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Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma

Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make suggestive…

If Florence Nightingale gave a graduation speech

The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise, from the…

Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50,…

$78 Million in Grants Awarded to Increase Nursing Faculty at 25 Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $78 million in grants for 25 institutions to increase nursing faculty and diversity. The grants, made through…

Abstinence-Only VS Comprehensive Sex Education

Dear Editor, The topic of sex education for adolescence hits close to home. My first child was born when I was only 17 years…

Mean Salary for RNs $89,010 Last Year

California Tops List The mean salary for the country’s 3 million RNs was just over $89,000 last year. California paid the highest mean salary…

When Nurses Roar: Embracing Advocacy and Empowerment

There are just over 4 million nurses in the United States, and as Gallup’s most trustworthy profession for two decades running, one would think…

Psychologically informed nurse support

Nurses across the profession have experienced increased stress and distress, which has only intensified during the global pandemic

Food, glorious food… wasted

Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the US Department…

The human cost of war: A nurse’s reflection on the tragedy of forced migration from the Zaatari Camp

Abeer Alharthi, MSN, RN, PhD Student As the doors to the primary health center (PHC) swung open, the triage room overflowed with Syrian refugees,…

Conversations as self-care

One intervention in my nursing practice is to facilitate intentional conversations. When I first started my role as a psych-mental health APRN in 2016,…

When nurses are betrayed

In studying any specific culture, common phrases always arise from stories. For example, even though there is no water, when nurses are totally overwhelmed,…

Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma

Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some…

If Florence Nightingale gave a graduation speech

The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise,…

Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down…

$78 Million in Grants Awarded to Increase Nursing Faculty at 25 Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $78 million in grants for 25 institutions to increase nursing faculty and diversity. The grants,…

Abstinence-Only VS Comprehensive Sex Education

Dear Editor, The topic of sex education for adolescence hits close to home. My first child was born when I was only…

Mean Salary for RNs $89,010 Last Year

California Tops List The mean salary for the country’s 3 million RNs was just over $89,000 last year. California paid the highest…

When Nurses Roar: Embracing Advocacy and Empowerment

There are just over 4 million nurses in the United States, and as Gallup’s most trustworthy profession for two decades running, one…

Psychologically informed nurse support

Nurses across the profession have experienced increased stress and distress, which has only intensified during the global pandemic

Food, glorious food… wasted

Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the…

The human cost of war: A nurse’s reflection on the tragedy of forced migration from the Zaatari Camp

Abeer Alharthi, MSN, RN, PhD Student As the doors to the primary health center (PHC) swung open, the triage room overflowed with…

Conversations as self-care

One intervention in my nursing practice is to facilitate intentional conversations. When I first started my role as a psych-mental health APRN…

When nurses are betrayed

In studying any specific culture, common phrases always arise from stories. For example, even though there is no water, when nurses are…