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New Project Firstline provides infection prevention training

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is pleased to announce the launch of Project Firstline, a new collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focused on infection prevention and control (IPC) training for the national healthcare workforce. (more…)
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2021 CDC STI guidelines: A review of changes

Follow current recommendations for prevention, assessment, and treatment.  Takeaways: Sexually transmitted infections are epidemic in the United States with numbers steadily rising and reaching an all-time high for the sixth straight year. One in five Americans has an STI on…
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A new generation of nurses is here

Strategies for working with Generation Z. Takeaways: Generation Z nurses, born between the mid-1990s and 2012, are now entering the workforce and they bring with them distinct generational characteristics that will impact the nursing workforce and healthcare for years to…
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Cranial nerve assessment: A practical approach

Acute and chronic neurologic presentations exist in all healthcare settings. Abnormal findings—subtle or gross—reflect sensory, motor, and reflexive function and have significant implications for nursing care. However, many nurses may find cranial nerve assessment challenging if they don’t perform it…
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What’s your reason for nursing?

An often-repeated anecdote about how Florence Nightingale decided nursing was to be her life’s work is an incident that occurred in 1837. In her diary entry on February 7 of that year, she wrote “… God spoke to me and…

Obesity: Skin issues and skinfold management

A common misconception is that adults who are obese can’t experience malnourishment because their weight suggests excess caloric intake. All clinicians should receive education that addresses unconscious bias that may affect their communication and care. Sensitivity training can help increase…
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New graduate nurse time management

Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected to reflect accurate information regarding directions for playing the Nurse Life board game. A game-based approach accelerates time management skills.  Takeaways: Time management is an essential skill for nurses, especially new graduates. Using…

Paying it forward

As a nurse leader in the federal government, LT MeShondra Collins, MSN, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC, manages a 50+ staff nursing team in her civilian role at Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, part of the VA Maryland Heath Care System, and…
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Comparing Pathway to Excellence® and Magnet Recognition® Programs

Two roads to nurse engagement and quality outcomes. Takeaways: Magnet recognizes healthcare organizations for quality outcomes, patient care and nursing excellence, and innovations in professional practice Pathway emphasizes supportive practice environments, including a established shared-governance structure that values nurses’ contributions…

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Understanding the problems of living and dying. (more…)

Oncology nursing core competencies

As more patients survive cancer, nursing education must meet the demand for nurses who can care for them. Takeaways: At the same time that death rates from cancer continue to decline, the numbers of cancer survivors are growing exponentially. For…
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BA.2 Omicron variant now in more than half of U.S. states

WHO continuing to monitor, says BA.2 “not a variant of concern” yet The latest COVID-19 variant is now beginning to exhibit variants of its own – but the effects are still largely unknown. Omicron variant BA.2 is now reported in…

Improving patient satisfaction the 4DX way

With focus and accountability, quality improvement is possible. Takeaways Using traditional strategies, a hospital unit’s Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) responsiveness domain scores were inconsistently achieving the VBP threshold. Using the 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX)…

Hospital and skilled nursing facility collaboration reduces infections

IN RESPONSE to healthcare challenges presented by antibiotiresistant infections, increasingly more complex patients, and patient transfers from hospitals into long-term care facilities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is requiring that all federally supported skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have…