Patty Piasecki, NP, is an orthopaedic oncology nurse at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. In the past, she worked as an orthopaedic trauma nurse. In that position, she says, “trauma” made it sound like she worked in the TV show ER, […]
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Our Nurse of the Week is Dr. Susan Stone, DNSc, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, President of Frontier Nursing University (FNU), who was recently elected to the National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her achievements in impacting accessibility of quality health
Since 1990, the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) has taken time to honor the work they do. This week from October 29 through November 2 marks the National Orthopaedic Nurses Week. Minority Nurse had a chance to hear from
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Technology in health care is always changing and improvingthis means faster, more accurate, and safer ways to do your job. Here’s the scoop on the latest and what’s coming in the not-too-distant future. Technology has been making our lives easier
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The New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing was recently awarded a $6.1 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Aging to study a program designed to bring effective care to people with
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Due to the ever-evolving nature of health care in contemporary society, more and more nurses are being looked upon as transformational nurse leaders among the scientific community. If you are interested in becoming a transformational nurse leader yourself, here are
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The University of Kansas Health System recently announced that Lindsay Norris, RN, has received the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) National Magnet Nurse of the Year Award. The award is in the category of Structural Empowerment and recognizes Norris’s contributions
Most registered nurses are familiar with the rights of patients under their care and work hard to alleviate suffering and maintain respect for human dignity. They advocate on behalf of patients, their families, the community, and society as a whole. But many
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The University of Michigan Professional Nurses Council gave Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, their approval for a three-year contract. The 5,700 registered nurses represented by UMPNC now have guaranteed pay raises and paid parental
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The beauty of nursing is that no two career paths are going to be exactly the same, which is why we get such a variety of responses whenever we ask nurses why they love being a nurse. If you’re feeling
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