March 2025 Vol. 20 No. 3

A new gold standard

Modern yet timeless Code guides decision-making wherever nursing practice occurs. For 23 consecutive years, the American public has ranked nurses as the most honest and ethical professionals, ahead…

American Nurses Enterprise News, March 2025

Nurses take top spot on Gallup Poll for 23rd year The American Nurses Association celebrates The Power of Nurses™, who have been recognized as the most honest and…

Aspiration: Blocking the airway

You’re caring for a 75-year-old man admitted to your unit with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke, left-sided weakness, and dysphagia. He receives continuous feedings via a small-bore tube…

Catalysts of change

2025 Innovation Award winners close disparity gaps. Nurses’ insights and experience in developing solutions that matter illustrate The Power of Nurses™ in dynamic and visible ways. Advancements that…

Championing nurses through advocacy

Top concerns include improved work environments, access to nursing care, and payment parity. This year promises to be quite active for federal advocacy by the American Nurses Association,…

EBP, QI, and IS

Some use the terms evidence-based practice (EBP), quality improvement (QI), and implementation science (IS) interchangeably. However important differences exist. Clinicians must understand those differences and use the correct…

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, in combination with reflective writing in…

Everyday ethics: Prioritizing patients

It’s my understanding that a nurse’s primary commitment is to our patients. Recently, while working as a travel nurse, I’ve been concerned about some patients’ treatment plans and…

Mindfulness and AI

Combine technology and practical interventions to reduce burnout. Lillee Gelinas This month’s article about burnout by Jocelyn Perez, MSN, RN, PCCN (see Nurse Burnout) reminded me of a…

Nurse burnout

The nursing profession requires comprehensive and multifaceted strategies to combat burnout. Leadership training and adequate staffing can help address the issue, but they’re not the only solutions. A…

Racial disparities in healthcare

This descriptive, qualitative study used semi-structured interviews developed by an advisory team and research staff. We framed interview questions to understand the experience of Black nurses who provide…

TBI: Closing the care gap in rural areas

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience varying symptoms depending on injury severity. Navigating reentry into the community and achieving the highest level of independence requires interdisciplinary planning…

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,…

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