MARTHA ROGER’S CONCEPTUAL theory, Science of Unitary Human Beings, was both comprehensive and visionary. Her grand theory integrated humankind and the environment, which together constituted the “universe”. This perceived universe would manifest itself in an innovative, ever-growing transformation and a…

CENTER FOR MISSOURI NURSES ANNOUNCES 2023 NURSE INNOVATOR AWARD WINNERS The Center for Missouri Nurses is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Nurse Innovator Award. The Nurse Innovator Award is a recognition program sponsored by the Center for…

THE UNITED STATES has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high resource country, with Black women being three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, and it is the only country (outside of Afghanistan and Sudan)…

INTRODUCTION INTRAVENOUS (IV) cannulation is one of the most regularly performed clinical techniques on adult patients by registered nurses (RNs) who provide IV skills. According to Bond et al. (2016), anomalies exist in the use of pain controlling approaches during…

Jill Kliethermes, MSN, RN, FNP-BCThe Missouri Legislature convened on January 3rd for the start of the 2nd Regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly. A total of 787 legislative proposals were prefiled, breaking the previous prefiling record of 776, which…

Dr. Cindi Aurentz, DNP, MSN, RN, CNEAs the newly elected President of the Missouri Nurses Association (MONA), I am honored and delighted to extend a warm greeting to you. As we embark on this journey together, I want to express…

BACKGROUND PATIENT TRANSFER BETWEEN facilities is a complex process that can lead to errors (Rosenthal, Doiron, Haynes, Daniels, & Li, 2018). errors can occur within health systems when patients are transferred internally from one location to another. The Joint Commission…