From the Ethics Box: Right to Try
My patient is terminally ill. There may be a treatment, but it isn’t FDA approved. Do patients have a right to try investigational treatments,…
ANA on the Frontline
Advancing nurses’ roles in care coordination
By Elizabeth Moore Traditionally, care coordination has been a central role for nurses, who are key to ensuring patients’ multidimensional needs are being met…
Is your job a risk to your health?
By Susan M. Priano, PhD, RN Nurses employed in U.S. hospitals are at risk for poor health outcomes due to unhealthy lifestyles and their…
Call for nominations
On December 8, 2017, the ANA Nominations and Elections Committee issued a call for nominations for a slate of candidates to be presented to…
From the Ethics Inbox: When a nurse’s privacy is breached by social media
What protects nursing staff and students when a patient livestreams nursing care on Facebook? Should patients ever be permitted to photograph or record nurses…
Helping nurses recover from disaster
The power of nursing was truly felt this fall, when nurses everywhere worked tirelessly to care for patients in response to multiple natural disasters,…
Advocacy at the bedside and beyond
By Janet Haebler, MSN, RN, and Matthew Fitting, MPS Advocacy means leveraging one’s position to support, protect, or speak out for the rights and…
On unsafe ground
A call for real change and policies to prevent violence against nurses By Susan Trossman, RN Healthcare facilities are a microcosm of society, where…
From the Ethics Inbox: Identifying and advocating for human trafficking victims
I am an RN in a small community hospital. Last month, I admitted a young woman who had suffered a head injury resulting from…
Take the pledge to #EndNurseAbuse
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has launched the #EndNurseAbuse initiative to increase awareness of the serious problem of physical and verbal abuse against nurses.…
From the Ethics Box: Right to Try
My patient is terminally ill. There may be a treatment, but it isn’t FDA approved. Do patients have a right to try…
Advancing nurses’ roles in care coordination
By Elizabeth Moore Traditionally, care coordination has been a central role for nurses, who are key to ensuring patients’ multidimensional needs are…
Is your job a risk to your health?
By Susan M. Priano, PhD, RN Nurses employed in U.S. hospitals are at risk for poor health outcomes due to unhealthy lifestyles…
Call for nominations
On December 8, 2017, the ANA Nominations and Elections Committee issued a call for nominations for a slate of candidates to be…
From the Ethics Inbox: When a nurse’s privacy is breached by social media
What protects nursing staff and students when a patient livestreams nursing care on Facebook? Should patients ever be permitted to photograph or…
Helping nurses recover from disaster
The power of nursing was truly felt this fall, when nurses everywhere worked tirelessly to care for patients in response to multiple…
Advocacy at the bedside and beyond
By Janet Haebler, MSN, RN, and Matthew Fitting, MPS Advocacy means leveraging one’s position to support, protect, or speak out for the…
On unsafe ground
A call for real change and policies to prevent violence against nurses By Susan Trossman, RN Healthcare facilities are a microcosm of…
From the Ethics Inbox: Identifying and advocating for human trafficking victims
I am an RN in a small community hospital. Last month, I admitted a young woman who had suffered a head injury…
Take the pledge to #EndNurseAbuse
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has launched the #EndNurseAbuse initiative to increase awareness of the serious problem of physical and verbal abuse…
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