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INA President’s Message | Sept. 2025

Dear INA Members, Greg Opseth, MHA, BSN, RNPresidentIowa Nurses Association As we move through another eventful quarter, I want to extend my appreciation for…

Change: From Cocoon to Wings

Education Committee Update The Iowa Nurses Association (INA) Education Committee has been actively planning engaging educational opportunities for members, including quarterly virtual town halls…

Self-Care Positive Self-Talk

Taking time for yourself may sound selfish but it just may be the best thing you can do for those around you and yourself.…

2025 INA Annual Conference

Call for Speakers & Posters We’re seeking dynamic and engaging speakers and poster posters for our 2025 Annual Conference, “From Cocoon to…

Articles From American Nurse that you may be interested in

Serotonin syndrome

Early recognition and quick action prevent poor outcome Takeaways: Serotonin syndrome manifests with a combination of cognitive, autonomic, and somatic symptoms, including agitation, tachycardia, hyperreflexia, tremors, and hyperthermia, typically arising from the use or combination of serotonergic medications. Effective management…

Comprehensive nursing approach to hepatitis B and C

HBV and HCV pose significant health risks. In their chronic form, years after initial infection, both viruses can result in severe health issues, including liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and deaths related to viral hepatitis. Nurses have an important role to…

Ethics of disclosure in pediatric end-of-life care

A 17-year-old girl with a terminal diagnosis has an estimated 3 weeks to live. Both parents, who understand the situation, are religious and want to protect their child’s hope. They’ve requested that providers and nurses refrain from sharing the prognosis…

Eat, Sleep, Console

When people experience opioid use disorder in pregnancy, the fetus has prolonged exposure to the opioid. At birth, abrupt cessation of this exposure may lead to infant withdrawal symptoms, traditionally known as neonatal abstinence syndrome. However, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome…

Implementation of a discharge lounge

Patient throughput from the emergency department (ED) to time of discharge remains a national priority across healthcare systems. Efficient patient flow helps…

ESCAPE from delirium

Falls in hospitals frequently coincide with delirium, a common yet sometimes unrecognized comorbidity among geriatric patients. Delirium is characterized by sudden, rapid…