mental health

A critical Pathway to Excellence® standard

Initiatives promote nurses’ well-being during the pandemic.  Ensuring nurses’ well-being isn’t just a concept for healthcare systems and organizations that have—or want to gain—the Pathway to Excellence® designation.…

Anticholinergics: Adverse effects

Anticholinergics, widely used in clinical practice for an extensive range of diseases, exert effects on circulation, respiration, alertness, and vision by blocking the action of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter)…
anxiety in primary care

Anxiety in primary care: A primer for APRNs

Anxiety disorders commonly present in primary care settings, and advanced practice RNs (APRNs) will benefit from understanding treatment options that promote positive outcomes. Several effective nonpharmacologic options exist…

Are school nurses OK?

We are certainly in extraordinary times, as exemplified by this “Public Advisory” issued from the Washington Education Association. The message specifically speaks to the well-being of the state’s…

Benzodiazepines

Providers prescribe benzodiazepines (BZDs)—also known as anxiolytics, hypnotics, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, and amnestic medications—to manage several symptoms and conditions, including anxiety, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, sedation, muscle spasms, agitation,…
Pandemic-Mental-health

Beyond the Pandemic: Be your own nurse

Relieve stress with a self-care plan. Editor’s note: To read other articles in the Beyond the Pandemic series, click here. Takeaways: Lack of resources and the necessary isolation…

Deafblindness and health advocacy

Patients with moderate-to-severe visual and hearing impairments (deafblindness) need their nurses to understand their needs and provide safe care. Nurses have fundamental knowledge about caring for patients with…

Deliberate leadership during COVID-19

Three strategies nurse leaders can use Fear, resilience, unprecedented, unknown. These are just a few words now circling our vocabulary with the onset of COVID-19. In a short…
COVID-19 mental health

Easing the psychological impact of COVID-19 for nurses

Nurses are at the forefront of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, providing life-saving care for affected patients. Psychological distress can be significant for nurses and other healthcare…
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Emotional wellness

A little stress is good for the body and mind to grow and build resilience, but without good stress management techniques and regularly acknowledge emotions, normal stress can…

Ending stigma

If a flood or fire were to hit a community, RNs would spring into action, working long hours under stressful conditions to triage and treat the acutely ill…

Gut microbiome and health

Our skin, scalp, mucous membranes, teeth, and digestive system are covered with symbiotic microorganisms we need for health. Some researchers describe the microbes in our digestive system (the…

Lean on me

Taking care of nurses’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing nurses to their limits. The American Nurses Association (ANA) spoke with Tari Dilks,…

Making peace with imperfection

I’ve felt fear and shame at the idea of my colleagues knowing that I struggle with my mental health. How would they react if they knew the reality…
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Managing mental health emergencies in the ED

The most important consideration when caring for this special population is ensuring, first and foremost, staff and patient safety. Both psychiatric patients and the staff caring for them…

Mass shootings, mental health, and nursing

The day after the horrific mass shooting incident at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, I began my undergraduate nursing lecture with a piece on mass shootings. I…

Mental health matters

This month, the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association celebrates its 50th anniversary of supporting graduate-level nursing students from historically marginalized communities as they prepare…

Moral distress and end-of-life care

Dignity-conserving care provides existential support and preserves dignity to patients in the setting of palliative or end-of-life care. It also offers the potential to strengthen the nurse–patient relationship…

My brain is on overload… How about yours?

The antidote to the overworked brain. Lately, I find myself regularly and voluntarily distracted and not because I’m multitask­ing. I’m being “multi-informed” through a bombardment of information coming…

Nurse burnout

The nursing profession requires comprehensive and multifaceted strategies to combat burnout. Leadership training and adequate staffing can help address the issue, but they’re not the only solutions. A…
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Nurse fatigue: The silent epidemic

Are you getting the recommended 7 to 9 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period? According to ANA Enterprise’s new Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation® survey results, 40% of…

Nurses rising

Recognizing, elevating, and caring for RNs during a pandemic As we celebrated the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman and person of…
school nurses

Nurses struggling on the frontline of COVID-19

Innovation is important in maintaining an open-minded perspective on the frontline of healthcare, particularly in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a practicing ICU nurse, I know…
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Pathway to Excellence®: A framework to combat PTSD

This resource helps organizations create a positive practice environment. Takeaways: Workplace stress has an alarming impact on nurse well-being. Pathway to Excellence framework can serve as a framework…

Perinatal bereavement

Whether a baby dies from miscarriage, stillbirth, or after birth, families experience grief. How medical professionals respond during this vulnerable time will affect families for the rest of…
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Prayer: Proselytizing or providing comfort?

