October 2022 Vol. 17 No. 10 Archives

October 2022 Vol. 17 No. 10

An ethical approach

October 6, 2022

Guidance for navigating complex healthcare dilemmas. From the joyous celebrations at the sound of a newborn’s first cries to the solemn moment when a patient takes their last…

ANA Enterprise News, October 2022

October 10, 2022

New educational opportunities on infection prevention Project Firstline, a partnership between the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides free online…

Asking difficult questions

September 30, 2022

Inclusive nursing assessment in a new era of healthcare Takeaways: Collecting information about race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity is a critical step for building an inclusive…

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly

October 5, 2022

Antibiotic stewardship has gained much awareness, but inappropriate prescribing of these medications continues. For example, many patients, caregivers, and clinicians associate urinary tract infection (UTI) with falls, confusion,…

CDC report shows antimicrobial resistance at a crossroads

October 9, 2022

Nurses play a crucial role in reversing negative trends. After years of steady reductions, resistant hospital-onset infections and deaths increased at least 15% during the first year of…

COVID-19 and PTSD in frontline nurses

October 4, 2022

Learn to identify and manage this condition in yourself and your colleagues. Takeaways: Frontline nurses are at high risk for developing PTSD as a result of direct or…

Embrace the power of virtual

October 6, 2022

Use technology to support bedside nurses, increase care access, and expand education. The big experiment of providing services via virtual platforms, necessitated by the pandemic, resulted in positive…

Health knowledge is power

October 7, 2022

Carli Zegers is creating systems change from the inside out. Carli Zegers, PhD, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, has a passion for health literacy, the subject of her extensive research…

Is there a nurse in the House? Or the Senate?

October 5, 2022

Nurses can help heal the political divide. Imagine you’re on a break with work colleagues and the conversation turns to a policy topic you care about. Maybe it’s…

Joining the quest to diversify research, improve outcomes

October 11, 2022

Partnership with All of Us seeks to reach more investigators, engage underserved The American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) has built a partnership with the National  Institutes of Health…

Moisture-associated skin damage: The basics

October 3, 2022

Moisture-associated skin damage (MASD), inflammation and erosion of the skin, results from prolonged exposure to different sources of moisture such as feces or urine, sweat, saliva, wound exudate,…

Navigating ethical dilemmas in complex care settings

October 10, 2022

Better ethical preparedness I work in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and we’ve had four deaths in the last week. While I  recognize death isn’t avoidable in…

Overcoming misinformation and disinformation

October 5, 2022

Spreading falsehoods is a threat to nursing practice and patient safety. Lillee Gelinas How do you learn information, both true and false? How do you know the difference?…

Pediatric patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

October 4, 2022

Improve outcomes with supportive care. Takeaways: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is a common side effect of pediatric cancer treatment. Chronic nausea and vomiting can result in electrolyte…

Vaccine hesitancy

October 8, 2022

Breaking through public health barriers Nurses play an essential role in promoting recommended immunizations across patients’ lifespans. That effort includes providing education about vaccine benefits, understanding why individuals…

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