Keeping nurses healthy, safe, and well
To keep patients healthy, safe, and well, registered nurses (RNs) have to be healthy, safe, and well themselves. Yet RNs face health, safety, and…
Workplace Civility
ANA releases new position statement on workplace bullying
On Aug. 31, the American Nurses Association released a new position statement “Incivility, Bullying, and Workplace Violence”. Read more and access the statement.
A bold call to action: Mobilizing nurses and employers to prevent and address incivility, bullying, and workplace violence
As registered nurses (RNs), you probably agree that taking action to promote and sustain a culture of civility, respect, and safety is paramount to…
How to get off the anger-go-round
One of the most complex emotions, anger is a normal response to certain situational triggers. It’s associated with physiologic changes, including increases in heart…
Attitude adds to a toxic work environment
Richard Aldington, a well-known British writer, poet, and reviewer, insisted that the best review he ever wrote wasn’t published. He explained, “In the early…
Nursing practice and work environment
In November 2014, ANA released a new position statement that calls for stronger collaboration between registered nurses (RNs) and employers to address nurse fatigue…
Choosing the right restraint
Nurses at the bedside are experts in driving the safest, most effective patient care. In some cases, nursing assessment and clinical judgment suggest the…
Enclosure bed: A protective and calming restraint
An enclosure bed can be used as part of a patient’s plan of care to prevent falls and provide a safer environment. This specialty…
How to increase unit-based shared governance participation and empowerment
Today’s bedside nurses are inundated with computerized documentation, patient-care coordination, and task lists. Their responsibilities leave them little time to engage in unit-based decision…
Lead to succeed through generational differences
Chelsea enters the unit chewing gum and texting on her new smart phone. Deb stands there, waiting to get report. Minutes pass as Chelsea…
Bonding over body image
For many college students, the ever-present pressure to be thin has trumped the goal of being healthy. Females face body-image issues throughout their lifespan.…
Squashing the communication triangle
In the infamous and deadly Bermuda Triangle, things seem to disappear, never to be seen again. In the communication triangle, the opposite is true:…
Keeping nurses healthy, safe, and well
To keep patients healthy, safe, and well, registered nurses (RNs) have to be healthy, safe, and well themselves. Yet RNs face health,…
ANA releases new position statement on workplace bullying
On Aug. 31, the American Nurses Association released a new position statement “Incivility, Bullying, and Workplace Violence”. Read more and access the…
A bold call to action: Mobilizing nurses and employers to prevent and address incivility, bullying, and workplace violence
As registered nurses (RNs), you probably agree that taking action to promote and sustain a culture of civility, respect, and safety is…
How to get off the anger-go-round
One of the most complex emotions, anger is a normal response to certain situational triggers. It’s associated with physiologic changes, including increases…
Attitude adds to a toxic work environment
Richard Aldington, a well-known British writer, poet, and reviewer, insisted that the best review he ever wrote wasn’t published. He explained, “In…
Nursing practice and work environment
In November 2014, ANA released a new position statement that calls for stronger collaboration between registered nurses (RNs) and employers to address…
Choosing the right restraint
Nurses at the bedside are experts in driving the safest, most effective patient care. In some cases, nursing assessment and clinical judgment…
Enclosure bed: A protective and calming restraint
An enclosure bed can be used as part of a patient’s plan of care to prevent falls and provide a safer environment.…
How to increase unit-based shared governance participation and empowerment
Today’s bedside nurses are inundated with computerized documentation, patient-care coordination, and task lists. Their responsibilities leave them little time to engage in…
Lead to succeed through generational differences
Chelsea enters the unit chewing gum and texting on her new smart phone. Deb stands there, waiting to get report. Minutes pass…
Bonding over body image
For many college students, the ever-present pressure to be thin has trumped the goal of being healthy. Females face body-image issues throughout…
Squashing the communication triangle
In the infamous and deadly Bermuda Triangle, things seem to disappear, never to be seen again. In the communication triangle, the opposite…
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