Nursing scholarships to help hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico
The outpouring of support for citizens effected by the 2017 hurricanes continues. This time, it comes in the form of scholarships for nurses enrolling…
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Body cameras in health care: The debate
Is it appropriate for healthcare professionals to wear body cameras? Here are some pros and cons, according to those debating this issue: Pros Provide…
Hospitals find creative strategies in wake of severe shortage of IV saline
More than 2 months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, which produces most of the saline used in the United States, hospitals are having…
Nurse Helps Families Who Lost Homes in Santa Rosa Wildfire
In October, thousands of homes in Santa Rosa, California were lost to wild fires. Payton Walton, a nurse who lives in Marin and works…
Nursing Apps—For Work and Home
The season of gift-giving is upon us, and don’t you think you should start with a few gifts for yourself? The folks at MAS…
UTIs: The Fourth Most Common Type of Healthcare-Associated Infection
Virtually all healthcare-associated UTIs are caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract, and 12% to 16% of adult hospital inpatients will have an indwelling…
Utah nurse reaches settlement over arrest
Alex Wubbels, the Utah nurse who was assaulted by a police officer after declining to give him a sample of an unconscious patient’s blood,…
Bariatric Surgical Patients at Risk for Newly Persistent Opioid Use
A much higher rate of prolonged postoperative opioid use is identified in bariatric surgical patients compared with general surgical patients according to the results…
FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device
On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can help facilitate…
Study of diversity and education of the nursing workforce 2006–2016
A study published in Nursing Outlook found increased diversity in gender and race/ethnicity as well as in education from 2006-2016. Read more here.
Nurse evacuating patients loses home to wildfire
Julayne Smithson, who recently moved to Santa Rosa, CA, from Indiana, lost her home to the wildfires raging in the state while working an…
Utah Detective Fired for Handcuffing Nurse
Detective Jeff Payne of the Salt Lake City Police Department, who roughly handcuffed nurse Alex Wubbels when she followed her hospital’s policy and refused…
Nursing scholarships to help hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico
The outpouring of support for citizens effected by the 2017 hurricanes continues. This time, it comes in the form of scholarships for…
Body cameras in health care: The debate
Is it appropriate for healthcare professionals to wear body cameras? Here are some pros and cons, according to those debating this issue:…
Hospitals find creative strategies in wake of severe shortage of IV saline
More than 2 months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, which produces most of the saline used in the United States, hospitals…
Nurse Helps Families Who Lost Homes in Santa Rosa Wildfire
In October, thousands of homes in Santa Rosa, California were lost to wild fires. Payton Walton, a nurse who lives in Marin…
Nursing Apps—For Work and Home
The season of gift-giving is upon us, and don’t you think you should start with a few gifts for yourself? The folks…
UTIs: The Fourth Most Common Type of Healthcare-Associated Infection
Virtually all healthcare-associated UTIs are caused by instrumentation of the urinary tract, and 12% to 16% of adult hospital inpatients will have…
Utah nurse reaches settlement over arrest
Alex Wubbels, the Utah nurse who was assaulted by a police officer after declining to give him a sample of an unconscious…
Bariatric Surgical Patients at Risk for Newly Persistent Opioid Use
A much higher rate of prolonged postoperative opioid use is identified in bariatric surgical patients compared with general surgical patients according to…
FDA clears new robotically-assisted surgical device
On Oct. 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can…
Study of diversity and education of the nursing workforce 2006–2016
A study published in Nursing Outlook found increased diversity in gender and race/ethnicity as well as in education from 2006-2016. Read more here.
Nurse evacuating patients loses home to wildfire
Julayne Smithson, who recently moved to Santa Rosa, CA, from Indiana, lost her home to the wildfires raging in the state while…
Utah Detective Fired for Handcuffing Nurse
Detective Jeff Payne of the Salt Lake City Police Department, who roughly handcuffed nurse Alex Wubbels when she followed her hospital’s policy…