March 2024 Vol. 19 No. 3

ANA Enterprise News, March 2024

The American Nurses Association (ANA) congratulates nurses for ranking number one for the 22nd consecutive year in Gallup’s annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll. The American public…

Early Release: Nurses and firearm safety

Firearm deaths and injuries—whether accidental, deliberate, or in the midst of a mental health crisis—continue to rise. The most recent shooting events prompted American Nurse Journal to release…

Elevating ICU care

[Pictured above: September 2023 Think Tank on ICU Innovation] The American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) and longtime supporter Stryker, a leading medical technology company, have joined forces to…

Gun violence: A public health issue

Nurses have a key role to play. Lillee GelinasThe Healthy Nurse feature this month focuses on healthcare’s role in reducing gun violence (see Healthcare’s role in reducing gun…

Healthcare’s role in reducing gun violence

The 1980s and 1990s were full of neon brace­lets, side ponytails, and kids playing in the streets until dark. Parents held babies on their laps in moving cars.…

High school nurse camp

Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, continues to experience the impact of workforce shortages affecting many healthcare organizations. According to the World Health Organization, the United States will…

Human touch

Leadership skills that build trust and compassion Nurses are looking to their leaders for more well-being support, according to findings from the American Nurses Foundation Pulse on the…

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

John Benson*, a 45-year-old man, arrives in the emergency department (ED) with chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and palpitations that have been gradually worsening for the past few…

Innovation in motion

The American Nurses Association (ANA) Innovation Awards, sponsored by Stryker and offered annually, highlight, recognize, and celebrate nurse-led innovation that improves patient safety outcomes. The 2023 recipients provided…

Leadership style matters

What do nurses want in a leader and their practice environment? They want a supportive, safe workplace where they can learn, grow, and speak up without fear of…

Lived experience

Sharing our experiences face-to-face or online through op-eds, blogs, and the like, reflects the very best of advocacy—the process of gaining public support for a cause or policy.

Nurse referrals to pharmacy

As the main point of patient contact, nurses can help quickly identify potential health-related issues. Taking a whole person/population health management approach provides patients with individualized care management…

Sleep and the glymphatic system

Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep physician from Stanford University, shared this insight into how he explains the sleeping brain: “My mother worked in a factory sewing clothes and…

The nurse’s role in advance care planning

Have you ever watched a family struggle over healthcare decisions for a loved one? Nurses witness heartbreaking scenarios when patients can’t make their own choices at the end…

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