Nursing can be stressful, no matter what area of the field you’re working in. But working in the Emergency Room (ER) or Emergency Department (ED) carries with it its own kind of stressors. Silver Powell, RN, at the University of […]
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When dealing with any patients, nurses want to be respectful. But there may be some confusion as to what they should do or say when treating patients who are transgender or genderqueer. Jennifer Flynn, CPHRM, Risk Manager with the Nurses
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There have always been challenges facing nursing students. What are the biggest ones today, and how can students deal with and overcome them? Some experts weigh in. Frederick Richardson, a BSN student and the Breakthrough to Nursing director for the
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When Nurse Practitioners (NPs) begin to work at the R. Adams Crowley Shock Trauma Center in the University of Maryland Medical Center, they are given training that helps integrate them into the ICU. Brooke Andersen, ACGNP-BC, Clinical Program Manager for
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 100 million Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes, making it the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. as of 2015. As a result, a number of nurses work with patients
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When you think of a nurse-midwife, you may think that they just help delivery babies (not that this isn’t a crucial and exceptionally important part of their jobs). But they really do so much more. Adelicia (Addie) Graham, MSN, FNP,
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While some nurses may find it difficult to work with patients who have Alzheimer’s disease, others find it to be a calling. Take Christine E. Crouch, RN, BSN, for example. As a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and the Vice President
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Working on Thanksgiving can be great—extra pay and often a quiet day. But it can also make nurses wish they were home with their families. We decided to ask nurses what they do to celebrate Thanksgiving when they do have
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This past summer, a group of nurses in Pennsylvania created the nonprofit Nurses of Pennsylvania with the main goal to be to focus on the safety and care of patients in health care. According to a statement issued in September,
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Simulation is being used more and more in nursing schools as well as in other types of educational situations for experienced nurses. Christine Park, MD, president of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, a professor of anesthesiology and medical education
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