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…
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We shall remember
On July 29, 2020, the New York Times reported that at least 150,909 people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. since the pandemic…
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…
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…
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…
How to manage COVID-19-related emotional distress
Today, there are over 15 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 624,000 deaths worldwide. In the U.S., the country with the most cases, there have…
Strokes related to COVID-19 are found to be more severe
COVID-19 patients who suffer from an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are likely to experience more severe, even deadly, strokes than AIS patients who do…
Communication and transformational leadership during a crisis
Leaders are called on to set an example and influence staff. Under normal circumstances this can be challenging. Imagine arriving at work one morning…
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…
I’m just going to say it: It feels like we’re playing Russian roulette with our kids and our staff
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
We shall remember
On July 29, 2020, the New York Times reported that at least 150,909 people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. since…
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…
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…
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…
How to manage COVID-19-related emotional distress
Today, there are over 15 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 624,000 deaths worldwide. In the U.S., the country with the most cases,…
Strokes related to COVID-19 are found to be more severe
COVID-19 patients who suffer from an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are likely to experience more severe, even deadly, strokes than AIS patients…
Communication and transformational leadership during a crisis
Leaders are called on to set an example and influence staff. Under normal circumstances this can be challenging. Imagine arriving at work…
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…
I’m just going to say it: It feels like we’re playing Russian roulette with our kids and our staff
Apoorva Mandavilli, a journalist from the New York Times, graciously interviewed me about what reopening of schools looks like in the midst of…
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…
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…