Whether buying as a nurse or for a nurse, there is a way to optimize the experience for both the giver and the recipient. One of the best ways to choose a gift is neither to spend extravagantly or try […]
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A study from 2017 defined caregiver burden as, the strain or load borne by a person who cares for a chronically ill, disabled, or elderly family member. Nurses are all too familiar with the instinctive concern for patients, and often equally
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By Jeffrey E. Keller, MD, FAACP Border detention facilities that house immigrants have been in the news recently because of their policy of not providing influenza vaccinations to their detainees, sparking high-profile protests. Why would an immigration detention facility, tasked
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Did you get a good night’s rest? Nurses, like many other health care providers, frequently work shifts that lead to sleepiness and fatigue. In fact, 55% of nurses work more than 40 hours a week, and one in five nurses
The Well-Rested Nurse: A Frustrating Oxymoron? Read More »
Our Nurse of the Week is Nathan May, a 27-year-old nurse at Riley Hospital for Children, who has a passion for connecting with his pediatric cardiac patients. The gift that May brings to his patients is largely in his bedside
The holidays are a great time, but let’s face it, they’re also exhausting. As nurses, you already focus on taking care of others, sometimes to your own detriment. To avoid burnout, we consulted a fellow nurse to offer you self-care
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Don’t say that the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) doesn’t know how to have funduring the holidays, they definitely do. AACN is currently in the midst of their second annual Elf on the Shelf social media photo sweepstakes. And
Critical Care Nurses Spread Holiday Cheer with Elf on a Shelf Read More »
Four physicians and two others protesting their inability to vaccinate migrant detainees at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) headquarters here were arrested last Tuesday for failing to comply with federal orders to disperse. They were held for about
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The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a three-year, $1.35 million grant will be awarded to the New Mexico State University (NMSU) School of Nursing to fund a project to expand the number of professionals in New
Navigating holiday parties as a nurse can be tough. If you’ve been to a holiday party, cocktail party—or let’s face it—pretty much any kind of party, when someone finds out what you do for a living, the questions begin… “Can
Navigating Holiday Parties: How to Respond to “You’re a Nurse? Can You Look at This?” Read More »
