During #NURSEHACK4HEALTH, nurses will come together on Microsoft Teams to apply their resourcefulness and innovative thinking to COVID-19 related healthcare problems. There’s still time to register for the virtual hackathon, which is set to begin on Friday, May 15 at […]
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One year ago, I would have taken any opportunity to write, advise, or lecture on the inequalities of being a black nurse in health care. I could’ve complied a novel of complaints, stories, examples, and tears from the countless nurses
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How do you replenish and nourish your spirit in these unheard-of times when extreme stress is the norm? At one hospital network located in the pandemic’s epicenter, you could nourish the spirit by accessing a brief podcast or video, or
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Amid growing concerns about the mental health impact of working the frontlines of the pandemic, clinical psychologist Stephanie Zerwas, PhD is finding a way to help. Zerwas knew therapists in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, wanted to give back during the
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As National Nurses Week 2020 is recognized this week, nurses around the world are finding themselves and the work they do on the frontlines of a global COVID-19 pandemic. The acute respiratory virus impacts patients’ lungs with ferocity, but other
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The popularity of social media cannot be understated. Currently, over two billion people use various social media platforms, including 81% of Americans. Social media is not just something we do when we are bored. It allows us to connect with
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This National Nurses Week, we salute the over 100,000 VA nurses who work tirelessly every day to serve our nation’s Veterans — and have continued to demonstrate their commitment and dedication throughout this historic global situation. “VA nurses are fiercely
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While most of the world hungers for a vaccine to put an end to the death and economic destruction wrought by COVID-19, some anti-vaccine groups are joining with anti-lockdown protesters to challenge restrictions aimed at protecting public health. Vaccine critics
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In 2014, Melisa Wilson, DNP, ARNP, ACNP-BC, the Clinical Operations Director and Pulmonary Hypertension Program Coordinator at AdventHealth Orlando, discovered a lump in her breast. Fearing a cancer diagnosis, her husband encouraged her to see her doctor immediately. Wilson nearly
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The role of nursing has evolved from its early days of taking orders from doctors and working primarily in hospitals to, today, having a leading role in directing patient care and working in an array of non-hospital settings. As we
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