Environment, health, & safety – Nurses have the power to protect
To reduce the impact of seasonal influenza, ANA urges all RNs to get vaccinated annually and to encourage patients to do the same
Life at Work
The impaired nurse: Would you know what to do if you suspected substance abuse?
Check your knowledge of substance abuse in nurses.
Are we jeopardizing healthcare’s future by not hiring our new grads today?
You’re probably aware that many hospitals (and other healthcare facilities) across the country are not hiring new graduate nurses or are hiring very…
From our readers…Developing professional PRIDE
Creating a professional development program at our hospital began with the house-wide partnership (practice) council chartering a task force of front-line staff to design…
How a “just culture” can improve safety in health care
In April, reports surfaced of air traffic controllers asleep on the job. Frightening audio clips of airline pilots hearing nothing but silence from the…
Are 12 hour shifts safe?
12-hour shifts have become the norm in hospitals and most nurses love them. One can work 3 days and have 4 days off, there…
Can a nurse be too old to work at the bedside?
A recent New York Times article begged the question, “How old is too old for doctors to continue practicing medicine?”
From Your ANA President
A perspective on trauma When nurses think of trauma, what most often comes to mind are patients who enter the health system for care…
Ethics for nurses in everyday practice: How stupid can you get?
Staffing is an issue at this 150-bed proprietary acute-care hospital. More than 100 of the hospital’s nurses, led by Mary Sims*, RN, signed a…
Avoiding preceptor burnout
Lack of preparation and training, added responsibilities, and poor compensation can cause burnout in nurse preceptors.
Choosing the right conversation
It’s 7:10 A.M. Maggie, the night-shift charge nurse, is waiting to give report to Julie, the charge nurse on the next shift. After a…
Environement, health, and safety
Bullying is an abusive behavior that threatens the safety of healthcare workers. Nurses should examine their own interactions to see if they are exhibiting…
Environment, health, & safety – Nurses have the power to protect
To reduce the impact of seasonal influenza, ANA urges all RNs to get vaccinated annually and to encourage patients to do the…
The impaired nurse: Would you know what to do if you suspected substance abuse?
Check your knowledge of substance abuse in nurses.
Are we jeopardizing healthcare’s future by not hiring our new grads today?
You’re probably aware that many hospitals (and other healthcare facilities) across the country are not hiring new graduate nurses or are…
From our readers…Developing professional PRIDE
Creating a professional development program at our hospital began with the house-wide partnership (practice) council chartering a task force of front-line staff…
How a “just culture” can improve safety in health care
In April, reports surfaced of air traffic controllers asleep on the job. Frightening audio clips of airline pilots hearing nothing but silence…
Are 12 hour shifts safe?
12-hour shifts have become the norm in hospitals and most nurses love them. One can work 3 days and have 4 days…
Can a nurse be too old to work at the bedside?
A recent New York Times article begged the question, “How old is too old for doctors to continue practicing medicine?”
From Your ANA President
A perspective on trauma When nurses think of trauma, what most often comes to mind are patients who enter the health system…
Ethics for nurses in everyday practice: How stupid can you get?
Staffing is an issue at this 150-bed proprietary acute-care hospital. More than 100 of the hospital’s nurses, led by Mary Sims*, RN,…
Avoiding preceptor burnout
Lack of preparation and training, added responsibilities, and poor compensation can cause burnout in nurse preceptors.
Choosing the right conversation
It’s 7:10 A.M. Maggie, the night-shift charge nurse, is waiting to give report to Julie, the charge nurse on the next shift.…
Environement, health, and safety
Bullying is an abusive behavior that threatens the safety of healthcare workers. Nurses should examine their own interactions to see if they…
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