Safe patient handling: The process program
Although safe patient handling (SPH) programs are designed to reduce employee injuries related to manual patient lifting and repositioning, many programs are limited to…
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If you want to keep patients safe, don’t accept brown M&Ms!
If you grew up listening to rock music in the 1980s, you might have heard stories about the overly demanding requirements of Van Halen…
Supporting the next generation
The greatest impact on who we become as nurses evolves from the transition from nursing school to graduate nurse, a stage of intense vulnerability,…
Rescuing nursing theory
I recently spent one summer working as a clinical instructor in a course that required 12-hour experiences on a very busy inpatient floor. As…
Failure is not an option…or is it?
As a soldier, I arrived in Iraq in February 2004. The trip was exhausting but ended with the most spectacular sunset. It was absolutely…
Oral rehydration: A solution to the I.V. fluid shortage?
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today To address the I.V. fluid shortage that’s been affecting U.S. hospitals since 2014—and was worsened after…
Webinar: Opioid stewardship
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today A friend of mine is a PhD psychologist who’s been studying the opioid epidemic for years…long…
Role of the safe patient handling coordinator in equipment procurement
In last month’s blog, I wrote about the importance of equipment procurement from the standpoint of streamlining a purchasing process, understanding the complete value…
Welcome to nursing!
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor of American Nurse Today The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) just released a free booklet—NCSBN Welcomes…
Two sides to the opioid crisis
Anne Fuqua, a former nurse, recently shared her opioid crisis story in the Washington Post. But it’s not the story you might be expecting…
Mass shootings, mental health, and nursing
The day after the horrific mass shooting incident at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, I began my undergraduate nursing lecture with a piece…
Autism spectrum disorder: Questions answered
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today I recently spoke with Donna Swanson, MSN, CS, APRN, executive director and co-founder of the FOCUS…
Safe patient handling: The process program
Although safe patient handling (SPH) programs are designed to reduce employee injuries related to manual patient lifting and repositioning, many programs are…
If you want to keep patients safe, don’t accept brown M&Ms!
If you grew up listening to rock music in the 1980s, you might have heard stories about the overly demanding requirements of…
Supporting the next generation
The greatest impact on who we become as nurses evolves from the transition from nursing school to graduate nurse, a stage of…
Rescuing nursing theory
I recently spent one summer working as a clinical instructor in a course that required 12-hour experiences on a very busy inpatient…
Failure is not an option…or is it?
As a soldier, I arrived in Iraq in February 2004. The trip was exhausting but ended with the most spectacular sunset. It…
Oral rehydration: A solution to the I.V. fluid shortage?
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today To address the I.V. fluid shortage that’s been affecting U.S. hospitals since 2014—and was…
Webinar: Opioid stewardship
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today A friend of mine is a PhD psychologist who’s been studying the opioid epidemic…
Role of the safe patient handling coordinator in equipment procurement
In last month’s blog, I wrote about the importance of equipment procurement from the standpoint of streamlining a purchasing process, understanding the…
Welcome to nursing!
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor of American Nurse Today The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) just released a free…
Two sides to the opioid crisis
Anne Fuqua, a former nurse, recently shared her opioid crisis story in the Washington Post. But it’s not the story you might…
Mass shootings, mental health, and nursing
The day after the horrific mass shooting incident at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, I began my undergraduate nursing lecture with…
Autism spectrum disorder: Questions answered
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today I recently spoke with Donna Swanson, MSN, CS, APRN, executive director and co-founder of…
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