How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherenceHand hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals. However, hand hygiene adherence among nurses and other…
COVID has come to school & our cupboards are bareI recently spoke to Joel Rose of NPR about the on-going struggle for school nurses to get the necessary PPE. The article and the audio clip are available…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitalsNurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A lack of…
Ethics in a pandemicDisasters, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, disrupt standard care and present ethical challenges. Planning helps us prepare for disasters, but it can’t eliminate…
Let’s rehearse lunchtime at school during COVID-19Partnering with parents will never be more consequential than this coming school year. The incredible team at FAACT: Food Allergy Anaphylaxis & Connection Team has created…
UV-C: A tool for disinfecting mobile devicesStaff satisfied with cleaning workflow. Takeaways: Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are being used with increasing frequency in healthcare, but protocols for cleaning…
When nurses see unsafe practices, we speak out and sometimes we resignI give credit to GA school nurse Amy Westmoreland, who was so concerned over the lack of public health mitigation strategies in her school,…
High-flow nasal cannulas: Risks and benefits in response to COVID-19Novel and unconventional strategies continue to emerge in response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). One recent innovative response is high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) use…
What do we learn when the unknown suddenly appears?When COVID-19 found its way into New York City, the healthcare system’s Achilles heel was exposed. Public health officials scrambled for resources as the…
Hot off the press!Have you ever jumped in the deep end of the pool? That’s how I felt when I was invited to co-edit the latest edition…
How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherenceHand hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals. However, hand hygiene adherence among nurses…
COVID has come to school & our cupboards are bareI recently spoke to Joel Rose of NPR about the on-going struggle for school nurses to get the necessary PPE. The article and the audio clip…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitalsNurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A…
Ethics in a pandemicDisasters, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, disrupt standard care and present ethical challenges. Planning helps us prepare for disasters, but it…
Let’s rehearse lunchtime at school during COVID-19Partnering with parents will never be more consequential than this coming school year. The incredible team at FAACT: Food Allergy Anaphylaxis & Connection…
UV-C: A tool for disinfecting mobile devicesStaff satisfied with cleaning workflow. Takeaways: Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are being used with increasing frequency in healthcare, but protocols…
When nurses see unsafe practices, we speak out and sometimes we resignI give credit to GA school nurse Amy Westmoreland, who was so concerned over the lack of public health mitigation strategies in…
High-flow nasal cannulas: Risks and benefits in response to COVID-19Novel and unconventional strategies continue to emerge in response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). One recent innovative response is high-flow nasal cannula…
What do we learn when the unknown suddenly appears?When COVID-19 found its way into New York City, the healthcare system’s Achilles heel was exposed. Public health officials scrambled for resources…
Hot off the press!Have you ever jumped in the deep end of the pool? That’s how I felt when I was invited to co-edit the…
How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherenceBy: Anna Southerland, BSN, RN, and Staci Reynolds, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitalsBy: Lorie Lund, MSN, RN; Suhaila Binyameen, MSN, RN; Elyse Inferrera, MSN, RN; Karen Breda, PhD, RN; and Susan Eichar, EdD, APRN
Ethics in a pandemicBy: Laura Webster, DBE, RN, HEC-C, CEN, and Lucia D. Wocial, PhD, RN, FAAN, HEC-C
High-flow nasal cannulas: Risks and benefits in response to COVID-19By: Janet M. Reed, MSN, RN, CMSRN; Tracy Dodson, MSN, RN; and Richard E. Ferdig, PhD
What do we learn when the unknown suddenly appears?By: Kari Singletary, RN, and Linda Paradiso, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
