An encouraging word
Has a compliment ever made your day? Perhaps it was just what you needed to hear to raise your self-confidence a notch or to…
Workplace Civility
Break the bullying cycle
Commonplace in nursing, bullying jeopardizes nurse retention, staff morale, and patient safety. This article explores ways to banish bullying and create a healthier work…
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…
Is nursing a stigmatizing label that needs to go?
Nursing. Nursing. Nursing. No matter how many times I hear or say it I think of women, a baby suckling, or Ben Stiller in…
Trust in the workplace: Build it, break it, mend it
The authors reveal how to rate trust levels and betrayal risk on your unit—and what to do if you breach a colleague’s trust.
From our readers…How my bad experiences with call lights formed my nursing practice
I have been a critical care nurse since 2008. In our unit, patients have call lights, and of course, patients and families want them…
Defeating horizontal violence in the emergency department
The authors share how they defused horizontal violence in their ED.
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
Of artichokes and angry patients
An angry patient is like an artichoke. An artichoke is prickly and rough on the outside, but by taking time to learn how to…
The impaired nurse: Would you know what to do if you suspected substance abuse?
Check your knowledge of substance abuse in nurses.
From our readers…Do veteran nurses really eat their young? Observations of an ‘older’ new nurse
After working successfully for more than 20 years as a graphic artist and structural designer, I decided to enter nursing school at the age…
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…
An encouraging word
Has a compliment ever made your day? Perhaps it was just what you needed to hear to raise your self-confidence a notch…
Break the bullying cycle
Commonplace in nursing, bullying jeopardizes nurse retention, staff morale, and patient safety. This article explores ways to banish bullying and create 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…
Is nursing a stigmatizing label that needs to go?
Nursing. Nursing. Nursing. No matter how many times I hear or say it I think of women, a baby suckling, or Ben…
Trust in the workplace: Build it, break it, mend it
The authors reveal how to rate trust levels and betrayal risk on your unit—and what to do if you breach a colleague’s…
From our readers…How my bad experiences with call lights formed my nursing practice
I have been a critical care nurse since 2008. In our unit, patients have call lights, and of course, patients and families…
Defeating horizontal violence in the emergency department
The authors share how they defused horizontal violence in their ED.
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…
Of artichokes and angry patients
An angry patient is like an artichoke. An artichoke is prickly and rough on the outside, but by taking time to learn…
The impaired nurse: Would you know what to do if you suspected substance abuse?
Check your knowledge of substance abuse in nurses.
From our readers…Do veteran nurses really eat their young? Observations of an ‘older’ new nurse
After working successfully for more than 20 years as a graphic artist and structural designer, I decided to enter nursing school at…
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…