Read alert: The decline of reading
A student just 2 weeks from graduation once asked me, “Where is the gallbladder?” With candid unconcern, the student admitted that she had never…
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Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competency
I love my job as nurse faculty, but if I were asked about the most challenging aspect of my role, I would point to…
From Retirement to Preferment: Crafting Your Next Chapter
Is it time for your next chapter? If you’re like me, you’re looking for good news that includes fulfillment and flexibility in our later…
States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived
For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island. A retired truck…
Examining Public Perception of Nurses
The public places their trust in nurses because they expect them to act truthfully, transparently, and with integrity. Imagine you’re a patient and your…
From the Midwest to the Middle East
In the light from the hospital courtyard where refugees were cooking and doing laundry, I read the dedication in War Surgery, a book by…
Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
For nearly 200 years, Florence Nightingale’s name has been synonymous with gentle compassion and mercy. In the mid-19th century, Nightingale became perhaps the most…
Bird flu is bad for poultry and dairy cows. It’s not a dire threat for most of us — yet.
Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around the country. Tests have…
Nearly 100 measles cases reported in the first quarter, CDC says
There were 97 reported cases of measles in the first quarter of the year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, representing…
Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
Healthcare providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused by superbugs they’re exposed to while they’re…
Honoring our veterans
Honoring our veterans is an essential part of our society as they have shown dedication and bravery while serving our country. It’s our responsibility…
Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay
Travel nurses take short-term contracts that can require long commutes or temporarily living away from home. Time and again, they have to get used…
Read alert: The decline of reading
A student just 2 weeks from graduation once asked me, “Where is the gallbladder?” With candid unconcern, the student admitted that she…
Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competency
I love my job as nurse faculty, but if I were asked about the most challenging aspect of my role, I would…
From Retirement to Preferment: Crafting Your Next Chapter
Is it time for your next chapter? If you’re like me, you’re looking for good news that includes fulfillment and flexibility in…
States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived
For hours, John Pernorio repeatedly mashed the call button at his bedside in the Heritage Hills nursing home in Rhode Island. A…
Examining Public Perception of Nurses
The public places their trust in nurses because they expect them to act truthfully, transparently, and with integrity. Imagine you’re a patient…
From the Midwest to the Middle East
In the light from the hospital courtyard where refugees were cooking and doing laundry, I read the dedication in War Surgery, a…
Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
For nearly 200 years, Florence Nightingale’s name has been synonymous with gentle compassion and mercy. In the mid-19th century, Nightingale became perhaps…
Bird flu is bad for poultry and dairy cows. It’s not a dire threat for most of us — yet.
Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around the country.…
Nearly 100 measles cases reported in the first quarter, CDC says
There were 97 reported cases of measles in the first quarter of the year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
Healthcare providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused by superbugs they’re exposed to…
Honoring our veterans
Honoring our veterans is an essential part of our society as they have shown dedication and bravery while serving our country. It’s…
Many travel nurses opt for temporary assignments because of the autonomy and opportunities − not just the big boost in pay
Travel nurses take short-term contracts that can require long commutes or temporarily living away from home. Time and again, they have to…
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