People are often confused by the specialty of progressive care. Isn’t that what ICU is for? No, not exactly. Linda M. Bay, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, PCCN-K, CCRN-K, Nurse Consultant, VA Office of Inspector General as well as a member of
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Compassion fatigue and burnout—it’s a popular topic in nursing. It’s tough to know how to maintain a good work/life balance and show compassion for patients while still preserving your own mental and physical health. Vidette Todaro-Franceschi, PhD, RN, FT, Professor,
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Sharing personal information with patients sometimes is just natural for nurses. Working closely with patients while caring for them and giving them compassion warrants it. The adage says that you don’t discuss some things with other people: religion, money, and
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During a recent Washington State Senate floor debate, Senator Maureen Walsh said, By putting these types of mandates on a critical access hospital that literally serves a handful of individuals, I would submit to you those nurses probably do get
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When transplant cardiologists at the Debakey Heart and Vascular Center at Houston Methodist Hospital, began to use percutaneously placed axillary intra-aortic balloon pumps (PAxIABPs) in 2007, there was one problem. Not with the procedure, which would act as a bridge
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Especially since the #MeToo Movement began, sexual harassment has been in the spotlight. We spoke with nurses who have been harassed, legal experts, and nursing professionals to determine what you should and can do if this happens to you. Celia,*
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Barbara Stilwell, PhD, RN, FRCN, is the Executive Director of Nursing Now, a three-year global campaign seeking to raise the profile of nurses. Dr. Stilwell recently talked with Minority Nurse about what she hopes Nursing Now will accomplish before the
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A 2018 study by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) called “Nurse Practitioners: A Solution to America’s Primary Care Crisis,” by Peter Buerhaus, suggested that NPs can help with the problems of not having enough primary care physicians in particular areas
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Barbara Stilwell, PhD, RN, FRCN, is on a mission. She wants nurses to be empowered. As the Executive Director of Nursing Now, a three-year global campaign run in collaboration with the International Council of Nurses and the World Health Organization,
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In 2017, the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) was founded with the mission to improve health in communities across the nation through the service of nurses on all types of boards. Laurie Benson, BSN, Executive Director of NOBC says that
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