The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved a request from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on March 19 to waive a section of federal law that governs retired VA workers. The waiver makes it easier for the department to […]
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National GI Nurses & Associates Week takes place this year (March 22-28) in the middle of a world in upheaval. The COVID-19 pandemic that has taken hold around the world has a direct and significant impact on healthcare workers around
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It’s now officially flu season, which means more patients than ever need to get vaccines in addition to the usual shots. But given the rise in anti-vaccination sentiment over the past few years, some patients are suspicious of anyone in
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An innovative five-part program to enhance and expand the development of senior nurse executive leaders has announced that it will be welcoming its first incoming class of nurse executives in August 2020. The program, titled the Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive
We are in the first quarter of the year and none of us expected or envisioned that we would be dealing with the course of events happening now. It is almost surreal, like a scene from a movie. Many people
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With the closures of universities and colleges due to the spread of COVID-19, life is unlike it’s ever been for students and nurse educators. While some classes are held online anyway, there are many that take place in person. Julie K. Stegman,
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A large European study linked hospital nurses who work 12-hour shifts to adverse outcomes like burnout and job dissatisfaction. The survey published in BMJ Open involved more than 31,000 nurses in 488 hospitals across 12 countries. One of the major
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As the caseload of patients with the new coronavirus grows, masks and other personal protective equipment are in short supply — and nurses in Washington state are resorting to workarounds to try to stay safe. Wendy Shaw, a charge nurse
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This series takes a look at the stories appearing in The Rebel Nurse Handbook, which features inspiring nurses who push the boundaries of healthcare and the nursing profession. This installment focuses on nurse, writer, public speaker, and acting director of
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In rapid response to the national emergency and to better combat COVID-19, the Society of Nurse Scientists Innovators Entrepreneurs & Leaders (SONSIEL) launched an immediate national call-to-action requesting that non-hospital inventories of personal protective equipment (PPE) be shared with hospital
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