Ian A. Lane, a pediatric intensive care nurse at Connecticut Children’s Hospital and PhD nursing student at the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School, comes from a long line of nurses. “My grandmother was a nurse […]
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Shada Medley joined the University of Maryland Medical Systems to be a change agent for innovative nursing care with a more diverse population. Medley says her career path is part of God’s plan and cites Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey
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Knowing the healthcare system is complex and often creates anxiety for patients newly diagnosed with cancer, the Northwell Health Cancer Institute launched Cancer Care Direct, a comprehensive program to connect patients with clinical registered nurse navigators who can provide expert guidance to
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It’s no secret that nursing can be a challenging career path, and at the same time, it can certainly be emotionally and professionally rewarding. Nevertheless, it’s not unusual for nurses to experience sacrifices along their journeys in the healthcare industry.
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To help ensure that all obstetric patients receive high-quality, safe analgesia and anesthesia care during labor and delivery, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has published its updated Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient practice guidelines. This comprehensive revision provides
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Clara Bridges, Atlanta Housing’s oldest living resident and nursing veteran of 33 years, celebrated her 102nd birthday with friends, family, and song at the Peachtree Senior Tower, where she has been a resident since 1975. The spry centenarian, known for
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Ask any passerby on the street to describe nurses. You’ll likely hear a description of a woman in scrubs with a stethoscope around her neck, caring for patients in a hospital. While that picture may be accurate for a certain
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Long-term care nurse Christy Fliss is a night owl serving residents in Canby, Minnesota, after dark. “It’s fulfilling being that person to light them up. Make them feel good,” says Fliss, who’s coming up on nine years at Sanford Health Sylvan
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Esther Conteh has enjoyed an extraordinary and varied healthcare and nursing career for over 25 years. She emigrated to New York City from Sierra Leone as a teenager and was inspired by her mother’s work as a midwife back home
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Rounding checklists can help hospital care teams improve patient outcomes. New research points to the potential for patient-specific checklists as a valid way to effectively translate the latest evidence into clinical practice. These checklists can be helpful tools during daily
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