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Viewpoint: Caring Science meets Heart Science: A guide to authentic caring practice

Discipline-specific, theory-guided practice models, motivated in part by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s national Magnet program, have led to improved patient care and system…

Nine principles of successful nursing leadership

There is an extraordinary quality of spirit that prompts one to aspire to lead. These nine principles will help you tap into that spirit…

The times—and the nursing job market—they are a changin’

Donna Cardillo, MA, RN writes about the nursing job market.

What you can learn from failure

Editor’s note: At American Nurse Today, we believe every nurse can be a leader. Rose Sherman, founder of the Emerging RN Leader blog (www.emergingrnleader.com),…

Eye of the beholder: Grand rounds at the museum

“What do you see in his eyes?” asks Dr. Rothenberg. After a brief pause, someone replies, “He looks sad.” Another states, “He’s kind of…

The quantum edge: Emotional contagion

Quantum physics suggests that if you hang around happy people, you’ll be happier.

Making the workplace healthier, one self-aware nurse at a time

From the disruptive physician throwing instruments or treating nurses with contempt to coworkers or nurse managers “eating their young,” some people and behaviors in…

From our readers…What bedside nurses can teach nursing leaders

Five years ago, while working in leadership I had a pivotal conversation with my superior regarding the need to “stop thinking like a bedside…

Unpacking the pounds that weigh you down

How long have you dreamed of losing weight and keeping it off—of what it would feel like to be healthier and have more energy…

From our readers: Overtime is only fun in baseball: A somber look at mandatory overtime and nursing care

The author reviews issues surrounding mandatory overtime.

Civility starts with you

Over the last decade, civility has become a hot topic. I got involved with it in 2000, when more than 700 nurses told the…

Nurses and customer service: A new annoyance or an old standard?

I recently overheard a nurse bitterly complaining about the staff on her unit being asked by their manager to address patients by name each…

Viewpoint: Caring Science meets Heart Science: A guide to authentic caring practice

Discipline-specific, theory-guided practice models, motivated in part by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s national Magnet program, have led to improved patient care…

Nine principles of successful nursing leadership

There is an extraordinary quality of spirit that prompts one to aspire to lead. These nine principles will help you tap into…