When KaSheta Jackson, DNP, RN, received a phone call telling her that she had won the Individual Nurse Award, one of the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Innovation Awards, sponsored by Stryker, she says that she was speechless and shocked. Jackson, […]
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Nurses are known for their calm under pressure and the high-quality medical care they provide day in and day out. But they are also well known for another quality–their kind-hearted approach to the patients in their care. Of course, sometimes
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There is perhaps no career more important or rewarding than that of the trauma nurse. And yet this laudable career is also among the most stressful, the most physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding of all in the field of health
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) have announced the winners of the 2022 ANA Innovation Awards sponsored by Stryker, a leading global medical technology company. The ANA Innovation Awards highlight, recognize and celebrate exemplary nurse-led innovations that improve
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Nurses are an essential part of the patient support structure and health care system. Being one requires knowledge, responsibility, and the ability to take care of patients. But given the possibility of errors in care methods and records and occupational
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On the evening of February 17, the US Senate voted for the final passage of the much-needed Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667). The Act was named in memory of Dr. Lorna Breen, a Virginia physician
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Believe it or not, during the COVID-19 pandemic, some nurses have been spreading misinformation about the virus and all its variants. Doing so, however, isn’t a small thing. In fact, you can lose your job over it. Georgia Reiner, MS,
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You’ve heard of The Great Resignation—the mass submitting of two-week notices and the subsequent ruffling of resumes heard ’round the world starting in 2020 and continuing strong into 2022. Employees all over the work spectrum have had enough of being
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Imagine you’re a woozy grade-schooler waking up in the ICU at night… And when you open your eyes, the first thing you see is a nurse on the other side of the glass painting Minions! Or, Raphael and Michaelangelo getting
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As technology continues to change healthcare practices, patient care simulation is transforming nursing education. Vivienne Pierce McDaniel DNP, MSN, RN, works as the diversity equity, and inclusion consultant for Sentinel U® where she ensures that all simulation products create a lifelike
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