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Engaging in ANA virtual event to support public health
As COVID-19 continues to threaten the health of our nation, nearly 4,000 nurses, students, and other advocates participating in the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Virtual Day of Advocacy used every available strategy to send...
Paying it forward
As a nurse leader in the federal government, LT MeShondra Collins, MSN, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC, manages a 50+ staff nursing team in her civilian role at Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, part of the...
Being prepared and just
ANA calls for reinvesting in public health for all.
Every nurse, every person, should care about public health. Yet our society hasn’t treated it as a priority. Public health frequently is one of the...
A practical guide for managing a specimen point of collection site for COVID-19
During this unprecedented time in history, nurses are taking on new roles and responsibilities. One role that nurses in outpatient settings are taking on is working at specimen point of collection (SPOC) sites. These...
Willie Manzano: From NYC’s COVID-19 response to a brighter future
The first patient with the new coronavirus arrived at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in March, the earliest in a wave of people suffering from the confounding, world-changing virus.
As New York emerged as an epicenter of the...
Remember the 5 W’s – For now, it’s all we have
We have to ask ourselves, is it safe for school buildings to open this fall? We don’t have a clear answer. Nevertheless, schools appear to be fearfully moving forward to welcome students back for...
Nursing our vacations: Will things ever be the same?
It all started with a single uncovered sneeze by a dining room crewmember on my 2016 post-doctoral dream cruise. After witnessing him inoculate the formerly tempting and beautifully-stocked salad bar, I silently walked out...
Two new COVID-19 vaccines show promising results
With the COVID-19 pandemic still prevalent around the world, scientists are working tirelessly to develop a vaccine. Two vaccines have recently made headlines for their promising results.
“One of the vaccines is being produced by...
COVID-19 messaging
Many nurses have now been on the shifting frontlines of the COVID-19 response for five months, following the virus from hotspot to hotspot. I have gained a true respect and appreciation for the tenacity...
Celebrating nurses
January 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States hard, marked the start of the World Health Organization’s International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. A year to celebrate the work of nurses...
I’m just going to say it: It feels like we’re playing Russian roulette with...
Apoorva Mandavilli, a journalist from the New York Times, graciously interviewed me about what reopening of schools looks like in the midst of a pandemic. The conversation happened in the context of this past week...
Keeping prelicensure BSN students abreast of COVID-19 disease management
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the delivery of nursing classes and changed the clinical requirements that boards of nursing set for each state. These changes can have an impact on patient safety and clinical...
Should nurses receive hazard pay?
That was the question I posted online and in only two hours 3,900 nurses from all over the country responded.* A reporter had asked for my opinion, and I was seeking their input. Of...