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Nursing leaders—including managers, directors, and executives—are dedicated to advancing nursing excellence and inspiring and empowering teams. They must analyze nursing knowledge and practice environments,…
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Navigating statistics for successful project implementation
Don’t let lack of statistics knowledge keep you from engaging in projects to improve patient care. Takeaways Use the specific aim and/or hypothsis of…
Caring for infants and families affected by neonatal abstinence syndrome
Opioid use disorder in the United States is a public health emergency not only for adults, but also for newborns. Infants exposed to opioids…
Oncology nursing core competencies
As more patients survive cancer, nursing education must meet the demand for nurses who can care for them. Takeaways: At the same time that…
10 years of inpatient diabetes certification— Lessons learned
Diabetes quality improvement (QI) in an inpatient academic hospital setting can be challenging because of communication gaps among staff, pre-established mealtime delivery schedules, complex…
Level loading nurse assignments based on the work intensity
Takeaways Nursing assignments frequently are based on ratios and geography rather than work intensity associated with a specific patient assignment. Nurse satisfaction and perceptions…
Nurse suicide: Prevention and grief management
In the article “Grief management after a nurse’s death”, we provided guidelines for helping healthcare organizations support staff as they grieve a colleague’s death.…
Should a nurse’s full name be on an ID badge?
At a recent staff meeting, nurses requested to have only their first names printed on their identification badges (IDs). The nurses were concerned about…
Nurses transforming health through research
Congratulations to the 2019 nursing research grant recipients. The American Nurses Foundation is proud to have awarded 22 grants to nurse researchers across the…
Oriana Beaudet appointed vice president of nursing innovation
The ANA Enterprise appointed Oriana Beaudet, DNP, RN, PHN, as vice president of nursing in-novation. She assumed the role on December 2, 2019. (more…)
Celebrating global Year of the Nurse in 2020
The Year of the Nurse is here. The ANA Enterprise will celebrate it by engaging with nurses, thought leaders, and consumers in a variety…
Nurse fatigue: Short on sleep, short on safety
Shift work, organizational barriers, and nurse preferences continue to challenge nurse wellness. Takeaways: Shift work—including long shifts, rotating shifts, double shifts, evening and night…
The HealthyNurse® Leader
Nursing leaders—including managers, directors, and executives—are dedicated to advancing nursing excellence and inspiring and empowering teams. They must analyze nursing knowledge and…
Navigating statistics for successful project implementation
Don’t let lack of statistics knowledge keep you from engaging in projects to improve patient care. Takeaways Use the specific aim and/or…
Caring for infants and families affected by neonatal abstinence syndrome
Opioid use disorder in the United States is a public health emergency not only for adults, but also for newborns. Infants exposed…
Oncology nursing core competencies
As more patients survive cancer, nursing education must meet the demand for nurses who can care for them. Takeaways: At the same…
10 years of inpatient diabetes certification— Lessons learned
Diabetes quality improvement (QI) in an inpatient academic hospital setting can be challenging because of communication gaps among staff, pre-established mealtime delivery…
Level loading nurse assignments based on the work intensity
Takeaways Nursing assignments frequently are based on ratios and geography rather than work intensity associated with a specific patient assignment. Nurse satisfaction…
Nurse suicide: Prevention and grief management
In the article “Grief management after a nurse’s death”, we provided guidelines for helping healthcare organizations support staff as they grieve a…
Should a nurse’s full name be on an ID badge?
At a recent staff meeting, nurses requested to have only their first names printed on their identification badges (IDs). The nurses were…
Nurses transforming health through research
Congratulations to the 2019 nursing research grant recipients. The American Nurses Foundation is proud to have awarded 22 grants to nurse researchers…
Oriana Beaudet appointed vice president of nursing innovation
The ANA Enterprise appointed Oriana Beaudet, DNP, RN, PHN, as vice president of nursing in-novation. She assumed the role on December 2,…
Celebrating global Year of the Nurse in 2020
The Year of the Nurse is here. The ANA Enterprise will celebrate it by engaging with nurses, thought leaders, and consumers in…
Nurse fatigue: Short on sleep, short on safety
Shift work, organizational barriers, and nurse preferences continue to challenge nurse wellness. Takeaways: Shift work—including long shifts, rotating shifts, double shifts, evening…