Young nurses all over are battling despair as their dream careers seem to be mired in a grim, unrelenting cycle of needless mortalities. Fortunately, the caring sciences attract a lot of natural fighters (not to mention pro boxers and MMA […]
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Our Nurse of the Week, Felicia Croft, RN is a 34-year-old ICU nurse in Covid-beleaguered Shreveport, LA. The latest surge has hit her close to home in every sense of the phrase. She is treating neighbors and friends in the
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Our Nurse of the Week believes what she sees and tends to trust precedents. “I’m not a big anti-vaxxer, I am vaccinated in every other area. But this [the mRNA Covid vaccine] was something that I just wasn’t really comfortable
Darius Fulghum—like so many of our male Nurses of the Week—seems to enjoy complaining about the toughness of a BSN program. “Getting my degree is probably the hardest thing I’ve done,” he told Sky Sports, in the halcyon pre-pandemic days
Nurse of the Week: Darius Fulghum, RN is a Healer Who Can Do Some Serious Harm Read More »
The miasma of mistrust and paranoia around Covid vaccinations and other vaccines is profoundly ironic in a nation that places more trust in nurses and doctors than just about any other profession. For weary nurses and other health workers caring for victims of the latest surges, this year’s unnecessary
Editorial: Nurses, Please, Please Roll Up Your Sleeves Read More »
We honored Sandra Lindsay, DHSc, MS, MBA, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC as Nurse of the Week just last week. Did we run out of outstanding nurses? No, our in-box is still overflowing with NotW suggestions (and please keep them coming!). However,
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Dr. Sandra Lindsay made headlines around the world (and in DailyNurse) for being the first person—and first nurse—in the US to hold out her arm for a vaccine that was regarded by many with uncertainty. How could they produce a
New York nurses are going to play a key role in forming and implementing safe hospital staffing policies. On June 18, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law that will require all general hospitals in the state to establish clinical staffing
It’s Law, Now: NY Gives Frontline Nurses Voice in Safe Staffing Policies Read More »
Nurse of the Week Kashon Holmes, RN is also our candidate for Father of the Year. Holmes had long dreamt of becoming a nurse. He had done his homework early and was keenly aware that school would require an intense
A new link has been added to the Nurse Licensure Compact. In February 2022, Vermont will become the 35th state to allow nurses from other states to practice and treat patients without re-licensure. State legislators are also seeking other ways
Vermont is 35th State to Join Nurse Licensure Compact Read More »
