As the world continues to struggle with COVID-19, many are likewise struggling with the emotional and mental impact that comes with the uncertainty of the pandemic. Seniors, who are in the high-risk group for getting the virus, may be some […]
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Tonya Barnard, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, CPEN, TCRUN, EMT-B, had a dream. After she graduated from nursing school, she knew that she wanted to work in the emergency room. “I liked the fast pace and high-acuity patients,” she
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In the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, one of the underlying themes is that of nurse leadership—and the nurse leaders of today and tomorrow have a wide range of inspiring role models! Below are profiles of six outstanding nurse
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With the rise of urgent care clinics as an alternative to going to the emergency room, many people are left unsure which to visit when they experience a medical issue. The choice is important, as while urgent care clinics are
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Owing to isolation measures during the pandemic, hospital patients are denied the solace of family visits during their illness and final hours. But, in the best tradition of bedside nurses, Nurse of the Week Tabatha Kentner and the other nurses
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As the public becomes increasingly aware of how health inequities affect people of color in the US, government and non-governmental institutions are being called upon to confront the devastating racial and ethnic data on COVID-19 patients—and to address the long-standing
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Nurses across the globe are working together as a united front against the COVID-19 pandemic and as a much-needed support for each other. Today’s International Nurses Day honors that dedication with the motto of “Nursing the World to Health,” a
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State child access prevention (CAP) laws were linked with a 13% relative reduction in childhood firearm-related fatalities compared with states without such laws in the years 1991-2017, according to an analysis of CDC data. So-called “negligence laws,” in which caregivers
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In 1982, the famed gospel songwriter Andrae Crouch wrote a song with lyrics that contain the following words: How can I say thanks For the things You have done for me? Things so undeserved Yet You gave to prove Your
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When Neuroscience Nurses Week arrives every May, nurses in this specialty champion the vast choices they have within this career path. For Ebonye Green, MNSc, APRN and director-at-large for the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN), becoming a neuroscience nurse
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