June 2025 Vol. 20 No. 6

American Nurses Enterprise News – June 2025

Advancing nursing through artificial intelligence The May topic in OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing discusses potential benefits and concerns with the evolving use of artificial…

Everyday Ethics: Balancing beliefs with care

I’m a nurse in a med–surg unit. A patient I recently cared for who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis decided to voluntarily stop eating and drinking (VSED) because she…

From outrage to action

This column could be filled many times over with stories of nurses who’ve experienced workplace violence, but I’d like to highlight these four: Doug Brant—Shot at a patient’s…

Get inspired about legislation

When nurses assert their voices and take an active role in political advocacy, they can make a real impact. Because we have the experience, expertise, and skills to…

Lessons learned from across the pond

In 2021, Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, a National Health Services Foundation Trust in the UK, began their partnership and participation in the…

Oncology nurses and prognosis-related communication

Nurses’ knowledge and communication skills enhance informed decision-making for patients with cancer. Discussions with patients and families about a cancer diagnosis or recurrence typically involves prognosis, including estimates…

Practice-ready new RNs?

For decades, stakeholders in nursing practice have expressed concerns about the readiness of new graduate nurses to meet the demands of bedside care. Rather than dwelling on this…

Premature ventricular complexes

Your patient has heart failure exacerbation, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, chronic renal failure, and depression. She says that she feels lightheaded and anxious. She also…

Progress and promise

The American Nurses Association (ANA) Innovation Awards recognize nurses who are creating change from the inside out, not only for themselves, but also for healthcare systems and communities.…

Reimagining Nursing expands with Phase II grants

The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Reimagining Nursing Initiative is entering an exciting new phase with a second round of funding. Launched in 2022, Reimagining Nursing initially funded 10…

Safe patient handling and mobility

There’s no such thing as “safe lifting” when nurses use their bodies as the lifting system! When I attended nursing school, we learned about “safe body mechanics,” which…

Semaglutide: Shedding pounds, weighing risks

Semaglutide is a member of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RAs) drug class, which promotes increased insulin secretion. GLP-1 activation also slows gastric emptying, which promotes…

SIADH and lung cancer: A case study

A 71-year-old patient arrives on your med-surg unit after resection of his small-cell lung cancer. Upon admission to your unit and at the end of your shift, he’s…

Snapshot of the nursing workforce

Survey reveals signs of recovery after the pandemic but with cautionary indicators The nursing workforce shows signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but cautionary indicators also are…

Support leadership to evolve the nursing profession

The multifaceted crisis in healthcare threatens patient outcomes and system sustainability. The American Nurses Foundation’s Mental Health and Wellness Survey revealed that 80% of nurses report experiencing significant…

Who handles the handling?

Healthcare organizations that have implemented effective safe patient handling and mobility programs report a reduction in healthcare worker injury rates related to manual patient handling. In addition, organizations…

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