September 2024 Vol. 19 No. 9

ANA Enterprise News, September 2024

Report: Deep health inequities persist The United States has yet to make notable and sustained progress in advancing health equity over the past 2 decades, according to a…

Building a better future for all

Nurses meet evolving issues with compassion and resolve. Ready to tackle some of the most compelling issues in the profession, nurse leaders from across the U.S. came together…

Collective wisdom

In late June, nearly 400 knowledgeable and insightful nurse leaders met in Washington, DC, for the American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly, ANA’s official governing and voting body.…

End-tidal CO2 monitoring

ETCO2 monitoring, a tool once used almost exclusively in patients receiving anesthesia, has proven useful in various settings, including the emergency department, medical–surgical units, critical care, ambulatory care,…

Foot assessment and care

For the foot to properly perform its main functions of weight bearing and propulsion, 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 tendons, muscles, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and…

Hispanic culture and health

The Hispanic population accounts for roughly 19% of Americans—the largest minority group in the United States. However, Hispanic adults are the least likely ethnic or racial group to…

How history informs Code of Ethics revisions

I’m looking forward to the 2025 revision of the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (the Code). How will the history of nursing and nursing ethics…

Magnet4Europe: Taking the next steps

Magnet4Europe (M4E), a 4-year European Union (EU)-funded project, includes more than 60 hospitals in six European countries (Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) and 67…

Mitigating patient identification threats

A cardiology team scheduled a complex cardiothoracic surgery for identical young adult twins with the same life-limiting diagnosis. However, the twins insisted they undergo their surgeries on the…

Nurses build coalitions at the Capitol

Nearly 500 nurses, nursing students, and advocates from across the country gathered on June 27 in Washington, DC, for the American Nurses Association (ANA) annual Hill Day, as…

Palliative care vs hospice

An 84-year-old man with multiple comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension) has been hospitalized twice in the past 3 months for heart failure…

Professionalism

Practicing decency in a fast-paced world. Lillee Gelinas Decency. The social respect and professionalism that bind us together as nurses. But I’m beginning to think that there isn’t…

Professionalism and professional identity

Understanding the meaning of professionalism and how a nurse’s professional identity is formed gives rise to critical analysis of the definition and relationship of these concepts. Although discussion…

Self-compassion in practice

The nursing profession is built upon the premise that nurses improve the healing process by providing compassion and comfort to others during times of suffering. RNs give their…

Stop fall prevention practices that aren’t working

Make best practices today’s common practices. In 2022, Schoberer and colleagues conducted a comprehensive review of fall and injury prevention research. The findings and recommendations confirm that many…

Syncope

An 88-year-old man experiences syncope after sustaining a patellar fracture related to a fall. He’s admitted to the telemetry unit with fall and injury prevention protocols in place,…

The role of hospital-based nurse scientists

Nurse scientists play a pivotal role in bridging interdisciplinary gaps in clinical research and practice to enhance patient care reliability and safety. With their advanced degrees and training…

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