Gun safety
As a nurse, it’s hard to hear news reports about children younger than 5 years old in hospital emergency departments (EDs) with gunshot wounds.…
Perspectives
To COVID-19 War Nurses
From this Iraq war nurse to all of you COVID-19 war nurses: I see you. I see your utter exhaustion from long days and…
Nurses need to take the lead on medication titration
For decades, critical care nurses have practiced and shared their knowledge related to titration of continuous I.V. medications. These lifesaving medications primarily affect cardiac…
From dream to device: a nurse inventor’s story
As a teenager, Man-Yee (“Karen”) Tsang, BS, RN, CPN, wrote a paper for school that described her desire to be an inventor one day.…
The opioid epidemic—a crisis within a crisis
Opioid overdose deaths are skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Author Jennie Burke movingly wrote of her brother’s death from a heroin overdose in May…
An epidemic amidst a pandemic: A call for self-care for nurses
The World Health Organization recognized 2020 (extended to 2021) as the Year of the Nurse, and nurses have certainly showed up! Amid the global…
Promoting staff interaction to encourage inclusion
Years ago, when I was working at a community hospital, we decided to host a job fair because we were struggling with high vacancy…
The Conversation Project
Have you ever needed to have a difficult conversation with someone about something very important but avoided it because of the delicate nature of…
Food for thought: Heal well
As nurses, we often say to our patients, “Good luck at home” or “Take care and good luck.” Luck—it’s a funny word. If our…
Out of the comfort zone: A baby delivery in a retirement community ED
Baby deliveries in the emergency department (ED) always create quite a stir. But what if the ED stands in the middle of Florida’s largest…
What do nurses want?
Twenty-two percent: That’s how many frontline RNs in the United States said, in a response to a recent McKinsey survey, that they may leave…
Florence Nightingale: An acronym of tribute
Florence Nightingale is usually the first name that comes to mind when nursing is discussed anywhere in the world. This great and inspirational woman…
Gun safety
As a nurse, it’s hard to hear news reports about children younger than 5 years old in hospital emergency departments (EDs) with…
To COVID-19 War Nurses
From this Iraq war nurse to all of you COVID-19 war nurses: I see you. I see your utter exhaustion from long…
Nurses need to take the lead on medication titration
For decades, critical care nurses have practiced and shared their knowledge related to titration of continuous I.V. medications. These lifesaving medications primarily…
From dream to device: a nurse inventor’s story
As a teenager, Man-Yee (“Karen”) Tsang, BS, RN, CPN, wrote a paper for school that described her desire to be an inventor…
The opioid epidemic—a crisis within a crisis
Opioid overdose deaths are skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Author Jennie Burke movingly wrote of her brother’s death from a heroin overdose…
An epidemic amidst a pandemic: A call for self-care for nurses
The World Health Organization recognized 2020 (extended to 2021) as the Year of the Nurse, and nurses have certainly showed up! Amid…
Promoting staff interaction to encourage inclusion
Years ago, when I was working at a community hospital, we decided to host a job fair because we were struggling with…
The Conversation Project
Have you ever needed to have a difficult conversation with someone about something very important but avoided it because of the delicate…
Food for thought: Heal well
As nurses, we often say to our patients, “Good luck at home” or “Take care and good luck.” Luck—it’s a funny word.…
Out of the comfort zone: A baby delivery in a retirement community ED
Baby deliveries in the emergency department (ED) always create quite a stir. But what if the ED stands in the middle of…
What do nurses want?
Twenty-two percent: That’s how many frontline RNs in the United States said, in a response to a recent McKinsey survey, that they…
Florence Nightingale: An acronym of tribute
Florence Nightingale is usually the first name that comes to mind when nursing is discussed anywhere in the world. This great and…