Lies and the lying liars who tell them
The impact of lying on individuals and society. While human history is rife with evidence of lying, never has lying been writ so large…
Legal & Ethics
Assessing the ethical climate: An environmental scan
Nurses offer insights on day-to-day ethical challenges. By Liz Stokes, JD, MA, RN At the June 2017 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly in…
Secrets, lies, and cover-ups
The impact of the new healthcare bill can’t be hidden forever. By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN As Newton observed, for every action in…
We vs. they
Here, in the United States, a lot has been happening lately; the kinds of things that represent some of the worst problems that beset our…
You’re not necessarily entitled to your opinion…
Understanding the difference between fact and opinion Originally published May 17, 2017; updated August 6, 2021 Seriously, facts aren’t opinions…and all opinions are not equal.…
Informed consent for foreign-educated health professionals
Divina Gunito* was the first in her family to graduate from college, and now it was her turn to help her loved ones. She decided…
Addressing moral distress and resilience in nursing
ANA joined leading nursing organizations at a State of the Science Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland from August 11 to 12, 2016. Forty-six nurse leaders…
Three Red Cross Women Who Persevered: African American History Month
The American Red Cross has served our country for more than 135 years. In honor of African-American History Month, we wanted to spotlight three…
From the ethics inbox: Reporting a sentinel event
Note from the editor: This new recurring department presents selected emails that ANA has received from nurses, along with responses from the ANA Center…
Dumped: When nursing homes abandon patients to the hospital
Margie is an 86-year-old nursing home resident who has developed a bladder infection. As is the case with many elderly women, she also is…
Building moral resilience to neutralize moral distress
Moral distress occurs when one recognizes one’s moral responsibility in a situation; evaluates the various courses of action; and identifies, in accordance with one’s…
The nursing profession’s potential impact on policy and politics
Nursing is the largest medical profession in the world with nearly 4 million nurses in the United States alone. As such, nurses have the…
Lies and the lying liars who tell them
The impact of lying on individuals and society. While human history is rife with evidence of lying, never has lying been writ…
Assessing the ethical climate: An environmental scan
Nurses offer insights on day-to-day ethical challenges. By Liz Stokes, JD, MA, RN At the June 2017 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership…
Secrets, lies, and cover-ups
The impact of the new healthcare bill can’t be hidden forever. By Leah Curtin, RN, ScD(h), FAAN As Newton observed, for every…
We vs. they
Here, in the United States, a lot has been happening lately; the kinds of things that represent some of the worst problems that…
You’re not necessarily entitled to your opinion…
Understanding the difference between fact and opinion Originally published May 17, 2017; updated August 6, 2021 Seriously, facts aren’t opinions…and all opinions are…
Informed consent for foreign-educated health professionals
Divina Gunito* was the first in her family to graduate from college, and now it was her turn to help her loved ones.…
Addressing moral distress and resilience in nursing
ANA joined leading nursing organizations at a State of the Science Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland from August 11 to 12, 2016. Forty-six…
Three Red Cross Women Who Persevered: African American History Month
The American Red Cross has served our country for more than 135 years. In honor of African-American History Month, we wanted to…
From the ethics inbox: Reporting a sentinel event
Note from the editor: This new recurring department presents selected emails that ANA has received from nurses, along with responses from the…
Dumped: When nursing homes abandon patients to the hospital
Margie is an 86-year-old nursing home resident who has developed a bladder infection. As is the case with many elderly women, she…
Building moral resilience to neutralize moral distress
Moral distress occurs when one recognizes one’s moral responsibility in a situation; evaluates the various courses of action; and identifies, in accordance…
The nursing profession’s potential impact on policy and politics
Nursing is the largest medical profession in the world with nearly 4 million nurses in the United States alone. As such, nurses…
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