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June 2018 Vol. 13 No. 6
Nurse experts identify and respond to changing needs of an aging population. By Carol J. Bickford, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN What exactly is gerontological nursing? Because of…
Burnout, stress, and dissatisfaction at work should prompt an evaluation of your career wellness. Several on-the-job strategies can help you re-evaluate your career, cope with change and stress,…
Prepare for a timely, goal-oriented, forward-thinking discussion. Takeaways: Having crucial conversations regarding suggestions for improvement serves as an important method for supporting professional growth of novice nurses. Delivering…
Take an evidence-based approach to creating a culture of civility. Takeaways: Workplace incivility can interfere with the development of nurses as confident leaders. Evidence study suggests that improving…
In 2016, more than 200,000 people in the United States were hospitalized with injuries from smoke, fire, or flame exposure; more than 6,000 died. Burns damage skin and…
Nurse leader embraces financial planning and pays it forward. After needing to raise money for her first nursing school admission fee, Irene Trowell-Harris, EdD, RN, Major General, USAF,…
Michael Jansen*, age 20, arrives in the emergency department and says he’s been drinking hand sanitizer. He’s mildly intoxicated, with a slight hand tremor. Michael has a history…
Click here to access the digital edition When you take care of yourself, you’re better able to take care of your patients and their families. This issue includes…
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance nursing.
How to overcome competing priorities to provide nurse education. An interview with Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-C, CWOCN/APN, clinical associate professor, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, NJ. Cox…
William Brown* is a 78-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and renal insufficiency. He recently suffered a hip fracture when he tripped on a rug in…
How one hospital is taking a stand against the opioid epidemic. Takeaways: Limited resources for the treatment of patients experiencing opioid withdrawal often results in referral to a…
Lives in the balance By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN It’s 3 am and you’re called to an apartment complex for a person down. You arrive and find…
Aromatherapy is an age-old therapy designed to alter mood and physical symptoms. It has gained popularity as a safe and cost-effective complementary and alternative therapy. As the evidence…
Advocacy is key to safer communities and workplaces. By Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Violence knows no boundaries. It spills into our streets, homes, and community…
Understand women’s unique risks and symptoms to ensure early identification and treatment of CVD. Takeaways: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality in women; women of…
It’s not okay, and it is a big deal. By Lillee Gelinas, MSN, RN, CPPS, FAAN “Personal boundary violation is not part of our job description. That statement…
A contemporary look at gerontological nursing
Nurse experts identify and respond to changing needs of an aging population. By Carol J. Bickford, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN What exactly is…
Career Wellness
Burnout, stress, and dissatisfaction at work should prompt an evaluation of your career wellness. Several on-the-job strategies can help you re-evaluate your career, cope…
Constructive feedback: How to have the difficult conversation
Prepare for a timely, goal-oriented, forward-thinking discussion. Takeaways: Having crucial conversations regarding suggestions for improvement serves as an important method for supporting professional growth…
Establishing norms of respect—Strategies for nurses and managers
Take an evidence-based approach to creating a culture of civility. Takeaways: Workplace incivility can interfere with the development of nurses as confident leaders. Evidence…
Initial assessment and management of burn patients
In 2016, more than 200,000 people in the United States were hospitalized with injuries from smoke, fire, or flame exposure; more than 6,000 died.…
Investments for success
Nurse leader embraces financial planning and pays it forward. After needing to raise money for her first nursing school admission fee, Irene Trowell-Harris, EdD,…
Isopropyl alcohol poisoning
Michael Jansen*, age 20, arrives in the emergency department and says he’s been drinking hand sanitizer. He’s mildly intoxicated, with a slight hand tremor.…
June 2018 Vol. 13 No. 6
Click here to access the digital edition When you take care of yourself, you’re better able to take care of your patients and their…
June ANA on the Frontline: 2017 Annual Report
Learn about the top issues facing ANA member nurses, how ANA is working for you, and what ANA is doing to advance nursing.
Preventing pressure injuries in medical-surgical patients
How to overcome competing priorities to provide nurse education. An interview with Jill Cox, PhD, RN, APN-C, CWOCN/APN, clinical associate professor, Rutgers School of…
STAMP out skin tears: Skin tear assessment, management, and prevention
William Brown* is a 78-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and renal insufficiency. He recently suffered a hip fracture when he tripped…
The clinical opiate withdrawal protocol in an acute-care setting
How one hospital is taking a stand against the opioid epidemic. Takeaways: Limited resources for the treatment of patients experiencing opioid withdrawal often results…
The opioid crisis and the matter of consent
Lives in the balance By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN It’s 3 am and you’re called to an apartment complex for a person down.…
Using aromatherapy in the clinical setting: Making sense of scents
Aromatherapy is an age-old therapy designed to alter mood and physical symptoms. It has gained popularity as a safe and cost-effective complementary and alternative…
Violence—It’s not “part of the job”
Advocacy is key to safer communities and workplaces. By Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Violence knows no boundaries. It spills into our…
Women and cardiovascular disease
Understand women’s unique risks and symptoms to ensure early identification and treatment of CVD. Takeaways: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality…
Workplace violence: A nurse tells her story
It’s not okay, and it is a big deal. By Lillee Gelinas, MSN, RN, CPPS, FAAN “Personal boundary violation is not part of our…