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September 2007 Vol. 2 Num. 9
Be a myth-buster: Stop the misconceptions about fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia produces many symptoms but no signs, so some clinicians dismiss it as a wastebasket diagnosis. But the pain is very real, and patients with fibromyalgia need you…
Being with Dying
Your most powerful message has nothing to do with words.
Best practices for seasonal influenza immunization
Seasonal influenza and influenza-related complications are the most frequent causes of death from a vaccine preventable disease in the United States. In 2006, the February 24 Morbidity and…
Cervical Spine injuries: Preserving function, improving outcomes
How to provide skilled care that stops the damage and helps your patient manage the injury.
Creating a culture of civility in the workplace
End verbal abuse, negative behavior and physical abuse in the workplace, using these 7 challenges. This article is available to American Nurses Association members and ANJ subscribers only.…
Disaster preparedness! Professional Preparedness!
Are you prepared for the next 9/11? Or, the next Hurricane Katrina? If not, you need to think about this and make the professional decision to be prepared.…
How about a career in nursing informatics?
Do you have an aptitude for information technology (IT)? Would you like to help transform health care and bridge the gap between IT and nursing practice? If so,…
Infection control for lifts and slings
Your guide to keeping lifts and slings free from infection.
Interwoven art of understanding
Communicating with crochet.
Letters to the Editor – September 2007
I am a professional I am appalled by the letter to the editor in the July issue regarding educational requirements for nurses. The fact that I graduated from…
Recognizing and easing procedural pain
A procedure may be routine to you, but the pain it produces isn’t routine to your patient.
SiCKO – A call to action
In 1991, the American Nurses Association published its Nursing Agenda for Health Care Reform, which gained the support of 76 nursing and healthcare organizations. It called for a…
Sleeping in the danger zzzzzzzone
Awaken patients with sleep apnea to the danger of their condition.
So you want to be an emergency nurse?
How to get going in this exciting specialty.
The importance of being unreasonable
Nurses, on the whole, are a darn nice group of people. After all, nurses have a reputation for being caring, self-sacrificing, nurturing, hardworking, and honest. So why don’t…
Understanding qualitative research
The holistic, interactive, individual approach to research provides you with an understanding of and insight into the experiences of others.
Virtual learning: Nurse leaders offer strategies for choosing online programs
Technology has touched nearly every aspect of Americans’ lives. It’s changed how people communicate, work, and learn. And while some nurses view the explosion of online nursing programs…
Workforce development, APRN’s on congressional agenda
Funding for nursing workforce development ANA has been following the fiscal year (FY) 2008 appropriations process in reference to nursing workforce development programs. Here is a brief update.…
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