The Nursing Beat and connectRN joined forces to reach expanded audiences, drive nurse-centric thought leadership forward, and create a sense of community and direction for nurses navigating a complicated industry. Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses experienced high levels of […]
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Norma Martinez Rogers, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is a 50-year veteran of the UT Health San Antonio Nursing School turned living legend. In November, she was awarded the highest honor for any nurse at the 2022 Health Policy Conference in Washington,
San Luis Obispo nurse Elissa Molfino is used to caring for her patients, but her patients’ pets, not so much. But that’s what happened when she volunteered to do when a patient who’d suffered a bad fall showed up at
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The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how healthcare settings could contribute to the spread of infections, harming patients and healthcare personnel. More than 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in the U.S. each year, resulting in more than 99,000 annual deaths. As
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Dr. Holly Martin, a doctor of nursing practice and family nurse practitioner, recently retired from a 22-year career with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Daily Nurse salutes her accomplishments as a changemaker, advocacy for equitable compensation for nurses, and devotion
Nursing is in a state of crisis. Overwhelmed by the critical need for more nurses, nursing is at a crossroads, and according to the president of the largest school of nursing in the U.S., it’s time to adopt a new
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When a passenger got sick mid-flight, Atrium Health Lincoln nurse Kassondra Josey jumped in to help save his life. In a less-than-ideal location, Josey relied on her training and rendered aid until the plane could make an emergency landing, and
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For the last two years, hospitals have been reliant on travel nurses, with the demand for travel nurses skyrocketing. However, turnover has recently begun to increase, and hospitals and health systems are facing a turning point in addressing the staffing
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As more countries report nursing shortages, the inability to fulfill the demand for nurses has become a global issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most member countries have reported some nursing shortages, with the demand projected to continue
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Our Nurse of the Week honor goes to the UT Health San Antonio pediatric nurses who went above and beyond for an 8-year-old cancer patient named Darcey when they volunteered to become backup dancers for the budding dancer. The nurses
