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September 2021 Vol. 16 No. 9

nurses

125 years of progress

ANA’s track record shapes its pandemic response.  “We have been so busy that we don’t know where we are at. I work 10 hours per day and then…
Professional Nursing Practice Regulation Model

A guide for the times

Updated scope and standards of nursing practice. Each edition of the American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provides authoritative guidance on actions and behaviors…
COVID-19 nurse

ANA Enterprise News, September 2021

Accelerating nursing, transforming healthcare: New research from J&J, ANA, and AONL Nurses should leverage the leadership positions they moved into during the pandemic to drive organizational transformation, according…
DKA

Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) are endocrine emergencies. Hospitalizations for diabetes and DKA are rising, possibly because of increased diabetes prevalence and higher insulin costs.
esophageal

Esophageal varices

Darrel has been drinking 1 pint of whiskey each day for 35 years. He worked in construction until he was terminated for absenteeism. His family reports that he’s…
leadership

Finding the voice within

For millennial nurses, involvement in community leadership through professional associations such as the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) can be integral to developing leadership competencies and skills.…
job loss

Job loss and preparing for the future

Seek support, take your time, and plan strategically. Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on nurse job loss. You can read Part 1…
librarian

Librarians on the healthcare team

Partner with these professionals to aid evidence-based practice. As a nurse in the emergency department (ED), you notice that patient falls have doubled over the past month. You…
myocardial-infarction

Myocardial infarction: Nursing assessment and care

Rapid nurse identification of myocardial infarction in medical surgical patients is key to achieving lifesaving treatment in the heart catheterization lab. Focused chest pain assessment, 12-lead ECG performance,…
change

Navigating an environment of continuous change

Plan, communicate, and collaborate for success. Brad is an emergency department (ED) director in a hospital that was a COVID-19 hotspot, but as a result of widespread vaccination,…
exercise

Night nurses and exercise

How regular activity can increase sleep quality and quantity. Takeaways: Working at night disrupts nurses’ circadian rhythms and impacts their physical and mental health. Nurses who work night…
ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer

A call to action for early detection and diagnosis. This article was provided to American Nurse Journal by Aspira Women’s Health and did not undergo peer review. Despite…
nurses wellbeing

Promoting nurses’ well-being during COVID-19

To: Ethics Advisory Board    From: ANA member Subject: Nurses’ well-being   I was a senior in my bachelor of science in nursing program last year during COVID-19…
DD

Recognizing and treating dissociative disorders

Dissociative disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that result from experiencing or witnessing trauma; affects up to 10% of the general population. As essential partners in the…
UNI

Special and unique: You

Using a unique nurse identifier recognizes your contributions to quality patient care. Intelligent systems surround us. They include automated robotic vacuums to clean floors, facial recognition programs to…
BSN

Support for the BSN

The degree benefits nurses, hospitals, and patients. The battle over nurses’ education isn’t so much over as that it’s entered a new stage. In 1962, when I began…
violence prevention

Violence prevention measures move in Congress

Assaults on the job are a hazard for nurses. The COVID-19 pandemic opened a window for elected leaders to see the safety risks—including workplace violence—that nurses face every…
sleep

We are how we sleep

What nurses need to know about social determinants of health and sleep. Takeaways: Sleep is a necessary and complex physiological function. Social determinants of health can impact one’s…
unique nurse identifier

What a unique nurse identifier means for the future

This fingerprint of nursing enhances the visibility of nurses’ contributions. Takeaways: A unique nurse identifier (UNI), a defined code or series of characters, represents an individual nurse within…

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