My preparation ritual includes Sara Bareilles, tears & tissues
It took about 2 hours for my heart rate to return to normal after my interview with Lisa Ling. When I am preparing to…
Infection Prevention
State of pandemic: Coping with daily change
The 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 respirators
Follow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Amidst COVID-19, virtual reality makes “social distancing” simulation possible
Leadership 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 & Johnson
My 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 stress
Even 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-19
As 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 shortage
American 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 adherence
Hand 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 bare
I 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 hospitals
Nurse-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 & tissues
It 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 change
The 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 respirators
Follow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Amidst COVID-19, virtual reality makes “social distancing” simulation possible
Leadership 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 & Johnson
My goal when I started The Relentless School Nurse blog was to contribute to amplifying the voice of school nursing. With that…
Coping with emotional stress
Even 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-19
As 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 shortage
American 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 adherence
Hand 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 bare
I 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 hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A…