Nurses are the backbone of VA’s health system and make a profound impact on the lives of Veterans every day, just as they have for the last 100 years. As you consider a career in nursing with VA, take a look […]
100 Years of VA Nursing History in 2 Minutes (or less!) Read More »
Nurse of the Week Mary Starks, BS., RN, CNOR, NP-S – now at the Rochester School of Nursing (URSON) studying for her dual DNP/Family NP master’s and doctorate – is a classic “Type N” personality. That “N” of course, stands
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Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a University of California-Irvine psychiatry professor, felt he didn’t need to be vaccinated against covid because he’d fallen ill with the disease in July 2020. So, in August, he sued to stop the university system’s vaccination mandate,
Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal? Read More »
One U.S. child loses a parent or caregiver for every four COVID-19 deaths, a new modeling study published today in Pediatrics reveals. The findings illustrate orphanhood as a hidden and ongoing secondary tragedy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes
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COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing symptomatic illness among health care workers in real-world settings. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that health care personnel who received a two-dose regimen of Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine had
mRNA Jabs Reduced Healthcare Personnel Covid Risk by 89-96% Read More »
October 10 kicks of a celebration of the work emergency nurses do with Emergency Nurses Week. In the past year and a half, emergency nurses have faced a pandemic and the overwhelming care needs of a staggering patient load. Frequently,
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For many, education is a young adult experience that culminates in a diploma and is usually ignored after one enters the “real world.” But for a nurse, education is an essential, ongoing professional pursuit. RNs must fulfil obligatory contact hours
The California Nurses Association (CNA) today welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature Friday enacting landmark legislation to require implicit bias education and training for nursing students and new graduates in California, an important step in addressing persistent racial disparities, particularly in
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When triple-digit temperatures hit the Pacific Northwest this summer, the emergency room at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center was ill prepared. Doctors raced to treat heat-aggravated illness in homeless people, elderly patients with chronic ailments, and overdosing narcotics users. “The magnitude
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NBNA is pleased to announce its newly elected Officers, Board Members and Nominations Committee Members. Officers President and CEO (re-elected) Martha A. Dawson, DNP, RN, FACHE, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL Secretary (re-elected)
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