October 2022 Vol. 17 No. 10

An ethical approach

Guidance for navigating complex healthcare dilemmas. From the joyous celebrations at the sound of a newborn’s first cries to the solemn moment when a patient takes their last…

ANA Enterprise News, October 2022

New educational opportunities on infection prevention Project Firstline, a partnership between the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides free online…

Asking difficult questions

Inclusive nursing assessment in a new era of healthcare Takeaways: Collecting information about race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity is a critical step for building an inclusive…

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly

Follow the evidence for best practice. Takeaways: Positive urine cultures among older patients living in long-term care facilities frequently lead to antibiotic prescriptions because of an association between…

COVID-19 and PTSD in frontline nurses

Learn to identify and manage this condition in yourself and your colleagues. Takeaways: Frontline nurses are at high risk for developing PTSD as a result of direct or…

Embrace the power of virtual

Use technology to support bedside nurses, increase care access, and expand education. The big experiment of providing services via virtual platforms, necessitated by the pandemic, resulted in positive…

Health knowledge is power

Carli Zegers is creating systems change from the inside out. Carli Zegers, PhD, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, has a passion for health literacy, the subject of her extensive research…

Is there a nurse in the House? Or the Senate?

Nurses can help heal the political divide. Imagine you’re on a break with work colleagues and the conversation turns to a policy topic you care about. Maybe it’s…

Moisture-associated skin damage: The basics

Identification, prevention, and management CNE: 1.5 contact Hours Learning Objectives Describe causes and risk factors for moisture-associated skin damage (MASD). Describe the pathophysiology related to the four most common…

Overcoming misinformation and disinformation

Spreading falsehoods is a threat to nursing practice and patient safety. Lillee Gelinas How do you learn information, both true and false? How do you know the difference?…

Vaccine hesitancy

Breaking through public health barriers Nurses play an essential role in promoting recommended immunizations across patients’ life­spans. That effort includes providing education about vaccine benefits, understanding why individuals…

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