The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, and nurses have to adapt to new demands and changes. As we enter a new decade, the Nurses Services Organization team has identified four key trends and challenges impacting nurses, nursing leaders and nurse […]
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When patients have surgery or other procedures in which they have to receive anesthesia, a team works together to ensure the patient’s safety and best care. One of these team members is the perianesthesia nurse. Terry Clifford, MSN, RN, CPAN,
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California is facing a growing shortage of primary care physicians. According to the Future Health Workforce Commission and Health Force Center at UC San Francisco, California is projected to be short 8,000 primary care clinicians by 2030, including doctors, nurse
While the nation continues to grapple with the growing COVID-19 pandemic, one fact is particularly worrisome. Older adults who contract the virus are dying at much higher percentages than younger people. Minority Nurse turned to experts with the Gerontologic Advanced
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As the U.S. battles to limit the spread of the highly contagious new coronavirus, the number of health care workers ordered to self- quarantine because of potential exposure to an infected patient is rising at an exponential pace. In Vacaville,
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Death is a natural part of life but that doesn’t make it any easier. Intensive care nurse Rhianna Ferial says that, “as healthcare professionals, we are there for people and their families during the final moments. This can be hard
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Our Nurse of the Week is Sally Herman, 56, a nurse from Mesa, AZ who has helped hundreds of children through her work with non-profit, Operation Smile. Herman reports that she grew up feeling like the underdog. Her parents worked
With the ongoing online and television coverage of COVID-19, it can be hard to distinguish authoritative information from rumors, unsubstantiated statements, and sheer panic brought on by the excesses of mass media. In such a situation, the public particularly looks
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It’s no secret—most nurses don’t get enough sleep. While many Americans admit to not getting enough shut eye, the implications for nurses are far reaching. The National Sleep Foundation recognizes this week (March 8 14) as National Sleep Awareness Week.
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Nurses can go into so many different areas in the field, cardiovascular nursing being just one of them. But as with all career choices, nurses need to have the right information to determine if this area is right for them.
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