How to get off the anger-go-round
One of the most complex emotions, anger is a normal response to certain situational triggers. It’s associated with physiologic changes, including increases in heart…
Mental Health
Nurses answer the call to enhance veteran and military health
Nursing has a long history of caring for wounded soldiers. Perhaps most famously, Florence Nightingale served as chief nurse in the Crimean War (1854).…
Any nurse can do it: Sustaining change when volunteering overseas
Arriving back in Ethiopia for the third time after having left only four months earlier, I had many questions. Had the Ethiopian nurses managed…
Leading the journey: Engaging staff in process improvement through visual management
The pressure is always on in busy clinical settings to improve efficiency, capacity, and patient flow. Strategic process improvement that engages the entire staff…
How to avoid biased thinking
Jessica, a Millennial (Generation Y) nurse working on a medical-surgical unit, recently completed her first year of practice. Ralph, her manager, is pleased with…
Room with a view: Clutter included?
Your “new” room is now ready—hospital room, that is. Architects are finally designing and redesigning hospital rooms that could match the suites at your…
From our readers: Two years after the Sandy Hook tragedy, PTSD remains
As my family got through the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, I have felt the need to share what is…
Fostering soft skills is a must for nurse leaders
It’s uncommon for nurse leaders to have to coach employees on clinical skills, but quite common for nurse leaders to coach and even use…
Resting not regretting
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” — William Shakespeare As informal mentors,…
Choosing the right restraint
Nurses at the bedside are experts in driving the safest, most effective patient care. In some cases, nursing assessment and clinical judgment suggest the…
When and how to use restraints
Few things cause as much angst for a nurse as placing a patient in a restraint, who may feel his or her personal freedom…
Assessing and documenting patient restraint incidents
Restraining a patient is considered a high-risk intervention by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission (TJC), and various state regulatory…
How to get off the anger-go-round
One of the most complex emotions, anger is a normal response to certain situational triggers. It’s associated with physiologic changes, including increases…
Nurses answer the call to enhance veteran and military health
Nursing has a long history of caring for wounded soldiers. Perhaps most famously, Florence Nightingale served as chief nurse in the Crimean…
Any nurse can do it: Sustaining change when volunteering overseas
Arriving back in Ethiopia for the third time after having left only four months earlier, I had many questions. Had the Ethiopian…
Leading the journey: Engaging staff in process improvement through visual management
The pressure is always on in busy clinical settings to improve efficiency, capacity, and patient flow. Strategic process improvement that engages the…
How to avoid biased thinking
Jessica, a Millennial (Generation Y) nurse working on a medical-surgical unit, recently completed her first year of practice. Ralph, her manager, is…
Room with a view: Clutter included?
Your “new” room is now ready—hospital room, that is. Architects are finally designing and redesigning hospital rooms that could match the suites…
From our readers: Two years after the Sandy Hook tragedy, PTSD remains
As my family got through the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, I have felt the need to share…
Fostering soft skills is a must for nurse leaders
It’s uncommon for nurse leaders to have to coach employees on clinical skills, but quite common for nurse leaders to coach and…
Resting not regretting
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” — William Shakespeare As…
Choosing the right restraint
Nurses at the bedside are experts in driving the safest, most effective patient care. In some cases, nursing assessment and clinical judgment…
When and how to use restraints
Few things cause as much angst for a nurse as placing a patient in a restraint, who may feel his or her…
Assessing and documenting patient restraint incidents
Restraining a patient is considered a high-risk intervention by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission (TJC), and various…
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