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Mentorship Without Borders: Linking Four Generations of Nurses to Improve Care

MI Vol. 11, No.4, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

For the first time in history, five generations work side by side in nursing units across the country. This unprecedented diversity brings both richness and complexity to the profession. These differences, gaps, burnout, and turnover…

Nurse Case Study: Alleged failure to appropriately resuscitate a PACU patient after a complex cosmetic surgery

MI Vol. 11, No.4, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

Medical malpractice claims may be asserted against any healthcare provider, including nurses. This medical malpractice case study and risk management strategies, presented by NSO…

President’s Message | ANA Michigan | Dec. 2025

MI Vol. 11, No.4, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

Dear Colleagues and Friends in Nursing, Barbara R. MedvecDNP, RN, MSA, MSN, NEA-BC President ANA-Michigan bmedvec@ana-michigan.org I am thrilled to reach out to you…

Navigating Change Together: Our Transition to a New Management Company

MI Vol. 11, No.4, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

As your ANA-Michigan President and now Interim Executive Director, I want to take a moment to share important news about our organization’s ongoing evolution…

Advocacy in Nursing: A Unified Voice for Change

MI Vol. 11, No.4, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

Advocacy is a fundamental responsibility of every nurse. Whether it’s for our patients, our profession, or broader healthcare issues, nurses play a vital role…

The Power of Presence: Nurses Leading Through Voice and Action

MI Vol. 11, No.3, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

President’s Message Barbara R. MedvecDNP, RN, MSA, MSN, NEA-BC President ANA-Michigan bmedvec@ana-michigan.org As we move toward the later part of the summer, I want…

Attention all Graduate Nursing Students!

MI Vol. 11, No.3, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

The Michigan Nursing Research (MiNR) Journal Club is a statewide collaborative approach to integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) into research. Graduate nursing students…

Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)

MI Vol. 11, No.3, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) provides a multistate license that allows nurses to practice and communicate with patients across state lines, both in person…

Nurse License Protection Case Study: Failure to accept only those nursing assignments that are commensurate with the nurse’s education, experience, knowledge and abilities

MI Vol. 11, No.3, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

A State Board of Nursing (SBON) complaint may be filed against a nurse by a patient, a patient’s family member, colleague, employer, and/or other…

From Scholarship Winner to Exceptional Promise Award

MI Vol. 11, No.3, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

Tess Carichner was the first student to be awarded the ANA-MI Foundation’s Dorthea Milbrandt Leadership Scholarship. Then a sophomore at University of Michigan, she…

Voices for Nurses Podcast

MI Vol. 11, No.3, The Future of Nursing in Michigan

This fall, we’re excited to release new podcast episodes dedicated to empowering nurses at every stage of their careers. With a focus on real-world…

Barbara R. Medvec DNP, RN, MSA, MSN, NEA-BC President ANA-Michigan bmedvec@ana-michigan.org

ANA-Michigan Building Bridges in Nursing: The Power of Professional Connections and Collaborative Partnerships

Professional connections and collaborative partnerships are foundational to a thriving nursing career.

Tobi Lyon, MBA, CAE Executive Director ANA-Michigan

The Power of Nurses: Leadership That Shapes the Future One Empowered Nurse at a Time

Executive Director Message What does it mean to lead? Tobi Lyon, MBA, CAE Executive Director ANA-Michigan Too often, we tie leadership to…

Advocating for Progress: Why Michigan Must Join the Nurse Licensure Compact

The Nurse Licensure Compact allows registered nurses to practice across participating state lines with a single multistate license.

Building the Future: Foundation Highlights & Fundraising Progress

Our focus is on strategic outcomes that will enable us to offer more scholarships, increase scholarship amounts, and grow the foundation to…

Refueling the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and Self-Care in Nursing

Let’s face it: nursing is not for the faint of heart. Between 12-hour shifts, alarm fatigue, endless charting, and the occasional family…

Connect, Learn, Engage: ANA-MI Town Halls Await

ANA-MI is excited to continue its 2025 Town Hall Series — an open and informal forum designed to engage with nurses across…

Nurse Case Study: Failure to monitor high fall risk patient; failure to educate family on fall prevention

Nurse Medical Malpractice Case Study with Risk Management Strategies Presented by NSO and CNA This is sponsored content and is supplied by…

Ethics in everyday care

The pandemic, from its earliest days in March 2020, exposed not only a health and healthcare crisis but also deep inequities in…

Supporting Nurses Through Philanthropy: A Message from MaryLee Pakieser, ANA-Michigan Foundation

“I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results.”…

Join Us for Year Two of the Voices for Nurses Podcast!

As we embark on our second year of the Voices for Nurses Podcast, we invite you to subscribe and gain valuable insights…

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Suicide left ventricle after TAVR: Prevention and intervention

Ms. Lisa Sloan*, a 75-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, severe aortic stenosis, combined systolic and diastolic heart failure, and asthma, undergoes uncomplicated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). When she arrives in the post-anesthesia care unit,…

Bereaved parents and perceptions of hope

A child’s cancer diagnosis brings extreme stress. Bereaved parental perspectives on hope during their child’s cancer journey can prove complex and subjective. Hope, which can alleviate distress, is difficult to define. In the face of good outcomes or a favorable…

Trauma and its impact on health

Trauma changes us. This powerful emotional experience of terror or stress affects biology and immune function, reminding us of the connection between the mind and body. Learn about the connection between trauma and immune function and the implications for nursing…

Teens and cyber victimization

Cyber victimization (CV) among teens is characterized by targeted aggression in an electronic context. This phenomenon, including cyberbullying, cyber fraud, and cyberstalking, has serious implications for adolescent mental health, contributing to issues like depression, suicidal thoughts, and emotional distress.

Oral care and hospital-acquired pneumonia

Many consider oral care an element of grooming, not an infection control measure. However, an association exists between poor oral care and…

Dress for success: Wound dressing basics

Some nurses find wound dressing selection intimidating and frustrating. Businesswire estimates that more than 5,000 wound care products exist in the United…

Effective discharge education using the teach-back method

Emergency department providers frequently manage non-acute health issues, which could be more effectively addressed in other healthcare settings. This trend is evident…

Geriatric urosepsis: Prevention and detection

Despite extensive research and updates to practice guidelines, urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain a common occurrence within long-term care (LTC) facilities. The…