The fundamental mission of every healthcare provider is to first do no harm. Unfortunately, however, for far too long systemic inequities in the healthcare system have perpetrated and perpetuated harm. Both implicit and explicit biases have strongly determined healthcare processes, […]
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AACN joins hospitals and healthcare organizations in recognizing certified nurses for their professionalism, leadership, and commitment to excellence in the care of patients and families as part of Certified Nurses Day, Sunday, March 19. As healthcare becomes increasingly complex and challenging,
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In celebration of Certified Nurses Day on March 19, the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) launched a Certified Nurses Day web page with nurse recognition resources plus basic information about specialty certification for patients, families, and healthcare consumers. The page
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The annual recognition of Certified Nurses Day on March 19 honors the nurses who go the extra step to achieve certification in their specialties. But the day also helps raise awareness in the nursing community about the importance of certification
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Nursing is multigenerational, with four generations in the workforce at any given time. Each generation has gifts and contributions to offer. No matter how inexperienced the younger generation may appear to those who are more seasoned, those novices will someday
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Sanford Health RN Kayla Teneyck helps patients navigate cancer diagnoses while serving in the National Guard. She’s living up to the mantra that nurses are the bridge between patients and their doctors by interacting with both parties regularly and helping
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March is National Kidney Month and Minority Nurse caught up with nephrology nurse Nancy Colobong Smith, MN, ARNP, ANP-BC, CNN to find out what it’s like to be a nurse in this specialty. She is the national president-elect 2023-24 of the
A New York hospital reduced the incidence of medical device-related pressure injuries (MDRPIs) following a tracheostomy to zero for four years, according to a study published in AACN Advanced Critical Care. “Reducing Tracheostomy Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury: A Quality Improvement Project”
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a nurse in physical rehabilitation? Here are the basics that you need to know. Adam Francis, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital – Bartram Campus, took time
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Patient safety depends on many preventative steps, and many of those steps must be followed meticulously. The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America collaborated with several organizations to address hand hygiene and infection control in the recently released Strategies to
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