Americans voice concern about climate change (climate breakdown), many remain unaware that they’re experiencing its effects today. In fact, those born in the 1980s or later…

Addressing gun violence in America

To: Ethics Advisory Board From: Worried about the world Subject: The impact of gun violence on public health After the latest mass shooting, my nurse colleague and I…

ANA Enterprise News, July 2023

In celebration of National Nurses Month in May, American Nurses Association (ANA) President Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, made a special community visit with nursing…

Boost your mood with food

Traditionally, dietary research focused large­ly on physical health, producing well-documented findings about how what we eat impacts our cardiovascular system, weight, and activity levels. In more recent years,…

From poster, publication, podium to podcast

Nursing podcasts provide nurses and nursing students with opportunities to learn about trends and issues in the profession, new research, innovation, and more. Many nurses also come to…

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

Caroline Carey*, a 62-year-old woman recently diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, arrives at the emergency department (ED) with fatigue, facial pain, and a rash on the left…

Living one’s purpose through service

Currently celebrating its fifth year, the Jeannine Rivet National Leadership Award enhances community health and healthcare delivery by supporting emerging nurse leaders who integrate their health expertise with…

Moving the dial

Achieving and maintaining appropriate staffing has been a rallying cry for decades within the nursing profession and healthcare. The destructive COVID-19 pandemic only deepened underlying chronic work environment…

Observations on nursing shortages

I graduated from my basic nursing program in 1973 (50 years ago!). Just like now, a significant nursing shortage existed then, too. As a matter of fact, I…

Room at the top

It’s not often that aspiring medical students go to nursing school. But Julian Gallegos, PhD, MBA, RN, FNP-BC, CNL, FAUNA, wanted to acquire patient experience while taking his…

Strategies to combat implicit bias in nursing

Implicit biases (unconscious biases) are pervasive; we all have them, but they can be unlearned. Similar to medication, nurses words have the ability to heal or harm. Listening…

The Joint Commission: How to prepare and what to expect

Many healthcare organizations find preparing for regulatory and accreditation surveys challenging. Between the unannounced aspect of surveys and everyday challenges, such as staffing shortages and varying patient acuity,…

Wait for the new or consider the old?

So much has been written about the nursing shortage and staffing issues that unraveling it boggles the mind. Healthcare delivery complexity makes focusing on individual problems and finding…

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