Learning from others: Why safety checklists are imperative in the OR
US Airways Flight 1529 took off from LaGuardia and wound up in the Hudson River 5 minutes later. All crew members and passengers were…
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Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice
Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the Walnut Hill exit on Central Expressway (US…
Why I choose to be grateful
Around Thanksgiving, I bring blank thank-you cards to class and distribute them to my students. I ask them to take 5 minutes to handwrite…
Nurses and policy: Tools and resources for engagement
Civic engagement is a continuum of activities ranging from voting and advocating for policy to community engagement and running for office. Despite calls to…
Seeing Nurse Unseen and why we tell nursing stories
October marks Filipino American History Month. This month, the documentary Nurse Unseen is being screened in major U.S. cities, highlighting Filipino nurses’ ongoing contributions.…
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…
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…
Learning from others: Why safety checklists are imperative in the OR
US Airways Flight 1529 took off from LaGuardia and wound up in the Hudson River 5 minutes later. All crew members and…
Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice
Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the Walnut Hill exit on Central…
Why I choose to be grateful
Around Thanksgiving, I bring blank thank-you cards to class and distribute them to my students. I ask them to take 5 minutes…
Nurses and policy: Tools and resources for engagement
Civic engagement is a continuum of activities ranging from voting and advocating for policy to community engagement and running for office. Despite…
Seeing Nurse Unseen and why we tell nursing stories
October marks Filipino American History Month. This month, the documentary Nurse Unseen is being screened in major U.S. cities, highlighting Filipino nurses’…
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…
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