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Before I was a nurse, I was a soccer coach.

NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse

Blake Smith, MSN, RN FADLN, FAAN President I SPENT YEARS ON A SIDELINE teaching young athletes that success isn’t defined by one great game — it’s defined by consistency, discipline, and growth over time. We…

Reducing falls in hospitalized patients

NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse

Patient falls remain a serious problem in healthcare. ECRI lists “ongoing challenges with preventing falls” as one of its top 10 patient safety concerns…

Hospital Workplace Violence and Safety Response

NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse

At Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), an 856-bed, full-service tertiary teaching hospital in New York City, hospital administrators recognized the need to develop a…

Nurses Raising Their Voices: A Recap of the NNA Legislative Advocacy Day

NE Vol. 59, No.2, Nebraska Nurse

On February 19th, the city of Lincoln witnessed a powerful mobilization of more than 200 registered nurses and student nurses converged for the annual…

News from NNA Panhandle MIG

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse

Ben Garcia, Connie Morrill, Kim Perkins, and Wendy Wells attended the NNA Convention in Kearney. NNA members: Wendy Wells, Heidi Gubanyi, and Dr. Lisa…

Exploring the Opportunities and Mitigating the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse

The recent and rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated both excitement and concern in higher education. Opportunities for AI in nursing education…

Nursing education, AI, and best practices

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse

Within healthcare, AI enhances diagnostics, supports personalized treatment plans, and aids the prediction of patient outcomes using algorithms to analyze medical images and detect…

Smarter Every Shift: Developing a Nursing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy That Clicks

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse

Since the emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, healthcare has faced a critical question: How can we harness the potential of this transformative…

Meet Your 2026 NNA Board

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse

The Nebraska Nurses Association is proud to welcome our 2026 Board of Directors. These nurse leaders bring a diverse range of experience, perspectives, and…

A Year Of Purpose, Progress, and Possibility

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse

Megan Lowery MSN-Ed, RN As we step into a new year, I find myself energized by the possibilities ahead for our profession and for…

From the NNA President, February 2026

NE Vol. 59, No.1, Nebraska Nurse

Blake Smith As we welcome 2026, I am struck by a simple truth: Nebraska nurses show up. You show up for patients. You show…

Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities and Obstacles

The increasing prevalence of social media in healthcare has significantly changed how individuals acquire and understand health-related information. Unfortunately it also becomes…

NE Nurses Day at the Legislature

The Nebraska Nurses Association will be hosting their 2026 NE Nurses Day at the Legislature as a live, in-person event on February…

2025 Nebraska Nurses Association Annual Convention: Storytelling, Leadership, and Advocacy in Action

The Nebraska Nurses Association hosted its 2025 Annual Convention on October 2–3 at the beautiful Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Nebraska, where…

Empowering Advanced Level Nurses for a Changing World: Creighton’s Global Health Vision

AS THE WORLD CONFRONTS increasingly complex health threats from socio-ecological health stressors to health inequity, the nursing profession is uniquely positioned to…

A Message from the New Executive Director, December 2025

Megan Lowery MSN-Ed, RN It is with great excitement and deep gratitude that I step into the role of Executive Director for…

From the NNA President, December 2025

Blake K. Smith, MSN, RN, FADLN, FAAN Dear NNA Members, As I write to you for the first time as President of…

Keeping nurses safe

When you think of safety in the workplace, what comes to mind? Protection? Security? Well-being? All nurses and healthcare professionals deserve to…

FROM THE NNA PRESIDENT

Greetings to all Nebraska Nurses! Membership Assembly-Washington, D.C.-June 26-28, 2025 Linda Hardy, PhD, RN, CNE, CTNA As I write this article, we…

The Celebrate Nursing Breakfast was held on April 26 at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo with 22 honorees and 69 attendees.

FROM THE NNA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kim Houtwed, MBA, BSN, RN Springtime is more than just a change in seasons—it is a powerful symbol of renewal, hope, and…

Empowering Nurses Through Nonprofit Board Leadership

Holly Sak serves as Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Nursing at Creighton University. Dr. Sak serves as a non-profit consultant, with experience in…

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Mentorship blueprint: A strategic leadership strategy

Nursing leaders across the profession are facing a growing challenge: how to recruit, support, and retain nurses in the midst of a workforce shortage. The U.S. nursing shortage is significantly influenced by limitations in educational capacity. According the American Association…

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When nurse scientists are employed by the healthcare system, they can collaborate with clinical nurses to contribute to the scientific evidence that underpins evidence-based practices within their work environments and to reduce the well-known 17-year research-to-practice gap described by Rubin.…

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Muffled speech and lack of facial cues can impede effective communication, but these factors may not be directly addressed in the classroom, in clinical settings, or during orientation. For example, during a role-play scenario in a skills laboratory at our…

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PPE and effective communication

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