Below are recent articles from
Missouri Nurse, the official publication of the Missouri Nurses Association.
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Transforming Nursing Culture Through Conflict Management
Nurses work incredibly hard, sacrificing weekends, holidays, and schedule predictability to care for patients. Having witnessed the same patterns of conflict since beginning nursing in 1980, I can say with certainty that widespread burnout isn’t inevitable. There are concrete, evidence-based solutions available.
Nurse Spotlight: Healthcare Documentation
While documenting care represents a critical component of nursing processes and standards, the electronic health record [EHR] has posed a level of complexity for…
Mrs. Rose E. Terreri: A Life of Service, Dedication and Compassion
Rep. Holly Jones and Mrs. Terry JacobyBORN IN FEBRUARY 1924, Mrs. Rose E. Terreri, affectionately known as “Terry,” has led a life marked by…
Health News: Pearls for Publishing with Multiple Authors
My name is Janice Putnam, a past chair of the Missouri Nurse’s Editorial Board and author for almost 25 years. How I became an…
Happy to Be HAP-Free: The Role of Oral Care in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Non-Ventilated Patients
*Peer Reviewed Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) remains one of the most common and potentially fatal hospital-acquired infections. While considerable progress has been made in reducing…
Finding that Work-Life Balance in Nursing Today
Work-life balance. Three words. Three words I never quite understood until I hit my thirties. You might think that by working three 12-hour shifts,…
Shifting the Focus: How Mindset Can Combat Nurse Burnout
Nursing is one of the most demanding and emotionally taxing professions. Nurses are not only responsible for providing direct patient care but are also…
Adopting College Health Clinic EMR Screenings for Cannabis
Introduction Healthcare administrators expect that new cannabis regulations in Missouri will impact University of Central Missouri (UCM) students’ health and the need for UCM…
From the MONA Executive Director, February 2025
As we step into 2025, we are filled with excitement and optimism for the year ahead. This year marks another opportunity to strengthen our…
From the MONA President, February 2025
As the President of the Missouri Nurses Association, I want to make it unequivocally clear that our organization is committed to fostering a healthcare…
Nurse Practitioner License Protection Case Study: Failure to Document Medication Management in Accordance with the Standard of Care
A STATE BOARD OF NURSING (SBON) complaint may be filed against a nurse practitioner (NP) by a patient, a patient’s family member, colleague, employer,…
Utilizing Academic-Clinical Partnerships to Improve New Graduate Nurse Recruitment and Retention
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has identified that the current nationwide nursing shortage is predicted to extend through 2030.…
Increasing Nurses’ Perception of Confidence in Managing Aggressive Patients and Visitors
Violence perpetrated against nurses and other healthcare workers worldwide has gained increasing attention over the past several years and requires urgent organizational…
Effective Patient Handoffs in Hospital Settings: Best Practices for Improved Care
PATIENT HANDOFFS are critical transitions in healthcare, occurring when responsibility for a patient’s care is transferred from one provider to another. This…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This is sponsored content and is supplied by Nurses Service Organization. The content has been reviewed by our HCM internal editorial staff…
Protect yourself from secret recording
A NURSE ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERS a recording of himself giving patient care posted on the Facebook page of a patient’s family member. Another…
The Lived Experience of Providing Preventative Caries Care in Missouri Post COVID-19 and Cannabis Legalization
NURSES IN MISSOURI must be able to assess a client’s ability to perform activities of daily living including preventative oral care (Registered…
2024 MONA Board of Director Candidates
The Missouri Nurses Association is excited to introduce the candidates running for board positions this year. These dedicated professionals bring a wealth…
From the MONA Executive Director, September 2024
As we approach this important election, I want to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible dedication and resilience you…
From the MONA President, September 2024
Dear Members of the Nursing Community, Nursing is the backbone of patient care, and we are facing multifaceted challenges today. Disparities in…
Nursing is so Unique it Needs Two Unique Identifiers
THERE IS AN AGE-OLD PROBLEM when it comes to finding the cost of nursing services in a hospital bill, because nursing is…
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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 feels lightheaded and anxious. She also describes her heart as “fluttering” at times. After placing leads and electrodes…
Semaglutide: Shedding pounds, weighing risks
Semaglutide is a member of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RAs) drug class, which promotes increased insulin secretion. GLP-1 activation also slows gastric emptying, which promotes weight loss and offers benefits for obesity in patients with type 2…
Treatment-resistant depression and the T-rex combination
The T-Rex combination of Trintellix (vortioxetine) and Rexulti (brexpiprazole) targets multiple neurotransmitter systems, providing a novel and effective approach for managing treatment-resistant depression. This article is available to American Nurses Association members and ANJ subscribers only. Already a member? Log…
Collaboration in patient-centered care planning
Person-centered care planning ensures well-informed patients, adherence to therapy, and patient self-management confidence
Pressure injuries and indwelling urinary catheters
Urethral erosion and urethral meatus pressure injuries resulting from a medical device-related pressure injury (MDRPI) frequently are overlooked, understudied, and not well…
Advance care planning in the Black faith community
Advance care planning, a routine aspect of healthcare, helps individuals make decisions about future care by reviewing their values, goals, and wishes.…
PTSD: Increase screening and treatment
Many nurse practitioners (NPs) provide care in medically underserved areas, some in one of the more than 1,400 free clinics throughout the…
Acute kidney injury: A quick diagnosis aids recovery
A 35-year-old man arrives at the ED with severe weakness, diarrhea, nausea, hypotension, and tachycardia, which began after he finished a 100-mile…
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