Bonding over body image
For many college students, the ever-present pressure to be thin has trumped the goal of being healthy. Females face body-image issues throughout their lifespan.…
Mental Health
From our readers: Do we really know who our patients are?
Both nurse leaders and educators need to teach and model not only day-to-day nursing skills but the importance of connecting with their patients. In…
Squashing the communication triangle
In the infamous and deadly Bermuda Triangle, things seem to disappear, never to be seen again. In the communication triangle, the opposite is true:…
Helping Sandwich Generation nurses find a work-life balance
If you have at least one parent age 65 or older and are raising children or financially supporting a child age 18 or older,…
Special report – War on Pain: Pain management across the military continuum
In the military healthcare system, the need for aggressive management of acute pain associated with combat injuries and trauma is obvious. An equally important and…
Writing for good health
If you asked nurses how they reduce job stress, you probably wouldn’t expect them to reply, “By writing.” In fact, a recent research study…
Beyond thank you: The powerful reach of meaningful recognition
“I recognize that voice, that voice belongs to someone who is such a dream to me. [My nurse] was a shining light and made…
Shaving as a metaphor for nursing
Over the course of history, people have used metaphors to explain, contrive, reflect, and refute human phenomena. Health care (and all its challenges) has…
Study: More focus on maternal mental health needed
Maternal depression is more common at 4 years following childbirth than at any other time in the first 12 months after childbirth, according to…
Florence Nightingale: Moments of interface between past and present
During a recent clinical orientation with a group of about 170 nursing students, I projected a slide bearing a well-known photo of Florence Nightingale,…
Readers Theatre helps student nurses care for the mentally ill
This affective teaching strategy improves students’ understanding of mental illness on a deeper personal level.
Bonding over body image
For many college students, the ever-present pressure to be thin has trumped the goal of being healthy. Females face body-image issues throughout…
From our readers: Do we really know who our patients are?
Both nurse leaders and educators need to teach and model not only day-to-day nursing skills but the importance of connecting with their…
Squashing the communication triangle
In the infamous and deadly Bermuda Triangle, things seem to disappear, never to be seen again. In the communication triangle, the opposite…
Helping Sandwich Generation nurses find a work-life balance
If you have at least one parent age 65 or older and are raising children or financially supporting a child age 18…
Special report – War on Pain: Pain management across the military continuum
In the military healthcare system, the need for aggressive management of acute pain associated with combat injuries and trauma is obvious. An equally…
Writing for good health
If you asked nurses how they reduce job stress, you probably wouldn’t expect them to reply, “By writing.” In fact, a recent…
Beyond thank you: The powerful reach of meaningful recognition
“I recognize that voice, that voice belongs to someone who is such a dream to me. [My nurse] was a shining light…
Shaving as a metaphor for nursing
Over the course of history, people have used metaphors to explain, contrive, reflect, and refute human phenomena. Health care (and all its…
Study: More focus on maternal mental health needed
Maternal depression is more common at 4 years following childbirth than at any other time in the first 12 months after childbirth,…
Florence Nightingale: Moments of interface between past and present
During a recent clinical orientation with a group of about 170 nursing students, I projected a slide bearing a well-known photo of…
Readers Theatre helps student nurses care for the mentally ill
This affective teaching strategy improves students’ understanding of mental illness on a deeper personal level.
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