Nursing school is often a challenge, but it can be particularly hard if you need to have a lung transplant during your junior year. Such was the case with Nurse of the Week Brianna Fogelman. “I had collapsed lungs…I developed
Wearing PPE full-time can be trying. Acne. Rashes. Bruising. Headaches. Unrecognizable co-workers. PPE has never been comfortable, but now an unprecedented number of healthcare providers are experiencing PPE discomfort, and their misery is prolonged by working conditions related to the
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COVID-19 hit nursing homes with a situation that they “were not equipped to handle,” according to David Coppins, CEO and co-founder of IntelyCare, a workforce management company specializing in post-acute care. In an interview with DailyNurse, Coppins discussed the battle
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The National League for Nursing (NLN) presented the New Jersey League with a Constituent League Excellence in Innovation Award on September 25, the final day of its virtual Education Summit. Praising the New Jersey League for expanding its grants and
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Caring for the vulnerable and underserved is an inherent part of nursing, and many nurses have been particularly concerned about the plight of the homeless, especially during the pandemic. For some, like Nurse of the Week Jacqueline Smith, serving the
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Nurses who value evidence-based practice know that wearing a mask can help save lives—but it can be a trial to get the message across and overcome the reluctance of patients, family, and friends. Of course, patient education is often an
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Eight schools were honored for their efforts to recruit and retain male students at the virtual gathering for this year’s 45th annual American Assembly of Men in Nursing (AAMN) conference. The number of men entering the profession is definitely on
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Nurse of the Week Michael King has been dedicated to both nursing and the law for 15 years. His latest challenge—as Commander of the New York City Police Department’s Special Victims Division—calls for him to draw upon both of his
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ANA president Dr. Ernest Grant is the keynote speaker at the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) Virtual 68th MidYear Conference: The Challenge of Change this year. The virtual conference takes place October 29-31, 2020. In addition to Dr. Grant’s keynote address, the conference
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Claiming that it will “effectively reverse decades of progress in combating racial inequality,” the American Nursing Association (ANA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the American Hospital Association (AHA) have called upon the White House to rescind Executive Order 13950,
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