ANA releases updated Principles for Nurse Staffing
In September, the American Nurses Association (ANA) released an update to its Principles for Nurse Staffing, a guide to help nurses and other decision…
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Medical Cannabis: What Nurses Need to Know
Nurses frequently care for patients who use or are considering using medical cannabis. In 2018, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)…
Antibiotic stewardship
ANTIBIOTIC resistance is a growing global threat that goes beyond methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, and other familiar multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. In fact,…
Preventing postpartum newborn falls
Work as a team to identify maternal and environmental risks. Takeaways: Nurses can identify risk factors for infant falls and proactively intervene and reverse…
Joy stealing: Stopping happiness thieves
Learn how to deal with coworkers who take the joy out of work. (more…)
Reiki: Hand in hand with nursing
Caring for your patients and yourself. Takeaways: Reiki is grounded in the transmission of energy through a practitioners’ hands to restore the body’s homeostasis.…
What works: Managing opioid overdose in the community
To help reduce the rise in opioid prescriptions, misuse, and overdose, healthcare professionals must improve their pain management knowledge, decrease opioid prescriptions as appropriate,…
Exploring nurse case manager practice
As healthcare delivery evolves, the case manager role expands. Takeaways: Case management is seen as a solution to lack of access to healthcare and…
RN to BSN: Why and how
Prepare yourself to successfully pursue a BSN. Takeaways: Research has shown that baccalaureate-prepared nurses are preferred by nursing administrators and patients. The healthcare environment…
Innovative end-to-end total arthroplasty care
JOINT INFECTION after arthroplasty can be devastating, requiring long-term antibiotics, additional surgery, and pain management, and it can lead to disability. Infection also can…
ANA releases updated Principles for Nurse Staffing
In September, the American Nurses Association (ANA) released an update to its Principles for Nurse Staffing, a guide to help nurses and…
Medical Cannabis: What Nurses Need to Know
Nurses frequently care for patients who use or are considering using medical cannabis. In 2018, the National Council of State Boards of…
Antibiotic stewardship
ANTIBIOTIC resistance is a growing global threat that goes beyond methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, and other familiar multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.…
Preventing postpartum newborn falls
Work as a team to identify maternal and environmental risks. Takeaways: Nurses can identify risk factors for infant falls and proactively intervene…
Joy stealing: Stopping happiness thieves
Learn how to deal with coworkers who take the joy out of work. (more…)
Reiki: Hand in hand with nursing
Caring for your patients and yourself. Takeaways: Reiki is grounded in the transmission of energy through a practitioners’ hands to restore the…
What works: Managing opioid overdose in the community
To help reduce the rise in opioid prescriptions, misuse, and overdose, healthcare professionals must improve their pain management knowledge, decrease opioid prescriptions…
Exploring nurse case manager practice
As healthcare delivery evolves, the case manager role expands. Takeaways: Case management is seen as a solution to lack of access to…
RN to BSN: Why and how
Prepare yourself to successfully pursue a BSN. Takeaways: Research has shown that baccalaureate-prepared nurses are preferred by nursing administrators and patients. The…
Innovative end-to-end total arthroplasty care
JOINT INFECTION after arthroplasty can be devastating, requiring long-term antibiotics, additional surgery, and pain management, and it can lead to disability. Infection…