Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A lack of…
Life at Work
Ethics in a pandemic
Disasters, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, disrupt standard care and present ethical challenges. Planning helps us prepare for disasters, but it can’t eliminate…
Here now, but heard nothing
It was a busy day on the cardiac unit where I had one of my first patients as a new nurse. I’ll call him…
Let’s rehearse lunchtime at school during COVID-19
Partnering with parents will never be more consequential than this coming school year. The incredible team at FAACT: Food Allergy Anaphylaxis & Connection Team has created…
UV-C: A tool for disinfecting mobile devices
Staff satisfied with cleaning workflow. Takeaways: Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are being used with increasing frequency in healthcare, but protocols for cleaning…
When nurses see unsafe practices, we speak out and sometimes we resign
I give credit to GA school nurse Amy Westmoreland, who was so concerned over the lack of public health mitigation strategies in her school,…
What do we learn when the unknown suddenly appears?
When COVID-19 found its way into New York City, the healthcare system’s Achilles heel was exposed. Public health officials scrambled for resources as the…
Patient prejudice toward nurses
Recent crises have led to a renewed focus on disparities in health care and social status among those who belong to minority groups. Yet…
Safety, health, and back-to-school plans in a pandemic with Robin Cogan & A Better Normal
My heart is full, thank you to @CissyWhite and my friends at @ACEsConnection for inviting me to participate in this important conversation about Health, Safety, and Back-to-School…
Get out the vote
Making informed decisions can make a difference. Editor’s note: This is an early release article and will appear in the September 2020 issue of American…
It has taken a pandemic to understand the importance of school nurses
After learning about The Woodhull Study Revisited, which revealed the alarming lack of nurses voices as primary sources for health related news stories, I started collecting …
ANA partners with organizations to honor American Nurse Heroes
The American Nurses Association (ANA), Al Roker Entertainment, and HealthCom Media, publisher of American Nurse Journal, have joined forces to produce a network television…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A…
Ethics in a pandemic
Disasters, including global pandemics such as COVID-19, disrupt standard care and present ethical challenges. Planning helps us prepare for disasters, but it…
Here now, but heard nothing
It was a busy day on the cardiac unit where I had one of my first patients as a new nurse. I’ll…
Let’s rehearse lunchtime at school during COVID-19
Partnering with parents will never be more consequential than this coming school year. The incredible team at FAACT: Food Allergy Anaphylaxis & Connection…
UV-C: A tool for disinfecting mobile devices
Staff satisfied with cleaning workflow. Takeaways: Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are being used with increasing frequency in healthcare, but protocols…
When nurses see unsafe practices, we speak out and sometimes we resign
I give credit to GA school nurse Amy Westmoreland, who was so concerned over the lack of public health mitigation strategies in…
What do we learn when the unknown suddenly appears?
When COVID-19 found its way into New York City, the healthcare system’s Achilles heel was exposed. Public health officials scrambled for resources…
Patient prejudice toward nurses
Recent crises have led to a renewed focus on disparities in health care and social status among those who belong to minority…
Safety, health, and back-to-school plans in a pandemic with Robin Cogan & A Better Normal
My heart is full, thank you to @CissyWhite and my friends at @ACEsConnection for inviting me to participate in this important conversation about Health, Safety,…
Get out the vote
Making informed decisions can make a difference. Editor’s note: This is an early release article and will appear in the September 2020…
It has taken a pandemic to understand the importance of school nurses
After learning about The Woodhull Study Revisited, which revealed the alarming lack of nurses voices as primary sources for health related news stories, I…
ANA partners with organizations to honor American Nurse Heroes
The American Nurses Association (ANA), Al Roker Entertainment, and HealthCom Media, publisher of American Nurse Journal, have joined forces to produce a…
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