Why more nurses should write for publication (but don’t)No matter where nurses practice or how stressful their work lives are, many use words like “delighted” and “exhilarated” to describe how they feel…
From your ANA PresidentAs healthcare professionals, we all know CPR to mean “cardiopulmonary resuscitation,” and we have all been trained in how to perform it. But CPR…
Dementia: The quiet thiefThe nurse’s note read, “not orientated to place and time due to dementia.” Several hours of general anesthesia for a knee replacement and then…
Create a great work cultureFor a successful leader, establishing the right environment isn’t part of the job. It is the job.
Effective transitionsANA, nurse leaders support RN residency programs. Although most new nurses are excited when they finally begin their careers, their enthusiasm can be dampened…
Thank you, LindaI happen to know how Linda Stierle got her start in nursing. When she was a little 7-year-old, a doctor ordered that she receive…
The lies we tell ourselvesWhen was the last time you lied? Come on now, be honest. The unvarnished truth is that few among us are really honest. I’m…
Environment, health and safetyANA has been very concerned with and involved in the issue of ergonomic hazards as a health and safety concern in the workplace. Musculoskeletal…
Hospitals Explore Innovative Nurse Retention StrategiesHospitals know that it’s less expensive to retain the nurses they have than to recruit, train and place new ones. This has led hospitals…
Nursing jobs in tough economic times“The tassel is worth the hassle” reads the inscription on a card I recently purchased for a college graduate. Unfortunately, for the first time…
Why more nurses should write for publication (but don’t)No matter where nurses practice or how stressful their work lives are, many use words like “delighted” and “exhilarated” to describe how…
From your ANA PresidentAs healthcare professionals, we all know CPR to mean “cardiopulmonary resuscitation,” and we have all been trained in how to perform it.…
Dementia: The quiet thiefThe nurse’s note read, “not orientated to place and time due to dementia.” Several hours of general anesthesia for a knee replacement…
Create a great work cultureFor a successful leader, establishing the right environment isn’t part of the job. It is the job.
Effective transitionsANA, nurse leaders support RN residency programs. Although most new nurses are excited when they finally begin their careers, their enthusiasm can…
Thank you, LindaI happen to know how Linda Stierle got her start in nursing. When she was a little 7-year-old, a doctor ordered that…
The lies we tell ourselvesWhen was the last time you lied? Come on now, be honest. The unvarnished truth is that few among us are really…
Environment, health and safetyANA has been very concerned with and involved in the issue of ergonomic hazards as a health and safety concern in the…
Hospitals Explore Innovative Nurse Retention StrategiesHospitals know that it’s less expensive to retain the nurses they have than to recruit, train and place new ones. This has…
Nursing jobs in tough economic times“The tassel is worth the hassle” reads the inscription on a card I recently purchased for a college graduate. Unfortunately, for the…