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A call for healthy role models

As the largest category of healthcare professionals, nurses can play a critical role in tackling public health crises and providing education.

Addressing gun violence in America

After the latest mass shooting, my nurse colleague and I disagreed about what needs to be done to address gun violence. What guidance does the Code of Ethics…

AI can identify signs of staff burnout

Leverage existing and emerging tools to help address this persistent nursing challenge. Lillee Gelinas Artificial intelligence (AI) can help identify signs of staff burnout by using a range…

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)…

Combat healthcare untruths with community outreach

When confronted with false or misleading information, nurses sometimes find themselves in challenging conversations with patients and families, which may disrupt their ability to provide safe, high-quality care.…

Communication tips for nurse leaders

Build trust with active listening and a positive work environment. Takeaways: Emotional intelligence—which includes active listening, empathy, and compassion—refers to your ability to understand and manage your own…

Confronting racism in nursing

The inaugural National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing, comprised of representatives from over 30 national nursing organizations and 80 subject matter experts, has accomplished much. This content…

Connections ease nurses’ burdens

“Hello, I’ll be your nurse today.” These six words signal to a nurse’s brain that they’re no longer an individual but rather part of a collective engaged in…

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…

Discharge hospitality center

Patients ready for discharge frequently remain in their rooms for various reasons, such as waiting for transportation, outpatient medications, and durable medical equipment (DME). These delays lead to…

Discover nursing innovation

What does nurse-led innovation look like? Do you know it when you see it? Maybe you read an article, watched a video, or came across work happening within…
Documenting Dilemmas

Documenting dilemmas via email

Use this simple acronym to get results.  Takeaways: When faced with a workplace dilemma, communication is key to achieving resolution. Clear communication requires emotional intelligence. Documenting communication should…

Effective clinical learning for nursing students

The nursing profession continues to experience several challenges—some longstanding and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The shortage of nurses at the bedside and reports of nurses planning to…

Embrace the challenge

Inspirational leadership, outstanding clinical skills, and exceptional teamwork were just a few of the professional attributes cited when Lieutenant Commander LaTarya Gulley, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-N, was named the…

From clown to nurse to executive leader

If you had asked me in 2005 where I would be in 18 years, I never would have said executive nurse leader. Then, I was a professional clown.

Getting shots in arms

Stay current with vaccinations. Viral respiratory illness season has arrived. Many people may be behind with their annual and routine vaccinations. What can nurses do for patients, families,…

High school nurse camp

Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, continues to experience the impact of workforce shortages affecting many healthcare organizations. According to the World Health Organization, the United States will…

Human touch

Leadership skills that build trust and compassion Nurses are looking to their leaders for more well-being support, according to findings from the American Nurses Foundation Pulse on the…

In search of staffing solutions

Innovation, change management, persistence define successful strategies Appropriate staffing—a dynamic process that aligns the number of nurses, their workload, expertise, and resources with patient needs to achieve quality…

Informatics: An essential nursing career

These experts support nurses’ patient care delivery. Nursing care requires the science of informatics, but I hear far too many nurses say, “I just don’t understand technology.” Those…

Innovation at the frontline of nursing

Current healthcare challenges require reinvigorated frontline staff. The American Hospital Association’s 2023 Environmental Scan provides a comprehensive and sobering account of the current workforce crisis, specifically within hospitals.…

Insulin injection and changing injury trends

A lot can change in healthcare over 5 years, including advancements in precise and early diagnosis of disease, treatment options, expansion of outpatient and pharmacy services, robotics for…

Leadership style matters

What do nurses want in a leader and their practice environment? They want a supportive, safe workplace where they can learn, grow, and speak up without fear of…

Let’s huddle up

Tiered huddles, brief conversations that occur throughout levels of an organization or across health systems, move up and back down the organizational structure to improve patient safety, communication,…

LPNs in modified care delivery models

In 2019, Winslow and colleagues highlighted the integral role care delivery models (CDMs) play in a healthcare organization’s daily workflow and their direct impact on patient safety outcomes,…

Minimize medication errors in urgent care clinics

Establish a culture of patient safety. Takeaways: The number of patients seen in urgent care clinics can present unique medication administration challenges. Reducing errors requires a culture of…

