To isolate or not to isolate in the ED: That is the question
Redness, itchy, fluid filled, crusty, fever or no fever. So many rashes, so many decisions. Do I isolate the patient? Is the condition emergent…
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Guinness changes its mind when nurses speak up
By Julie Cullen, managing editor, American Nurse Today Sometimes it’s the little things that get under the skin and require a response. Nurses soldier…
More than just machines
Over the past couple of years, I’ve written a lot about the various parts and pieces that make up safe patient handling (SPH) programs.…
What’s a rapid triage assessment?
Five patients arrive simultaneously into the emergency department (ED) waiting room. Who will you see first? Who will go straight to an ED bed?…
ICU delirium by proxy
In the intensive care unit (ICU), patients and families learn coping mechanisms to deal with stressful events and potential changes in their lives; however,…
The down and dirty of triage acuity scales
An unexpected fall from a ladder, a motor vehicle accident, a sudden onset of acute chest pain…these are merely a few of the reasons…
Finding healing through compassion fatigue
When I joined the nursing profession, I never imagined sharing my most vulnerable thoughts and emotions as a nurse and a human just a…
The do’s and don’ts of triage orientation
Three months out of nursing school I was assigned to orient to the triage nurse role in a fast-paced urban emergency department (ED). Patients…
Fentanyl-linked deaths: U.S. opioid epidemic enters third wave
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported a steep increase in the number of young adults (age 25 to 34 years)…
To complain or not to complain…
It always begins innocently, doesn’t it? “I’m just venting,” you think to yourself. But the more it goes on, the more infectious and toxic…
Safe patient handling in high reliability organizations
As we celebrated patient safety week this month, I couldn’t help but ponder whether safe patient handling (SPH) practices created the type of solutions…
Vital importance of immunizations
As a nurse and new mother, there’s one topic that seems to be at the forefront of many conversations. Immunizations. Are you going to…
To isolate or not to isolate in the ED: That is the question
Redness, itchy, fluid filled, crusty, fever or no fever. So many rashes, so many decisions. Do I isolate the patient? Is the…
Guinness changes its mind when nurses speak up
By Julie Cullen, managing editor, American Nurse Today Sometimes it’s the little things that get under the skin and require a response.…
More than just machines
Over the past couple of years, I’ve written a lot about the various parts and pieces that make up safe patient handling…
What’s a rapid triage assessment?
Five patients arrive simultaneously into the emergency department (ED) waiting room. Who will you see first? Who will go straight to an…
ICU delirium by proxy
In the intensive care unit (ICU), patients and families learn coping mechanisms to deal with stressful events and potential changes in their…
The down and dirty of triage acuity scales
An unexpected fall from a ladder, a motor vehicle accident, a sudden onset of acute chest pain…these are merely a few of…
Finding healing through compassion fatigue
When I joined the nursing profession, I never imagined sharing my most vulnerable thoughts and emotions as a nurse and a human…
The do’s and don’ts of triage orientation
Three months out of nursing school I was assigned to orient to the triage nurse role in a fast-paced urban emergency department…
Fentanyl-linked deaths: U.S. opioid epidemic enters third wave
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported a steep increase in the number of young adults (age 25 to…
To complain or not to complain…
It always begins innocently, doesn’t it? “I’m just venting,” you think to yourself. But the more it goes on, the more infectious…
Safe patient handling in high reliability organizations
As we celebrated patient safety week this month, I couldn’t help but ponder whether safe patient handling (SPH) practices created the type…
Vital importance of immunizations
As a nurse and new mother, there’s one topic that seems to be at the forefront of many conversations. Immunizations. Are you…
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