November 2016 Vol. 11 No. 11 Archives

November 2016 Vol. 11 No. 11

A kinder, gentler workplace, part 3: The generation gap

November 8, 2016

“We shall a new rule of life make: a little kinder than is necessary be.” Yoda-speak for a famous quote from Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie Problems can arise from the…

Addressing patient and caregiver suffering

November 8, 2016

Suffering—it’s a powerful word that evokes a visceral response. Actually, patient means “one who suffers” in Latin. To reduce patient suffering, we need to consider the experience of nurses and other caregivers, because patient…

BONES: A postoperative plan of care and education program for total joint replacement patients

October 27, 2016

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 719,000 total knee replacement and 332,000 total hip replacement procedures were performed on inpatients in 2010. For both…

Call for action: Nurses lead and transform palliative care

November 13, 2016

America’s demographics are changing, as is the healthcare system that supports every person, family, community, and population. Across the nation, calls for healthcare reform focus on the evolution from an…

Capsule that significantly extends drug release may help eradicate malaria

November 17, 2016

Researchers have developed an ultra long-lasting drug delivery system in the form of a capsule to deliver an anti-malaria drug, which could help eradicate the disease; the technique…

Contribute to building nursing research and enhancing safe, quality practice

November 13, 2016

This year, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Enterprise embarked on a 12-month campaign dedicated to providing registered nurses (RNs) with information and resources to attain and maintain a…

E-cigarettes may be harmful for teens

November 17, 2016

Adolescent e-cigarette users have increased rates of chronic bronchitis symptoms, according to a study in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Read more and read the study…

Fall prevention: The little things can make a big difference

November 9, 2016

In 2014, a multidisciplinary task force at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston created a fall-reduction program flexible enough to be customized to each unit’s medical specialty. The team…

From the ethics inbox: Reporting a sentinel event

November 13, 2016

Note from the editor: This new recurring department presents selected emails that ANA has received from nurses, along with responses from the ANA Center for Ethics and Human…

Improving nurses’ attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders

April 12, 2017

Editor’s note: The author uses substance use disorder as a diagnostic term. However, some of the research he cites uses a different term, such as drug addiction or drug misuse. In those cases,…

Nurses lead in fighting opioid crisis

November 13, 2016

Nowhere in the nation are we immune to the ravages of the opioid epidemic. The crisis has struck our cities, suburbs, and rural communities. Across party lines, lawmakers at the…

Principled leadership and the imperative for workplace civility

November 9, 2016

Civility is not situational. What a leader must manifest all day, every day, is civility, because civility is—or at least should be—an expectation and imperative for all of…

Size matters—or does it?

November 8, 2016

In sports, we often hear the saying “Size matters.” Usually, it means the bigger and stronger athlete triumphs. But sometimes, the smaller and seemingly weaker one may have the advantage…

Steroid injection better than gentamicin for treating Meniere’s disease

November 17, 2016

A study published in The Lancet reports that injections of methylprednisolone through the eardrum is as effective as gentamicin injections, but result in greater residual speech discrimination. Read…

The selflessness and dedication of military nurses

November 9, 2016

Thirty years ago, Brigadier General Sarah Wells began the tradition of gathering nurses together to place flowers on the graves of nurses who served in the U.S. military and…

Tools to improve your collaborative skills

November 8, 2016

No matter what your practice environment, you need to collaborate effectively with other nurses and other disciplines to excel in your career. Nurses are expected to participate in joint initiatives that embrace research…

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