Viewpoint: Two American nurses visit Cuba’s healthcare system
Political relations between Cuba and the United States are rapidly improving. This transformation provides unique opportunities for the exchange of ideas, including ideas related…
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What Works: Development of a teach-back tool and RN resource for transplant patients
HealthNurses understand that teaching patients with complex medical problems can be challenging in the hospital setting. Tools can help make teaching more effective. I…
Does a right to refuse treatment include a right to demand it?
According to the dictionary, the word integrity is a noun, and it means either adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character;…
From our readers: A perspective on moral uncertainty and politics
Nursing as a profession tends to hold a liberal view of politics and social justice. A strong belief in the autonomy of the professional…
Nurses are nurses—unless they’re not
The key message of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” is that “nurses should achieve…
Preventing injuries from disposable syringes
Editor’s note: This article is the last in a three-part series brought to you in partnership with the International Safety Center. The earlier articles…
The cause of death
The other day I was watching The Murdoch Mysteries, a television show. Set at the turn of the 20th Century, this particular episode focused…
Keeping watch: Enhancing fall prevention through targeted video surveillance
Nurses who work in hospitals are challenged to identify patients at risk for falling and implement initiatives to keep them safe. Activities such as…
What Works: Applying TeamSTEPPS® to improve patient safety
Getting important information out to all staff within a hospital can be challenging. That’s what we faced at Overton Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center…
Preventing blood and body fluid splashes and splatters
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a three-part series brought to you in partnership with the International Safety Center. In September, we…
Creating moral space for nurses
Some years ago, I was caring for a 67-year-old woman dying of leukemia who had received an experimental chemotherapeutic agent as a last resort.…
Improving patient safety with a modified early warning scoring system
The modified early warning system (MEWS) is a physiologic scoring system for bedside assessment of medical-surgical patients. Early detection of changes in a patient’s…
Viewpoint: Two American nurses visit Cuba’s healthcare system
Political relations between Cuba and the United States are rapidly improving. This transformation provides unique opportunities for the exchange of ideas, including…
What Works: Development of a teach-back tool and RN resource for transplant patients
HealthNurses understand that teaching patients with complex medical problems can be challenging in the hospital setting. Tools can help make teaching more…
Does a right to refuse treatment include a right to demand it?
According to the dictionary, the word integrity is a noun, and it means either adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of…
From our readers: A perspective on moral uncertainty and politics
Nursing as a profession tends to hold a liberal view of politics and social justice. A strong belief in the autonomy of…
Nurses are nurses—unless they’re not
The key message of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” is that “nurses…
Preventing injuries from disposable syringes
Editor’s note: This article is the last in a three-part series brought to you in partnership with the International Safety Center. The…
The cause of death
The other day I was watching The Murdoch Mysteries, a television show. Set at the turn of the 20th Century, this particular…
Keeping watch: Enhancing fall prevention through targeted video surveillance
Nurses who work in hospitals are challenged to identify patients at risk for falling and implement initiatives to keep them safe. Activities…
What Works: Applying TeamSTEPPS® to improve patient safety
Getting important information out to all staff within a hospital can be challenging. That’s what we faced at Overton Brooks Veterans Administration…
Preventing blood and body fluid splashes and splatters
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a three-part series brought to you in partnership with the International Safety Center. In…
Creating moral space for nurses
Some years ago, I was caring for a 67-year-old woman dying of leukemia who had received an experimental chemotherapeutic agent as a…
Improving patient safety with a modified early warning scoring system
The modified early warning system (MEWS) is a physiologic scoring system for bedside assessment of medical-surgical patients. Early detection of changes in…
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