Schwartz Center Rounds® and Magnet®: Enhancing patient- and family-centered care
This favorable combination provides a safe setting for caregivers to discuss difficult issues.
Patient Safety
A hospital’s Magnet® redesignation drive spurs efforts to improve patient safety
Magnet appraisers’ questions increase the author’s determination to reduce patient falls.
Self-extubation threatens a patient’s recovery
A disoriented patient removes his endotracheal tube and suffers severe respiratory distress. Can he be saved before it’s too late?
Issues up close
ANA is taking steps to ensure that nurses are recognized for their care-coordination activities. This article is available to American Nurses Association members and…
FDA approves single REMS for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a single shared Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) products. This…
What new nurses like
According to a Nursing Research and Practice study of 1,152 newly registered nurses, what they like best about nursing can be summed up in…
From our readers…Nonadherent or compassion challenged?
Over the years nurses have labeled patients who choose (knowingly or unknowingly) to disregard instructions that could potentially alter their health condition toward a…
Ethics case study: Poor staffing results in brain-damaged patient
Shirley Keck, age 61, was admitted to Kansas medical center. Because of understaffing of nurses in the hospital, Shirley’s nurse did not assess her…
ANA ACTION ALERT: Proposed regulations could mean big opportunity for nurses
Hospitals operate under a type of rule book: one that dictates who can do what, when, and where in patient care. They have to…
CDC survey finds sexual violence and stalking is ‘widespread public health problem’ in the U.S.
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3% and 1 in 71…
Joint Commission releases Sentinel Event Alert on healthcare work fatigue and patient safety
On Dec. 14, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on healthcare worker fatigue and patient safety. Read the report, which includes recommendations…
New minimally invasive technique treats acute DVT
Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy removes dangerous clots to restore healthy function in hours.
Schwartz Center Rounds® and Magnet®: Enhancing patient- and family-centered care
This favorable combination provides a safe setting for caregivers to discuss difficult issues.
A hospital’s Magnet® redesignation drive spurs efforts to improve patient safety
Magnet appraisers’ questions increase the author’s determination to reduce patient falls.
Self-extubation threatens a patient’s recovery
A disoriented patient removes his endotracheal tube and suffers severe respiratory distress. Can he be saved before it’s too late?
Issues up close
ANA is taking steps to ensure that nurses are recognized for their care-coordination activities. This article is available to American Nurses Association…
FDA approves single REMS for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a single shared Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF)…
What new nurses like
According to a Nursing Research and Practice study of 1,152 newly registered nurses, what they like best about nursing can be summed…
From our readers…Nonadherent or compassion challenged?
Over the years nurses have labeled patients who choose (knowingly or unknowingly) to disregard instructions that could potentially alter their health condition…
Ethics case study: Poor staffing results in brain-damaged patient
Shirley Keck, age 61, was admitted to Kansas medical center. Because of understaffing of nurses in the hospital, Shirley’s nurse did not…
ANA ACTION ALERT: Proposed regulations could mean big opportunity for nurses
Hospitals operate under a type of rule book: one that dictates who can do what, when, and where in patient care. They…
CDC survey finds sexual violence and stalking is ‘widespread public health problem’ in the U.S.
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3% and 1…
Joint Commission releases Sentinel Event Alert on healthcare work fatigue and patient safety
On Dec. 14, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on healthcare worker fatigue and patient safety. Read the report, which…
New minimally invasive technique treats acute DVT
Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy removes dangerous clots to restore healthy function in hours.
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