The omnipotent yet invisible coronavirus causing COVID-19 is bringing the world to its knees (to use an interesting metaphor). It is forcing many to face fears, frailty, disconnection,…

Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce

Project ECHO is a collaborative learning model that connects rural clinicians with an interprofessional team of specialists via videoconferencing. The American Nurses Association reports that many factors influence…

Strabismus and mental health

In a recent JAMA Ophthalmology article, Lee and colleagues’ retrospective chart review found that children with strabismus (a disorder in which the eyes do not line up in…

Study: Specific benevolence brings happiness

Pursuing concrete, specific goals of benevolence, such as making someone smile or increasing recycling, instead of following similar but more abstract goals, such as making someone happy, is…

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: The tale of a broken heart

Patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy experience symptoms similar to those of acute MI or acute heart failure. The most common symptoms include chest pain, dyspnea, dizziness, generalized weakness, and…

The posttraumatic nurse

Focus on growth rather than disorder. The last several years have been tough as a result of the pandemic, social unrest, retention issues, burnout, and overwhelming exhaustion. Patients…

Top mental health apps for nurses

Whether you personally struggle with mental health concerns, or your patients are, your phone can be a valuable tool in the efforts to work through anxiety and stress.…

Top post-pandemic global health concerns

The WHO remains concerned about several global health issues, but its focus has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus and its consequences have led to the most…

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…

Uplifting nurses

Associations respond to member needs in a pandemic. In 2020, what kept me up at night was nurses’ well-being and how they’ve been dealing with the impact of…

Whole-person care

Meeting the mental health needs of all is critical. (more…)

A critical Pathway to Excellence® standard

Initiatives promote nurses’ well-being during the pandemic.  Ensuring nurses’ well-being isn’t just a concept for healthcare systems and organizations that have—or want to gain—the…

Anticholinergics: Adverse effects

Anticholinergics, widely used in clinical practice for an extensive range of diseases, exert effects on circulation, respiration, alertness, and vision by blocking the action…
anxiety in primary care

Anxiety in primary care: A primer for APRNs

Anxiety disorders commonly present in primary care settings, and advanced practice RNs (APRNs) will benefit from understanding treatment options that promote positive outcomes. Several…

Are school nurses OK?

We are certainly in extraordinary times, as exemplified by this “Public Advisory” issued from the Washington Education Association. The message specifically speaks to the…

Benzodiazepines

Providers prescribe benzodiazepines (BZDs)—also known as anxiolytics, hypnotics, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, and amnestic medications—to manage several symptoms and conditions, including anxiety, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal,…
Pandemic-Mental-health

Beyond the Pandemic: Be your own nurse

Relieve stress with a self-care plan. Editor’s note: To read other articles in the Beyond the Pandemic series, click here. Takeaways: Lack of resources…

Deafblindness and health advocacy

Patients with moderate-to-severe visual and hearing impairments (deafblindness) need their nurses to understand their needs and provide safe care. Nurses have fundamental knowledge about…

Deliberate leadership during COVID-19

Three strategies nurse leaders can use Fear, resilience, unprecedented, unknown. These are just a few words now circling our vocabulary with the onset of…
emotional wellness ant

Emotional wellness

A little stress is good for the body and mind to grow and build resilience, but without good stress management techniques and regularly acknowledge…

Ending stigma

If a flood or fire were to hit a community, RNs would spring into action, working long hours under stressful conditions to triage and…

Gut microbiome and health

Our skin, scalp, mucous membranes, teeth, and digestive system are covered with symbiotic microorganisms we need for health. Some researchers describe the microbes in…

Lean on me

Taking care of nurses’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing nurses to their limits. The American Nurses Association (ANA)…

Making peace with imperfection

I’ve felt fear and shame at the idea of my colleagues knowing that I struggle with my mental health. How would they react if…

Mental health matters

This month, the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association celebrates its 50th anniversary of supporting graduate-level nursing students from historically marginalized…

Moral distress and end-of-life care

Dignity-conserving care provides existential support and preserves dignity to patients in the setting of palliative or end-of-life care. It also offers the potential to…

My brain is on overload… How about yours?

The antidote to the overworked brain. Lately, I find myself regularly and voluntarily distracted and not because I’m multitask­ing. I’m being “multi-informed” through a…

Nurse burnout

The nursing profession requires comprehensive and multifaceted strategies to combat burnout. Leadership training and adequate staffing can help address the issue, but they’re not…
_NurseFatigue

Nurse fatigue: The silent epidemic

Are you getting the recommended 7 to 9 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period? According to ANA Enterprise’s new Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation®…

Nurses rising

Recognizing, elevating, and caring for RNs during a pandemic As we celebrated the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the first…

Perinatal bereavement

Whether a baby dies from miscarriage, stillbirth, or after birth, families experience grief. How medical professionals respond during this vulnerable time will affect families…

Strabismus and mental health

In a recent JAMA Ophthalmology article, Lee and colleagues’ retrospective chart review found that children with strabismus (a disorder in which the eyes do…

The posttraumatic nurse

Focus on growth rather than disorder. The last several years have been tough as a result of the pandemic, social unrest, retention issues, burnout,…

Top mental health apps for nurses

Whether you personally struggle with mental health concerns, or your patients are, your phone can be a valuable tool in the efforts to work…

Top post-pandemic global health concerns

The WHO remains concerned about several global health issues, but its focus has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus and its consequences have…

Uplifting nurses

Associations respond to member needs in a pandemic. In 2020, what kept me up at night was nurses’ well-being and how they’ve been dealing…

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