Influence in healthcare
Control is ubiquitous in life and is becoming more of an issue in healthcare. Traditionally, the mental health system was based on behavior control…
Perspectives
Are we over teaching health assessment at the RN level?
Mount Saint Mary College’s Kimberly Poje, nursing professor. We’ve all been through nursing school with the experience of learning how to assess, learning how…
Be prepared for anything
Hurry up and wait. It’s the expression used in the emergency department (ED) to explain the frustration patients experience waiting anxiously for results. It’s…
Pathway to innovation
Imagine you’ve been trying to get a child to sleep for the past 2 hours. You have tried many strategies, but there also were…
The memory of all that
There is no telling when, but they percolate into my head unsummoned, like a musical worm whose melody you cannot shake off. Sometimes it…
Including people with disabilities into the nursing profession: Looking beyond the ADA
Traditionally, the nursing profession has been selective in terms of who can be successful nurses based on physical abilities. Currently, the nursing profession is…
Health policy in nursing education
“We have to solve the access issues in healthcare. We can’t decrease healthcare disparities if people don’t have access to care…this is a political…
Customer Service: Can’t Nurse with It, Can’t Nurse without It
Sometimes, I get really sick of talking about customer service. I’ve worked in various hospital settings where the push for nurse scripting is so…
Everyday tasks as a link to critical thinking
One of the most frustrating hurdles for aspiring nurses is to leap and land on their feet while jumping over the directive of “think…
I dreamed a dream
Ten years ago, an eccentric individual stepped on the stage of Britain’s Got Talent to chase a dream of being a professional singer. She…
Art: A healing tool for nurses
Art relics have been found in remains of the earliest human civilizations—from the paintings in caves, carved stones, and clay figures, to jewelry made…
Influence in healthcare
Control is ubiquitous in life and is becoming more of an issue in healthcare. Traditionally, the mental health system was based on…
Are we over teaching health assessment at the RN level?
Mount Saint Mary College’s Kimberly Poje, nursing professor. We’ve all been through nursing school with the experience of learning how to assess,…
Be prepared for anything
Hurry up and wait. It’s the expression used in the emergency department (ED) to explain the frustration patients experience waiting anxiously for…
Pathway to innovation
Imagine you’ve been trying to get a child to sleep for the past 2 hours. You have tried many strategies, but there…
The memory of all that
There is no telling when, but they percolate into my head unsummoned, like a musical worm whose melody you cannot shake off.…
Including people with disabilities into the nursing profession: Looking beyond the ADA
Traditionally, the nursing profession has been selective in terms of who can be successful nurses based on physical abilities. Currently, the nursing…
Health policy in nursing education
“We have to solve the access issues in healthcare. We can’t decrease healthcare disparities if people don’t have access to care…this is…
Customer Service: Can’t Nurse with It, Can’t Nurse without It
Sometimes, I get really sick of talking about customer service. I’ve worked in various hospital settings where the push for nurse scripting…
Everyday tasks as a link to critical thinking
One of the most frustrating hurdles for aspiring nurses is to leap and land on their feet while jumping over the directive…
I dreamed a dream
Ten years ago, an eccentric individual stepped on the stage of Britain’s Got Talent to chase a dream of being a professional…
Art: A healing tool for nurses
Art relics have been found in remains of the earliest human civilizations—from the paintings in caves, carved stones, and clay figures, to…