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05/17/2024

02/10/2022

Patient Handoffs Explained |

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Nurses, learn to be more versed in patient handoffs & more confident in your ability to complete one while communicating all the important information.

02/09/2022

Reducing healthcare violence using community policing-based security strategies

Trust is the first pillar of security, and is critical to effectively implement security technology strategies. Read more in this article.

02/03/2022

Nurses Don’t Seek Help When They Need It Most

Nurses with suicidal ideation are less likely to seek help. We need to change that. The original research article in AJN's November issue should prompt concern among the nursing and broader health care community. The article, “Suicidal Ideation and Attitudes Toward Help Seeking in US Nurses

02/02/2022

Building experiential interprofessional education

Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies are at the heart of the new AACN Essentials for 2021.

01/28/2022

Therapeutic Humor in Nursing: More Important Than Ever

Nursing during a pandemic is no laughing matter...but it was for me. Photo by Mathias Konrath on Unsplash Assessing mental health patients over the phone at the VA was always challenging. I worked with the primary care providers, assessing new patients and getting them the right mental

01/27/2022

The Evolving Role of Nurses in Today’s Labor Landscape

The role of the nurse has never been static. Patients’ needs are constantly evolving. Luckily, nurses have always risen to the challenge.

01/25/2022

Multidisciplinary rounds reduce length of stay in community hospital

MDRs are meetings where members of the team come together to discuss treatment and discharge planning for patients in a particular area.

01/20/2022

Nurses and Su***de: When Loss of Identity Leads to Loss of Life

Job-related problems likely play a major role in nurse suicides, says a study of 203 nurses published in the Journal of Nursing Regulation.

01/18/2022

What Can We Do About Addressing Nurse Exhaustion?

"Even when good workplace policies and support exist, without enough staff to meet essential patient needs, nurse fatigue cannot be properly addressed." Photo by Matthew Waring on Unsplash When I was working as an ED nurse, if a colleague was out sick we'd invariably be asked to

01/17/2022

Questioning the nursing stereotype

Nursing stereotypes can range from the people who work in the profession to the work done, but our author says it's time to reexamine.

01/13/2022

Symptom Management for Adults with Cancer

The current ANS featured article is titled “Symptom management Theory: Analysis, Evaluation, and Implications for Caring for Adults with Cancer” by authors Asha Mathew, MBA, MSN, RN, RM…