A kinder, gentler workplace
Others may not notice your courtesy, but they will notice your rudeness. (more…)
Legal & Ethics
Errors, care, and the bottom line
Try a mock survey to ensure patient safety. PRESIDENT Calvin Coolidge once said, “The chief business of the American people is business,” but that…
Succeeding in complicated times
Leadership success requires understanding that healthcare organizations are a world of connections. I WAS SITTING in my easy chair watching Monday night football when I…
From the Ethics Inbox: Coping with incivility in academia
I am a new assistant professor at a university, after 12 years in my previous academic position. I was excited to become part of…
Unconscious bias and the EHR
I am a new RN working in an inner-city emergency department. Some of our patients are well known by the staff, who often describe…
Pain management: An ethical approach
ANA’s new position statement on pain management offers guidance When a federal law permanently expanded medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescribing authority to NPs and PAs…
Why laws can’t guarantee safe staffing levels
Is the complexity of nurse staffing compatible with the blunt force of a law? FEW can doubt that nursing administration knows a great deal…
A cold, hard lesson about patient dumping
A 22-year-old woman with Asperger’s syndrome was seen on a frigid night in January 2018 for a fall-related head injury in the University of…
From the ethics inbox: Conflict in duty to provide care when disaster strikes
I am a registered nurse in Florida and have worked at a local hospital for over 10 years. Last fall, I was terminated because…
Can you fire a patient?
The answer may surprise you. WHAT can you do with a patient who won’t comply with any of your directives? You’ve provided education until…
Compassion: A nurse’s primary virtue
Strengthening compassion may help you avoid burnout. Nurses, we’re told, are fundamentally compassionate people. In fact, nurse burnout could be defined as the loss…
The opioid crisis and the matter of consent
Lives in the balance By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN It’s 3 am and you’re called to an apartment complex for a person down.…
A kinder, gentler workplace
Others may not notice your courtesy, but they will notice your rudeness. (more…)
Errors, care, and the bottom line
Try a mock survey to ensure patient safety. PRESIDENT Calvin Coolidge once said, “The chief business of the American people is business,”…
Succeeding in complicated times
Leadership success requires understanding that healthcare organizations are a world of connections. I WAS SITTING in my easy chair watching Monday night football…
From the Ethics Inbox: Coping with incivility in academia
I am a new assistant professor at a university, after 12 years in my previous academic position. I was excited to become…
Unconscious bias and the EHR
I am a new RN working in an inner-city emergency department. Some of our patients are well known by the staff, who…
Pain management: An ethical approach
ANA’s new position statement on pain management offers guidance When a federal law permanently expanded medication-assisted treatment (MAT) prescribing authority to NPs…
Why laws can’t guarantee safe staffing levels
Is the complexity of nurse staffing compatible with the blunt force of a law? FEW can doubt that nursing administration knows a…
A cold, hard lesson about patient dumping
A 22-year-old woman with Asperger’s syndrome was seen on a frigid night in January 2018 for a fall-related head injury in the…
From the ethics inbox: Conflict in duty to provide care when disaster strikes
I am a registered nurse in Florida and have worked at a local hospital for over 10 years. Last fall, I was…
Can you fire a patient?
The answer may surprise you. WHAT can you do with a patient who won’t comply with any of your directives? You’ve provided…
Compassion: A nurse’s primary virtue
Strengthening compassion may help you avoid burnout. Nurses, we’re told, are fundamentally compassionate people. In fact, nurse burnout could be defined as…
The opioid crisis and the matter of consent
Lives in the balance By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN It’s 3 am and you’re called to an apartment complex for a…
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