Nurse Keith’s Corner: Overcoming 21st Century Angst
When the 21st century dawned several decades ago, the next one hundred years — and the new millennium — were seen as a new beginning, a…
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A Pioneering Spirit: What new graduates need from nurse leaders
Many nursing students are graduating and will be transitioning into practice. The good news is that jobs for new graduates are more plentiful today,…
The Relentless School Nurse: The ‘Wild West’ of School Years is Ending
Being a school nurse during COVID has often felt like being in “The Wild West.” This illustration, created by artist Sofie Rasmussen, the daughter…
The Relentless School Nurse: On the latest Future of Nursing report
Late one evening in the spring of 2019 Dr. Susan Hassmiller called to invite me to present to the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 committee…
Out-of-the-Box Nurses Setting the Pace
If you ask the average American on the street what a nurse does, the answer will most likely involve hospital-based patient care. While that…
Just Saying: Florence Nightingale’s Aphorisms
It is Nurses Week, and I can’t help but write about Florence Nightingale. A few years ago, I projected a slide bearing the well-known…
Heavy Reading: Inside Nursing
Diversity, equity, and inclusion can’t be authentically incorporated into curricula when faculty assign textbooks that harm those whose health they seek to protect. For…
In the Trenches: Making decisions and accepting the consequences
My parents fostered my independence and allowed me to make my own decisions. Whether it was a new sport, a radical haircut, or my…
The Dauntless Nurse: A nurse’s perspective on the Derek Chauvin trial
National and world news covered hourly developments in the Derek Chauvin trial as the public prayed for justice. But as a nurse I have…
A Pioneering Spirit: The SCARF Model
Healthcare professionals struggle to get their messages about mask-wearing and social distancing out to a skeptical public and even their own family members. Interestingly,…
The Relentless School Nurse: Feeling simultaneously empowered and disempowered
When I power up the Zoom room for my bi-weekly school nurse support groups, I am never sure who will join me and what…
A Nurse’s Guide to Social Media
Social media can be a tricky business, especially for a profession struggling with how and when to use our voices and one that is…
Nurse Keith’s Corner: Overcoming 21st Century Angst
When the 21st century dawned several decades ago, the next one hundred years — and the new millennium — were seen as a new…
A Pioneering Spirit: What new graduates need from nurse leaders
Many nursing students are graduating and will be transitioning into practice. The good news is that jobs for new graduates are more…
The Relentless School Nurse: The ‘Wild West’ of School Years is Ending
Being a school nurse during COVID has often felt like being in “The Wild West.” This illustration, created by artist Sofie Rasmussen,…
The Relentless School Nurse: On the latest Future of Nursing report
Late one evening in the spring of 2019 Dr. Susan Hassmiller called to invite me to present to the Future of Nursing…
Out-of-the-Box Nurses Setting the Pace
If you ask the average American on the street what a nurse does, the answer will most likely involve hospital-based patient care.…
Just Saying: Florence Nightingale’s Aphorisms
It is Nurses Week, and I can’t help but write about Florence Nightingale. A few years ago, I projected a slide bearing…
Heavy Reading: Inside Nursing
Diversity, equity, and inclusion can’t be authentically incorporated into curricula when faculty assign textbooks that harm those whose health they seek to…
In the Trenches: Making decisions and accepting the consequences
My parents fostered my independence and allowed me to make my own decisions. Whether it was a new sport, a radical haircut,…
The Dauntless Nurse: A nurse’s perspective on the Derek Chauvin trial
National and world news covered hourly developments in the Derek Chauvin trial as the public prayed for justice. But as a nurse…
A Pioneering Spirit: The SCARF Model
Healthcare professionals struggle to get their messages about mask-wearing and social distancing out to a skeptical public and even their own family…
The Relentless School Nurse: Feeling simultaneously empowered and disempowered
When I power up the Zoom room for my bi-weekly school nurse support groups, I am never sure who will join me…
A Nurse’s Guide to Social Media
Social media can be a tricky business, especially for a profession struggling with how and when to use our voices and one…