Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) are on the front lines of patient care, safely administering nearly 50 million anesthetics each year in the United States. During Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 14-20, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) joins […]
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Nurse of the Week, Carla Brown, RN, accompanied by a colleague clutching a clipboard to her chest, is standing outside a house in her North Baton Rouge, LA neighborhood. “You seem kind of impatient when you get to these doors
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“Aerosol” has taken on a new significance for many since March 2020. Since the start of the pandemic, the most terrifying task in health care was thought to be when a doctor put a breathing tube down the trachea of
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As a nurse, you care not only for the patient in the bed, but for the family of the hospitalized patient. Caring for families whose loved ones are in intensive care carries special challenges as the family members deal with
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March 14 kicks off Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual recognition of the essential need to improve safety in all settings. For nurses, awareness about patient safety impacts every aspect of their work. From medication prescriptions and delivery, to diagnoses
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Even if you are not working nursing gigs at this point in your career, the field is booming! Gig nursing can be a long-term choice or a great option at different stages of your life. It’s a go-to for brand-new
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Today, March 11th, marks the one-year anniversary of the day when the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. Over the past year, according to the American Nurses Association (ANA) more than 500 nurses* in the U.S. have
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Nurses in the United States have a unique privilege in being the healthcare providers for one of the most diverse populations in the world. Our country is home to millions of people coming from various racial groups, religious affiliations, and
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This is the second part of our interview with Nurse of the Week Richard Onyait, RN. Richard was an orthopedic clinician in Uganda (where a clinician is equivalent to a PA in the United States), when at age 32 he
Howard University’s College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences and New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing have formed an educational and research partnership to work together to have a greater impact on improving health and health equity in
