Can a nurse be too old to work at the bedside?
Read guest blogger Donna Cardillo’s thought-provoking article about when age comes into play during a nurse’s career. A recent New York Times article begged…
Patient Safety
Ethics for nurses in everyday practice: How stupid can you get?
Staffing is an issue at this 150-bed proprietary acute-care hospital. More than 100 of the hospital’s nurses, led by Mary Sims*, RN, signed a…
Common sense about cold sores
You have been looking forward to your nursing class reunion for months. The day finally arrives; but to your horror, a large cold sore…
Combating medication verification workarounds in an electronic world
In the classic report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine reported that at least 44,000 of the…
When medication regulations collide with common sense
The original five rights of medication administration are a time-honored lesson all nurses learn—the right patient, right medication, right dose, right time, and right…
ANA awards five hospitals for outstanding nursing quality
The American Nurses Association (ANA) honored five hospitals Jan. 27 for achieving outstanding nursing quality, based on the nursing performance measures they collect and…
National Priorities Partnership explores nursing’s contributions to healthcare transformation
Seeking to address major healthcare challenges, the National Priorities Partnership recognizes the many contributions nurses are making to advance its goals and transform health…
Nurse-sensitive indicators: Integral to the Magnet journey
To help earn Magnet designation, Children’s National Medical Center established TPN and lipid error elimination as a unit-based nurse-sensitive indicator. Its implementation improved patient-care…
Color awareness: A must for patient assessment
Color “blindness” may help minimize social and economic disparities, but can impede accurate patient assessment. The author explains why nurses should practice color awareness…
Quantum nursing II: Our “field” of influence
In a follow-up to a previous column, Dr. Curtin expands on the quantum concept of energy fields and discusses the use of focused attention…
ECRI releases top 10 health technology hazards for 2011
ECRI Institute has released its Top 10 Lists of Health Technology Hazards for 2011: radiation therapy dose errors, alarm hazards, cross-contamination from flexible endoscopes,…
Medication adherence pays prompts lower healthcare costs
A study in Health Affairs found that the increased pharmacy costs associated by medication adherence was offset by a substantial savings in healthcare costs…
Can a nurse be too old to work at the bedside?
Read guest blogger Donna Cardillo’s thought-provoking article about when age comes into play during a nurse’s career. A recent New York Times…
Ethics for nurses in everyday practice: How stupid can you get?
Staffing is an issue at this 150-bed proprietary acute-care hospital. More than 100 of the hospital’s nurses, led by Mary Sims*, RN,…
Common sense about cold sores
You have been looking forward to your nursing class reunion for months. The day finally arrives; but to your horror, a large…
Combating medication verification workarounds in an electronic world
In the classic report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine reported that at least 44,000…
When medication regulations collide with common sense
The original five rights of medication administration are a time-honored lesson all nurses learn—the right patient, right medication, right dose, right time,…
ANA awards five hospitals for outstanding nursing quality
The American Nurses Association (ANA) honored five hospitals Jan. 27 for achieving outstanding nursing quality, based on the nursing performance measures they…
National Priorities Partnership explores nursing’s contributions to healthcare transformation
Seeking to address major healthcare challenges, the National Priorities Partnership recognizes the many contributions nurses are making to advance its goals and…
Nurse-sensitive indicators: Integral to the Magnet journey
To help earn Magnet designation, Children’s National Medical Center established TPN and lipid error elimination as a unit-based nurse-sensitive indicator. Its implementation…
Color awareness: A must for patient assessment
Color “blindness” may help minimize social and economic disparities, but can impede accurate patient assessment. The author explains why nurses should practice…
Quantum nursing II: Our “field” of influence
In a follow-up to a previous column, Dr. Curtin expands on the quantum concept of energy fields and discusses the use of…
ECRI releases top 10 health technology hazards for 2011
ECRI Institute has released its Top 10 Lists of Health Technology Hazards for 2011: radiation therapy dose errors, alarm hazards, cross-contamination from…
Medication adherence pays prompts lower healthcare costs
A study in Health Affairs found that the increased pharmacy costs associated by medication adherence was offset by a substantial savings in…
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