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Not a Time to be Silent: Suicide in Nursing
Introduction When I reminisce about the nurses I have lost along my career, I remember them as bright shining stars, veteran nurses full of wisdom, new nurses, nursing students, and up-and-comers, each filled with compassion…
Expanding the Scope: Women Transforming Rural Healthcare (1950s-1980s)
The fluorescent lights at Fort Bayard Hospital cast everything in harsh relief — metal bed frames, vinyl chairs, the concentrated faces of Priscilla Baldwin’s…
Workforce Well-Being and Patient Safety: Confronting SUD in New Mexico Nursing
Nurse leaders are positioned to assist colleagues facing substance use disorder (SUD). They address this issue by encouraging supportive, stigma-free environments and creating organizational…
Think Your Employer’s Malpractice Insurance Has You Covered? Think Again.
Nursing professionals carry a great deal of responsibility – and with that comes potential risk. If you’re named in a lawsuit, the impact can…
Generational Nursing in New Mexico
New Mexico is a state made up of communities and families, often large extended families. As a result, the values of giving back and serving…
Speak Now with the Courage to Confront: An Educational Intervention to Address Bullying
Background Nurse-to-nurse bullying is a critical issue within the nursing profession, impacting close to half of all nurses. This phenomenon, often referred to as…
Nurses Who Inspire
Alexandra (Lexie) Hurlbert Alexandra (Lexie) Hurlbert Lexie Hurlbert is new to both New Mexico and the nursing profession, and her story is truly inspiring.…
On Whose Shoulders We Stand: Key Health Challenges in NM History, and How Nurses Rose to Meet Them
Tuberculosis and NM Statehood From 1880 through the 1940’s, TB remained a significant driver of the development of the early healthcare infrastructure in NM.…
Foreword
This issue of the NM Nurse is devoted in its entirety to today’s snapshot of the history of nursing in New Mexico. It is reflective…
Foundations of Care: Women Pioneers in Grant County Healthcare (1880s-1940s)
At some point, the suffering became intolerable. The indigent miners’ coughs echoed through Silver City’s dusty streets, their lungs ravaged by rock dust and…
The Essential Role of New Mexico School Nurses in Supporting LGBTQ+ Students
School nurses are the cornerstone of school health, fostering a safe and healthy school environment so students may thrive academically. However, the responsibilities of…
School Nursing’s Connection to the Community
School nurses are the bridge between healthcare and education, working with students, families, medical practitioners and the educational environment to meet the…
Part 1: Emergent Closure of Face and Neck Lacerations for the Rural Provider: Pearls for an Optimal Cosmetic Outcome
Facial laceration repair in the urgent or emergent setting requires attention to both functional and cosmetic outcomes due to the face’s delicate…
Social Media Etiquette for Nursing Professionals
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Creating Practice Parameters for the New Mexico Nursing Community
April 8, 2025, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed HB178, Amendments to the New Mexico Nursing Practice Act.
House Bill 195 (HB0195) School Nurse Salary Tiers and Minimums
HB0195- School Nurse Salary Tiers and Minimums formally establishes pay parity for school nurses in New Mexico, aligning their compensation with teachers…
Student Nurse Confirmed as Representative for WNMU Board of Regents
On March 17, 2025, Keana Richelle Huerta, a Level 2 nursing student at WNMU, appeared before the Senate Rules Committee regarding her…
New Mexico Nurses Who Inspire Nurses
Kathy Lopez-Bushnell, EdD, MSN, MPH, FNP, RN, Kathy’s journey in nursing is a story of inspiration, leadership, and unwavering dedication to others.…
Part III. Building an Effective Environmental Advocacy Toolkit
In this issue of the New Mexico Nurse, the communication toolkit series continues with part III. This is the last part of…
New Mexico Nursing Practice Act Opened for Updates During the 2025 Legislative Session
The New Mexico legislature started the new year of 2025 with a 60-day session for New Mexico. Each year, the New Mexico…
Reflections From Capitol Challenge: Nursing Student Day at the Capitol – November 21, 2024
One hundred sixty nursing students participated in Student Day 2024 on advocacy and the Nurse Practice Act from the following New Mexico…
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Is It Really an Ethical Dilemma?
One day, I witnessed a colleague engaging in unsafe and unprofessional behavior. The colleague repeatedly documented that a wound dressing had been changed even though it hadn’t actually. At that time, I believed I was facing an ethical dilemma because…
We cannot carry this alone: The case for ancillary support in nursing
Burnout in high-acuity care is well documented. Emotional suppression, compassion fatigue, and moral distress can fracture even the most resilient clinicians. But ancillary support systems—when fully empowered—protect both patients and staff. They aren’t “extras.” They’re essential.
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Nursing-led M&M conferences
The implementation of nursing-led morbidity and mortality conferences (NMMCs) in our neonatal intensive care unit emerged after experiencing several adverse patient outcomes and identifying nursing knowledge gaps related to certain diagnoses. With the goal of improving the quality of nursing…
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Dress for success: Wound dressing basics
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