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Marijuana Exposure in Children and Teens: Accidents to Hyperemesis
Marijuana Exposure in Children and Teens: Accidents to Hyperemesis Legalization and increased availability of cannabis products across the United States have contributed to rising rates of pediatric exposures and adolescent complications related to both accidental…
Bloom Where You Are Planted: The Heart and Hope of Oklahoma Nurses
OK Vol. 71, No.2, Oklahoma Nurse
Cassy Abbott EngPhD, RN, LCN, CNEONA President Every spring, Oklahoma awakens in radiant color. After the quiet stillness of winter, wildflowers push through the…
The Power of Nurses and the Strength of Involvement
OK Vol. 71, No.2, Oklahoma Nurse
Jane Nelson, CAE, Chief Executive Officer During Nurses Week, we pause to celebrate not only what nurses do, but the power they carry every…
Bridging Bedside and Bytes
OK Vol. 71, No.2, Oklahoma Nurse
A Role Built for This Moment The alert fired quietly on the screen. A child had arrived in triage, fever, tachycardia, lethargy. The new…
Supporting New-to-Practice Nurses
OK Vol. 71, No.2, Oklahoma Nurse
Every nurse remembers their first few months in practice. The moment when the reality of the profession truly sets in, the responsibility, the fast…
Preventing falls in the home: A multifactorial approach
OK Vol. 71, No.2, Oklahoma Nurse
Preventing falls in the home: A multifactorial approach Implementing a comprehensive and multifaceted fall prevention program for seniors in their homes is incredibly important.…
“Increase Structure. Decrease Stimulation”: A Quality Improvement Project to Enhance the Art of Verbal De-Escalation
Creating safe environments for children with mental health crises is an absolute for safe care, for both patients and staff within the healthcare industry.…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
OK Vol. 71, No.1, Oklahoma Nurse
This content is sponsored and supplied to American Nurse Journal by Nurses Service Organization. Content has been reviewed by ANJ editorial staff but is…
Preventing Accidents Through Safety: Reducing Ramen Noodle Burns Through Education
OK Vol. 71, No.1, Oklahoma Nurse
Between 2015 and 2021, OU Health treated 228 pediatric burn cases, with 38% (n=86) attributed to partial thickness or full thickness scald burns from…
Reimagining the Nursing Workflow: From Burnout to Breakthrough
OK Vol. 71, No.1, Oklahoma Nurse
Reimagining the Nursing Workflow: From Burnout to Breakthrough I was standing in a hospital hallway during a 12-hour shift when the weight of it…
Reducing Nurse Burnout Through Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Programs
OK Vol. 71, No.1, Oklahoma Nurse
Abstract Burnout among registered nurses in adult critical and specialized care units is a growing concern, as these high-intensity environments place immense physical and…
Generation Z in Nursing: Unmet Needs and the Urgency of Retention
While the nursing workforce currently comprises four generations, the retention of its newest members is a significant concern. A recent 2025 Press…
Professionalism in the Digital Age
Introduction Social media has become integral to how individuals connect and share information. For nurses, these platforms extend professional influence and advocacy…
The Use of Nursing Bundles to Decrease Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Rates
Identification of the Problem (75-100) 103 Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are serious yet preventable hospital-acquired complications, costing up to $45,000 per…
Empowering Breastfeeding Success: Comparing Nurse-led and Lactation Consultant-led Education at Six Weeks Postpartum
This evidence-based practice (EBP) project explored the impact of nurse-led versus lactation consultant-led breastfeeding education on breastfeeding duration at six weeks postpartum.…
Nurses as Leaders in Research Collaboration
Nurses have vast experience in collaboration. From the bedside nurse coordinating care for their patients to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)…
Nurses are essential, trusted professionals—and Oklahomans deserve nothing less
Celebrating Trust Jane Nelson, CAE, Chief Executive Officer Happy 2026! We’re starting the year strong with great news: for the 24th consecutive…
Oklahoma Nurses: Champions of Change – Let’s Claim Our National Title!
Cassy Abbott EngPhD, RN, LCN, CNEONA President Fellow nurses, healthcare warriors, and proud Oklahomans – while watching the recent football championship game,…
Oklahoma Nurses Student Association Annual Report
This year, the Oklahoma Nurses Student Association (ONSA) continued its focus on growth, sustainability, and outreach. The ONSA Board worked closely with…
Faith Community Nurses Association of Oklahoma (FCNA OK)
Faith community nurses are licensed, registered nurses who practice wholistic health for self, individuals and the community using nursing knowledge combined with…
Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee for Health Care Workforce Training Commission
For the past several years I have represented ONA as a committee member of the Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee (NSAC) with the…
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Nurses learn about personal protective equipment (PPE) and therapeutic communication in nursing school. However, Bandaru and colleagues found that verbal communication may not always be effective while wearing PPE, leading to challenges in establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and to…
Microbiome and depression
Patient education serves as an opportunity for nurses to share information about nutritional interventions that support a diverse gut microbiome aimed at improving overall health, including mental health. That education should include an explanation of the gut–brain axis and its…
Teaching under threat: The escalating crisis of incivility and unsafe working conditions in nursing academia
Nursing education has always been rigorous, demanding intellectual discipline, emotional resilience, and clinical competence. However, the rapid expansion of accelerated nursing programs has transformed the educational landscape. These programs, designed for individuals who already hold a bachelor’s degree in another…
Managing cerebro spinal fluid drainage
Although CSF drainage with externalized ventricular devices and lumbar drains can save lives by reducing intracranial pressure and protecting vulnerable brain tissue, Dolmans and colleagues and Kerry and colleagues reported a mortality rate as high as 32.9% at 90 days.…
PPE and effective communication
Nurses learn about personal protective equipment (PPE) and therapeutic communication in nursing school. However, Bandaru and colleagues found that verbal communication may…
Microbiome and depression
Patient education serves as an opportunity for nurses to share information about nutritional interventions that support a diverse gut microbiome aimed at…
Teaching under threat: The escalating crisis of incivility and unsafe working conditions in nursing academia
Nursing education has always been rigorous, demanding intellectual discipline, emotional resilience, and clinical competence. However, the rapid expansion of accelerated nursing programs…
Managing cerebro spinal fluid drainage
Although CSF drainage with externalized ventricular devices and lumbar drains can save lives by reducing intracranial pressure and protecting vulnerable brain tissue,…
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