Better together: What the Ebola crisis is teaching usInfectious diseases are responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other single cause. In Dallas on September 30, the first case of Ebola was…
‘PAWSitive’ interventions ease ‘rrrf’ times in pediatricsDaniel, a 5-year-old child with asthma, is anxious and doesn’t want to keep his oxygen mask on during his much-needed nebulizer treatment. Teary eyed,…
The frontlines of patient care: How one nurse showed appreciation for Nina PhamAmy Duncan, RN, is an ED and neonatal ICU nurse at Trinity Mother Frances Health System in Tyler, TX. When she joined the Texas…
From our readers: How a ‘45-year-old STEMI’ showed me the human side of nursingI worked as an emergency medical technician-paramedic for almost 8 years in a rural area before I became a registered nurse. Just before I…
Staying healthy: Advice for telehealth nursesTelehealth, telemedicine, and home-based telehealth work have grown dramatically in recent years. These programs enable nurses to provide patient care remotely from a medical office…
Synchronicity: Meeting Mother TeresaIn 1981, I attended the International Conference of Nurses meeting in Los Angeles. I took this opportunity to visit a colleague who’d just been…
Leadership insightsAs part of its initiative to recognize nurses in board leadership roles, the American Nurses Foundation interviewed Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP,…
Nursing practice and work environmentA patient was admitted to the hospital for uncontrolled diabetes. A nurse taking care of her checked her blood glucose level. The glucometer showed…
Stroke in a child with sickle cell anemiaAdrienne Johnson, age 5, is admitted to the general pediatric unit. She has sickle cell anemia (hemoglobin SS subtype) and recently was discharged after…
Better together: What the Ebola crisis is teaching usInfectious diseases are responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other single cause. In Dallas on September 30, the first case of…
‘PAWSitive’ interventions ease ‘rrrf’ times in pediatricsDaniel, a 5-year-old child with asthma, is anxious and doesn’t want to keep his oxygen mask on during his much-needed nebulizer treatment.…
The frontlines of patient care: How one nurse showed appreciation for Nina PhamAmy Duncan, RN, is an ED and neonatal ICU nurse at Trinity Mother Frances Health System in Tyler, TX. When she joined…
From our readers: How a ‘45-year-old STEMI’ showed me the human side of nursingI worked as an emergency medical technician-paramedic for almost 8 years in a rural area before I became a registered nurse. Just…
Staying healthy: Advice for telehealth nursesTelehealth, telemedicine, and home-based telehealth work have grown dramatically in recent years. These programs enable nurses to provide patient care remotely from a…
Synchronicity: Meeting Mother TeresaIn 1981, I attended the International Conference of Nurses meeting in Los Angeles. I took this opportunity to visit a colleague who’d…
Leadership insightsAs part of its initiative to recognize nurses in board leadership roles, the American Nurses Foundation interviewed Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN,…
Nursing practice and work environmentA patient was admitted to the hospital for uncontrolled diabetes. A nurse taking care of her checked her blood glucose level. The…
Stroke in a child with sickle cell anemiaAdrienne Johnson, age 5, is admitted to the general pediatric unit. She has sickle cell anemia (hemoglobin SS subtype) and recently was…
