Nurses and emotional Teflon
Nurses work hard, and the nature of their labor exposes them to many emotionally-charged situations, strong feelings, moral and ethical dilemmas, and the slings…
Life at Work
Shared decision making and patient-centered care
Engage patients in healthcare decisions to ensure patient autonomy. Takeaways: Patients should be actively involved in making decisions about their care. Shared decision making…
American Nurse welcomes “The Inspiration Nurse,” Donna Cardillo
The Power of Nursing It’s the dawn of a new decade and the beginning of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. 2020…
American Nurse welcomes “The Dauntless Nurse,” Kathleen Bartholomew
What is Nursing? If you asked 1,000 nurses, you would get 1,000 different answers. I know because that’s what I do for a living…
American Nurse welcomes “America’s Favorite Nurse,” Nurse Alice
What does year of the nurses mean for nurses? The World Health Organization (WHO) designation of 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse…
Take Care of Yourself
How many of you hear the phrase “self-care” and roll your eyes? I know. Because that’s my reaction, too. As if nurses’ endless task…
American Nurse welcomes Sarah Gray, Founding Clinician of Trusted Health
Is Travel Nursing Right For You? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are well over 40,000 travel nurses in the United States.…
Linguistics in healthcare: Why it matters
MK Hedrick is a former colleague of mine who works in healthcare market research. When we worked together, we were tasked with trying to…
New guidelines for the management of school-based asthma
The Community Preventative Services Task Force (CPSTF) recently released new recommendations around the management of school-based asthma. These management strategies aim to reduce the…
American Nurse welcomes the “Relentless School Nurse,” Robin Cogan
2020 – Yes, Nursing is Political Congresswoman Lauren Underwood spoke about the need for nurses to be political during her keynote speech at the…
Nursing profession ranked most honest and ethical profession for 18 times in a row
The results of the Annual Gallup poll were released on January 6, 2020 which, for the 18th consecutive year, revealed that nurses were ranked…
Improving patient satisfaction the 4DX way
With focus and accountability, quality improvement is possible. Takeaways Using traditional strategies, a hospital unit’s Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)…
Nurses and emotional Teflon
Nurses work hard, and the nature of their labor exposes them to many emotionally-charged situations, strong feelings, moral and ethical dilemmas, and…
Shared decision making and patient-centered care
Engage patients in healthcare decisions to ensure patient autonomy. Takeaways: Patients should be actively involved in making decisions about their care. Shared…
American Nurse welcomes “The Inspiration Nurse,” Donna Cardillo
The Power of Nursing It’s the dawn of a new decade and the beginning of the International Year of the Nurse and…
American Nurse welcomes “The Dauntless Nurse,” Kathleen Bartholomew
What is Nursing? If you asked 1,000 nurses, you would get 1,000 different answers. I know because that’s what I do for…
American Nurse welcomes “America’s Favorite Nurse,” Nurse Alice
What does year of the nurses mean for nurses? The World Health Organization (WHO) designation of 2020 as the International Year of…
Take Care of Yourself
How many of you hear the phrase “self-care” and roll your eyes? I know. Because that’s my reaction, too. As if nurses’…
American Nurse welcomes Sarah Gray, Founding Clinician of Trusted Health
Is Travel Nursing Right For You? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are well over 40,000 travel nurses in the…
Linguistics in healthcare: Why it matters
MK Hedrick is a former colleague of mine who works in healthcare market research. When we worked together, we were tasked with…
New guidelines for the management of school-based asthma
The Community Preventative Services Task Force (CPSTF) recently released new recommendations around the management of school-based asthma. These management strategies aim to…
American Nurse welcomes the “Relentless School Nurse,” Robin Cogan
2020 – Yes, Nursing is Political Congresswoman Lauren Underwood spoke about the need for nurses to be political during her keynote speech…
Nursing profession ranked most honest and ethical profession for 18 times in a row
The results of the Annual Gallup poll were released on January 6, 2020 which, for the 18th consecutive year, revealed that nurses…
Improving patient satisfaction the 4DX way
With focus and accountability, quality improvement is possible. Takeaways Using traditional strategies, a hospital unit’s Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and…