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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.

Boost your mood with food

Traditionally, dietary research focused large­ly on physical health, producing well-documented findings about how what we eat impacts our cardiovascular system, weight, and activity levels. In more recent years,…

Moral distress and end-of-life care

The power of dignity-conserving care to promote nurse and patient well-being Takeaways: When providing end-of-life care, nurses face ethical dilemmas related to the dying process and the relief…

Nurses’ well-being in the face of burnout

The aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic still weigh heavily on healthcare institutions in the form of enduring workforce shortages, escalating labor expenses, and a growing prevalence of staff…

Obesity in nurses

Occupational challenges contribute to weight gain. Research shows that about half of American nurses are living with obesity or are overweight. American Nurses Association (ANA) research via the…

When a nurse is the patient

Use your voice for those who can’t speak up. I’ve been a nurse for 46 years, serving in positions from critical care staff nurse to chief nurse executive.…

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