My preparation ritual includes Sara Bareilles, tears & tissuesIt took about 2 hours for my heart rate to return to normal after my interview with Lisa Ling. When I am preparing to…
State of pandemic: Coping with daily changeThe morning of March 4, 2020, was a bit different from my usual workday routine, although it didn’t start off that way. When my…
Proper use of N95 respiratorsFollow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Amidst COVID-19, virtual reality makes “social distancing” simulation possibleLeadership of the simulation center at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has been investigating how to bring virtual simulation to life for some…
The Relentless School Nurse shares thoughts on COVID-19 with Johnson & JohnsonMy goal when I started The Relentless School Nurse blog was to contribute to amplifying the voice of school nursing. With that in mind,…
Coping with emotional stressEven before the COVID-19 pandemic began, nurses reported high stress levels. (See Nurses and stress.) Now, healthcare organizations and nurses at all levels are…
Half of frontline nurses emotionally overwhelmed by COVID-19As the United States experiences surges in COVID-19 cases across the country, half of nurses on the frontlines providing patient care and responding to…
ANA president testifies on PPE shortageAmerican Nurses Association (ANA) President Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance regarding the strain on the…
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…
My preparation ritual includes Sara Bareilles, tears & tissuesIt took about 2 hours for my heart rate to return to normal after my interview with Lisa Ling. When I am…
State of pandemic: Coping with daily changeThe morning of March 4, 2020, was a bit different from my usual workday routine, although it didn’t start off that way.…
Proper use of N95 respiratorsFollow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Amidst COVID-19, virtual reality makes “social distancing” simulation possibleLeadership of the simulation center at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has been investigating how to bring virtual simulation to life…
The Relentless School Nurse shares thoughts on COVID-19 with Johnson & JohnsonMy goal when I started The Relentless School Nurse blog was to contribute to amplifying the voice of school nursing. With that…
Coping with emotional stressEven before the COVID-19 pandemic began, nurses reported high stress levels. (See Nurses and stress.) Now, healthcare organizations and nurses at all…
Half of frontline nurses emotionally overwhelmed by COVID-19As the United States experiences surges in COVID-19 cases across the country, half of nurses on the frontlines providing patient care and…
ANA president testifies on PPE shortageAmerican Nurses Association (ANA) President Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance regarding the strain…
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…
Proper use of N95 respiratorsBy: Beth Clarke, RN, MSc(A), MBA, CWOCN; Nanci Haze RN, MSN, CPNP; Jacqueline Sly, RN, MSN, NP-C; Allan Thomas, MSN, CRNA; Patricia Reid Ponte, DNSc, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC; and Corrine Y. Jurgens, PhD, RN, ANP, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN
The Relentless School Nurse shares thoughts on COVID-19 with Johnson & JohnsonBy: Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN
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
