Developing a mentor program to improve support and retention
A medical intensive care unit implements mentorship to ease the transition from novice to practicing nurse. Takeaways: After orientation is complete, newly hired nurses…
Nursing Education
Ethics of bedside arraignments
I am a medical-surgical nurse and admitted a patient to my unit who was arrested and injured during the commission of an alleged crime.…
Innovating better patient care
While the idea of innovation can conjure images of high-tech gadgets and artificial intelligence, more often innovation is a result of changes in approach…
Summary of updates to guidelines for managing severe TBI in children
The American Journal of Critical Care has published an article that highlights the most important updates featured in the third edition of the guidelines…
Cybersecurity awareness
How to protect yourself, your coworkers, and your patients. Takeaways: Healthcare data breaches reached record levels in April 2019, with 44 attacks affecting nearly…
Ultrasound-guided I.V. catheter insertion
Establishing peripheral I.V. access is an essential, high-priority nursing procedure. However, access sometimes can be difficult to obtain even for experienced clinicians. Recently, the…
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 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…
Making diabetes education more effective
Is individual or group education most effective for patients with diabetes? (more…)
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…
Developing a mentor program to improve support and retention
A medical intensive care unit implements mentorship to ease the transition from novice to practicing nurse. Takeaways: After orientation is complete, newly…
Ethics of bedside arraignments
I am a medical-surgical nurse and admitted a patient to my unit who was arrested and injured during the commission of an…
Innovating better patient care
While the idea of innovation can conjure images of high-tech gadgets and artificial intelligence, more often innovation is a result of changes…
Summary of updates to guidelines for managing severe TBI in children
The American Journal of Critical Care has published an article that highlights the most important updates featured in the third edition of…
Cybersecurity awareness
How to protect yourself, your coworkers, and your patients. Takeaways: Healthcare data breaches reached record levels in April 2019, with 44 attacks…
Ultrasound-guided I.V. catheter insertion
Establishing peripheral I.V. access is an essential, high-priority nursing procedure. However, access sometimes can be difficult to obtain even for experienced clinicians.…
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 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…
Making diabetes education more effective
Is individual or group education most effective for patients with diabetes? (more…)
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…
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