Can You Imagine?

Nurse multitasking

Multitasking: Gift or Nursing’s Curse?

A study that examined the cognitive mechanisms involved in task switching, particularly how executive control processes manage multiple tasks (think of the time you…
Nurse using stethoscope

The case of the vanishing stethoscope

A 2001 study assessed the cardiac auscultation skills of 314 internal medicine residents from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The results…
Nurse

Nurses as Pilgrims

The travel writer Rick Steves describes three types of travelers: tourists, traveler, and pilgrims. I’d like to propose that those same terms can be…
Professor Lim with his student, Sam Lee, holding a sign that says "thank you teacher" in Korean

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…
Student nurse holding textbooks

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…
Trust in nurses

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…
holidays and health

On Health and the Holidays

I first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought it was…
Nurse

Nurses as Pilgrims

The travel writer Rick Steves describes three types of travelers: tourists, traveler, and pilgrims. I’d like to propose that those same terms…
Professor Lim with his student, Sam Lee, holding a sign that says "thank you teacher" in Korean

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…
Student nurse holding textbooks

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…
Trust in nurses

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…
holidays and health

On Health and the Holidays

I first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought…

Test Your Knowledge

Emotional Intel TYK

In what way does emotional intelligence affect nursing leaders in team and patient care settings?

cheryl meeGet your free access to the exclusive newsletter of American Nurse Journal and gain insights for your nursing practice.

NurseLine Newsletter

  • This field is hidden when viewing the form

*By submitting your e-mail, you are opting in to receiving information from Healthcom Media and Affiliates. The details, including your email address/mobile number, may be used to keep you informed about future products and services.