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The pandemic: Is there an end in sight?
Vaccination is key for a return to normal.
We don’t know when the COVID-19 pandemic will end, but it’s unlikely to occur in the immediate...
Reimagining flu vaccine clinics
A primary care network innovates during a global pandemic.
Takeaways:
Within a large regional network of primary care offices, an interdisciplinary team of nurses and...
Updated nursing scope and standards
Foundational document reflects changes in healthcare.
As the professional nursing association that represents all RNs in the United States, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has...
End workplace violence
Charting a path to zero tolerance
April 16, 2021, marked a key milestone in the journey to end workplace violence in healthcare, when the Workplace...
Reimagining flu vaccine clinics
A primary care network innovates during a global pandemic.
Takeaways:
Within a large regional network of primary care offices, an interdisciplinary team of nurses and...
Pandemics and ‘One Health’
The intertwining of nature, wildlife, and humans increases the risk of disease spread.
With the world’s attention gripped by vaccinating the population against COVID-19, infectious...
The pandemic and early career nurses
Find support, shape the profession via input, action.
During the peaks and valleys of the now 15-month COVID-19 pandemic, nurses remain the bedrock of competent...
C.A.R.E. to prevent medical device related pressure injuries
A facility’s innovative program effectively reduced patient injury.
Takeaways:
Learn how a nurse-led interprofessional innovation was designed at an organization that’s received Magnet® designation.
Gain...
Patient and family tele-education
Remote education is an effective teaching tool.
Takeaways:
Tele-education can serve as an alternative to in-person subcutaneous injection training for patients and families.
Patients and...
Spirituality and nursing care
The bond between caregivers and the dying
Spiritual care in nursing is an important part of overall healthcare, but in the second half of the...
Catching up to stay ahead
Getting back on track with routinely recommended vaccinations
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in dramatic declines in adolescent vaccinations, which began in March 2020 and...
You make a difference
Honoring nurses and our profession in May
This Nurses Month, we honor RNs for their skillful, creative, and compassionate care during the most significant public...
Take time to appreciate the importance of what you do
Lessons learned from 1918 d
In 1918, the “Spanish flu” killed most people who were infected. Thanks to the efforts of thousands of researchers across...
