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Nurses rising

April 9, 2021

Recognizing, elevating, and caring for RNs during a pandemic As we celebrated the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman...

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Students support individuals with cognitive disabilities during COVID-19

April 1, 2021

Videos educate patients while meeting students’ learning needs. Editor’s note: This is an early release of an article for the May 2021 issue of American...

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2020 ANA Innovation Award winners update

March 5, 2021

Making strides forward during a challenging year The American Nurses Association (ANA) Innovation Awards, powered by BD, highlight, recognize, and celebrate exemplary nurse-led innovation that...

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Brighter days ahead

March 5, 2021

Marking one year of the pandemic and nurses’ response We generally think of anniversaries as causes for celebration, as is the case of the American...

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ANA’s 125th anniversary

March 4, 2021

Building on our history and recognizing nurses When I first began serving as president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), I frequently spoke about this...

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COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know

February 1, 2021

A critical intervention to help end the pandemic. Scientists began work to develop a safe and effective vaccine soon after identifying the SARS-CoV-2 genome in...

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Emergent nurse cross-training in response to COVID-19

January 31, 2021

Program prepares a hospital for future patient surges Takeaways: Patient surges during the COVID-19 pandemic require nurses who are cross-trained to work in units other...

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An ounce of prevention

January 29, 2021

Engage in practical training through Project Firstline. A lifetime of working with patients with serious burn injuries truly ingrained in me the importance of infection...

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ANA joins CDC’s new infection control training collaborative Healthcare professionals agree that infection prevention and control measures, when implemented correctly and consistently, have the potential...

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