Fostering soft skills is a must for nurse leaders
It’s uncommon for nurse leaders to have to coach employees on clinical skills, but quite common for nurse leaders to coach and even use…
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Back to school: Tips on advancing your nursing education
As professional opportunities for registered nurses (RN) expand, so do expectations about nursing education. Employers today are seeking nurses who can translate the latest…
Using your GIFTS to protect your nursing license
My new client, Karen, sits across from me, looking scared. She cries as she tells me the state nursing board has received a complaint…
How to succeed as a home care nurse
Sarah, age 4, is on a mechanical ventilator after surviving a near-drowning episode. Her parents, still grieving over her accident, also have a new…
Why quitting is hard
Kate Sheldon is the director of acute care services in a medical center that’s part of a larger system. She recently completed her doctorate…
A 5-step plan for expanding your network with Facebook
Even if you are one of the millions of people who use Facebook to connect to others, you may not realize how friending colleagues…
From our readers: How a ‘45-year-old STEMI’ showed me the human side of nursing
I worked as an emergency medical technician-paramedic for almost 8 years in a rural area before I became a registered nurse. Just before I…
The painful problem of drug diversion and what you can do
Controlled substance (CS) abuse and addiction is debilitating for those who suffer from it and devastating to those with whom they interact. Yet, some…
Viewpoint: Nurse’s refusal to force feed Gitmo prisoners triggers debate
Few Americans know that a U.S. Navy nurse may lose his 18-year career because he decided he could no longer in good conscience continue…
Connecting leadership at the bedside to improvement
Now more than ever, the U.S. healthcare industry realizes that public scrutiny, payer analysis, and heightened government oversight are shining a laser-beam focus on…
Issues up close
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are increasing in number and in value to the healthcare delivery system. As more people have access to health…
Leadership insights
As part of its initiative to recognize nurses in board leadership roles, the American Nurses Foundation interviewed Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP,…
Fostering soft skills is a must for nurse leaders
It’s uncommon for nurse leaders to have to coach employees on clinical skills, but quite common for nurse leaders to coach and…
Back to school: Tips on advancing your nursing education
As professional opportunities for registered nurses (RN) expand, so do expectations about nursing education. Employers today are seeking nurses who can translate…
Using your GIFTS to protect your nursing license
My new client, Karen, sits across from me, looking scared. She cries as she tells me the state nursing board has received…
How to succeed as a home care nurse
Sarah, age 4, is on a mechanical ventilator after surviving a near-drowning episode. Her parents, still grieving over her accident, also have…
Why quitting is hard
Kate Sheldon is the director of acute care services in a medical center that’s part of a larger system. She recently completed…
A 5-step plan for expanding your network with Facebook
Even if you are one of the millions of people who use Facebook to connect to others, you may not realize how…
From our readers: How a ‘45-year-old STEMI’ showed me the human side of nursing
I worked as an emergency medical technician-paramedic for almost 8 years in a rural area before I became a registered nurse. Just…
The painful problem of drug diversion and what you can do
Controlled substance (CS) abuse and addiction is debilitating for those who suffer from it and devastating to those with whom they interact.…
Viewpoint: Nurse’s refusal to force feed Gitmo prisoners triggers debate
Few Americans know that a U.S. Navy nurse may lose his 18-year career because he decided he could no longer in good…
Connecting leadership at the bedside to improvement
Now more than ever, the U.S. healthcare industry realizes that public scrutiny, payer analysis, and heightened government oversight are shining a laser-beam…
Issues up close
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are increasing in number and in value to the healthcare delivery system. As more people have access…
Leadership insights
As part of its initiative to recognize nurses in board leadership roles, the American Nurses Foundation interviewed Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN,…