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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 Wings: Celebrating…

Human Trafficking: How Can We Help

This article regarding human trafficking (HT) is the second in the series and will address how to implement a screening tool in an emergency…

Articles From American Nurse that you may be interested in

Naloxone education for nursing staff

Advanced practice providers take the lead. Takeaways: Advanced practice provider-led educational interventions are effective in increasing nursing knowledge. Increasing nursing knowledge of naloxone, opioid use disorder, and how to obtain naloxone kits offers a crucial step in improving patient access…

Pericarditis

Pericarditis, an inflammation of the pericardial sac, typically occurs as a result of a viral infection. It’s most common in men between 20 and 50 years of age and affects 5% of patients who arrive in the ED for non-ischemic…

CLABSI prevention in hospitalized patients receiving hemodialysis

Many individuals receiving hemodialysis require a central venous catheter (CVC), which places them at risk for central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition partnership with the American Society…

Hair For You

Performing scalp and hair assessment is an integral part of patient-centered nursing practice. While frequently overlooked, missing this care may result in physical harm and emotional distress. This article is available to American Nurses Association members and ANJ subscribers only.…

STIs: Antibiotic resistance and treatment challenges

Since the discovery of multidrug-resistant infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, concern has grown regarding antibiotic resistance among sexually…

Premature ventricular complexes

Your patient has heart failure exacerbation, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, chronic renal failure, and depression. She says that she…