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…

Moving the dial

Achieving and maintaining appropriate staffing has been a rallying cry for decades within the nursing profession and healthcare. The destructive COVID-19 pandemic only deepened underlying chronic work environment…

Native knowledge

Indigenous nursing programs are making room for new perspectives When Angela Acuna, BSN, RN, heard about the Indians in Nursing: Career Advancement and Transition Scholars (INCATS) program, she…

Nurse safety in the era of open notes

Patients now have access to clinical notes that show the full names of staff members involved in their care. Considering the level of violence against healthcare personnel and…

Nursing professional development at night

The Institute of Medicine advocates for well-prepared nurses to manage today’s complex healthcare environment. However, the nursing shortage presents a multifaceted and growing challenge. In an effort to…

Observations on nursing shortages

I graduated from my basic nursing program in 1973 (50 years ago!). Just like now, a significant nursing shortage existed then, too. As a matter of fact, I…

Patient care assistant training

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 195,400 RNs will leave the nursing profession from 2021 to 2031. Addressing this predicted nursing shortage will require innovative approaches…

Patient prejudice toward minoritized nurses

Nurses spend more time with patients than any other group of professionals, leading to prolonged and intimate contact with patients and their families. Although respect for all patients…

Proper documentation protects patients and your license

Nursing documentation plays a critical role in healthcare. Errors or incomplete information can affect data accuracy and ultimately best practices. Improper documentation also can contribute to adverse, sometimes…

Racism, stress, and mental health

Resources to better understand racism in nursing The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light critical mental health disparities for Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in the…

Re-imagining nursing’s social contract with the public

The public, and by extension healthcare leaders and organizations, assumes that nurses will continue to serve—regardless of the circumstances—believing that their commitment to patients will take precedence over…

Reduce unnecessary transfers from clinics to EDs

When reflecting on the needs of patients using ambulatory care services, it doesn’t take long to realize that their requirements frequently exceed what these settings can offer, which…

Standardization of virtual simulation

The importance of incorporating the NCBSN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, educators from all disciplines faced a compelling challenge: How to ensure…

Stopping workplace violence

The public witnessed the many challenges nurses faced during the peak 
of the COVID-19 pandemic, but other longstanding difficulties aren’t widely known, including workplace violence (WPV). This content…

Technology trials

Artificial intelligence (AI)—for better or worse—is all the rage. This broad description of algorithms and computer systems that drive the behavior of software programs, machines, devices, and the…

Telephone triage nursing: When patients call

Role, training, and process Telehealth refers to a range of disciplines (including medicine, radiology, and nursing) that provide health services via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. The American…

The Grinch and “grumpy staying”

“Grumpy staying,” a workforce trend cited as a characteristic of some in the workplace, refers to high-potential employees who are dissatisfied with their jobs but choose to stay…

The leader within

Roxana Chicas had it in her all along. Roxana Chicas Sometimes it takes a person looking at you from the outside to recognize your leadership qualities. That’s what…

The nurse’s role in advance care planning

Have you ever watched a family struggle over healthcare decisions for a loved one? Nurses witness heartbreaking scenarios when patients can’t make their own choices at the end…

The role of nurses in firearm safety

Theoretical debates about gun violence disappear within the realities of practice: the emergency department (ED) nurse supporting a family who’s lost a loved one to suicide, the surgical…

The value equation

In 2022, the Partners for Nurse Staffing Think Tank, a collaboration among the American Nurses Association (ANA) and other leading organizations, identified 150 strategies that accountable parties could…

Wait for the new or consider the old?

So much has been written about the nursing shortage and staffing issues that unraveling it boggles the mind. Healthcare delivery complexity makes focusing on individual problems and finding…

What’s the future of AI-assisted nursing?

AI can assist in real-time to provide decision support for accurate patient assessment and treatment plans, thereby improving the precision and speed of care, especially in critical care…

Workplace violence policy

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed several gaps in our healthcare system, including the ongoing challenge of nurse safety and workplace violence (WPV). Organizations that tracked data identified that incivility,…

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