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NNF Board Members Needed
The Nebraska Nurses Foundation (NNF) is actively seeking nominations for new members to serve a 2-year term from January 2025 – December 2026. Both Community members and active Nebraska Nurses…
Nebraska School Nurses Association Update
The Nebraska School Nurses Association (NSNA), the official affiliate of the National Association of School Nurses, is in the process of planning the NSNA School Health Conference that will take…
Informing a Genomic Education Model: Outcomes of a Curricular Integration for Nurse Practitioner Students
Nurses are the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States with over 5.7 million practicing, including nearly 400,000 nurse practitioners (NPs), playing a crucial role in holistic, patient-centered…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This content is sponsored and supplied to American Nurse Journal by Nurses Service Organization. Content has been reviewed by ANJ editorial staff but is not peer-reviewed. What nurses need to…
From the NNA Executive Director, February 2025
CONGRATULATIONS to our newly elected officers and committee members. We are grateful to have you representing Nebraska Nurses and look forward to your contributions to the Nebraska Nurses Association. President…
From the NNA President, February 2025
Linda Hardy, PhD, RN, CNE, CTNA Greetings to all Nebraska Nurses! Exciting new branding for the American Nurses Association (ANA) After extensive feedback from constituents and with guidance from experts,…
Don’t Shy Away from Becoming Nurse Certified
HAVE YOU EVER felt you needed to challenge yourself, forge ahead in your career, or further your education? Have you ever thought about getting certified? A nursing certification in your…
Nebraska Nurses Foundation — Lasting Legacy Interview Series
Justin Gripp, PharmD, MBA – NNF Board of Directors Treasurer, Community MemberTHE NNF IS PROUD TO continue our Lasting Legacy Interview Series by featuring a non-nurse for the first time.…
Delegation — Nebraska Style
Actual delegation can be complicated but may provide the nurse with a welcome relief when patient care responsibilities are mounting. This article will attempt to provide guidance with regard to…
From the NNA Executive Director: In Honor of a World War II Cadet Nurse
THE NEBRASKA NURSES ASSOCIATION is pleased to honor a Nebraska World War II Cadet Nurse. In the midst of one of the darkest times in history, while soldiers were on…
NNF Board Members Needed
The Nebraska Nurses Foundation (NNF) is actively seeking nominations for new members to serve a 2-year term from January 2025 – December…
Nebraska School Nurses Association Update
The Nebraska School Nurses Association (NSNA), the official affiliate of the National Association of School Nurses, is in the process of planning…
Informing a Genomic Education Model: Outcomes of a Curricular Integration for Nurse Practitioner Students
Nurses are the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States with over 5.7 million practicing, including nearly 400,000 nurse practitioners…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This content is sponsored and supplied to American Nurse Journal by Nurses Service Organization. Content has been reviewed by ANJ editorial staff…
From the NNA Executive Director, February 2025
CONGRATULATIONS to our newly elected officers and committee members. We are grateful to have you representing Nebraska Nurses and look forward to…
From the NNA President, February 2025
Linda Hardy, PhD, RN, CNE, CTNA Greetings to all Nebraska Nurses! Exciting new branding for the American Nurses Association (ANA) After extensive…
Don’t Shy Away from Becoming Nurse Certified
HAVE YOU EVER felt you needed to challenge yourself, forge ahead in your career, or further your education? Have you ever thought…
Nebraska Nurses Foundation — Lasting Legacy Interview Series
Justin Gripp, PharmD, MBA – NNF Board of Directors Treasurer, Community MemberTHE NNF IS PROUD TO continue our Lasting Legacy Interview Series…
Delegation — Nebraska Style
Actual delegation can be complicated but may provide the nurse with a welcome relief when patient care responsibilities are mounting. This article…
From the NNA Executive Director: In Honor of a World War II Cadet Nurse
THE NEBRASKA NURSES ASSOCIATION is pleased to honor a Nebraska World War II Cadet Nurse. In the midst of one of the…
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PTSD: Increase screening and treatment
Many nurse practitioners (NPs) provide care in medically underserved areas, some in one of the more than 1,400 free clinics throughout the United States. More patients who access care at free clinics meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than those who receive care at fee-for-service clinics.
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Acute kidney injury: A quick diagnosis aids recovery
Some medications, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, can increase an individual’s risk for developing acute kidney injury.
Cannabis and healthcare: Complicated policies and laws
Marijuana as medical treatment continues to evolve. Pay attention to contradictory and evolving state and federal regulations to protect patients and your practice.
Women and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Why are new HIV cases still occurring when we have preventive treatment? One reason could be a lack of knowledge and experience among healthcare professionals to discuss, prescribe, and manage PrEP for vulnerable patients. Lack of information and discomfort with prescribing PrEP remain ongoing issues among healthcare professionals in the United States. Healthcare professionals should know how to identify appropriate candidates for PrEP, provide general education, and prescribe necessary preventive treatment.
Empathy in ostomy care
Empathy relies on understanding an experience from another’s perspective. A simulated learning activity such as wearing an ostomy bag for a day,…
Nurse leader rounds plus
Patients’ perceptions of their care may not correlate to the actual quality of care given but rather their beliefs about what they…
Nurses’ role in skin cancer prevention
Skin cancer has reached epidemic proportions—one in five Americans will develop some form by age 70. Nurses have an opportunity to make…
Top post-pandemic global health concerns
The WHO remains concerned about several global health issues, but its focus has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus and its…
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