Remedying role confusion: Differentiating RN and LPN roles
When the lines between RN’s and LPN’s practice roles got blurry, nurses initiated a comprehensive process to clearly define and demarcate these roles.
Life at Work
Gold standards: ANA and nurse experts promote using national guidelines to inform, intervene with patients
Nurses can help consumers understand and incorporate key healthcare recommendations into their lives.
The health case for toxic chemical policy reform
Does the Toxic Substances Control Act truly protect the public from toxic chemicals?
Trends and consequences: Tune into your patient’s patterns
A case scenario underscores the risks of failing to analyze a patient’s clinical trends.
Stopping the vicious cycle of mandatory overtime
More states are restricting hospitals’ ability to make nurses work overtime. But banning mandatory overtime won’t solve the problem completely.
What HIT means to healthcare professionals
When it comes to health information technology (HIT), every nurses has a stake in—and a piece of—the action. Let’s figure out how to make…
Choosing the right conversation
Learn how to resolve interpersonal clashes by choosing the right type of conversation at the right time.
Don’t tolerate disruptive physician behavior
No matter if you like – or fear – a doctor who behaves badly, you must report the incident for the sake of the…
How to fit in fast at your new job
If you’re looking for a new position in nursing, you have lots of company. According to a CareerBuilder.com survey, 32% of nurses plan to…
Workplace programs promote healthy behaviors
Workplace health promotion programs are an efficient approach to improving the health of a relatively large group of individuals because worksite interventions are more…
Practice guidelines, standards, consensus statements, position papers: What they are, how they differ
Healthcare agencies and societies frequently issue practice guidelines, standards, and various statements and papers on clinical topics. This article explains how to evaluate these…
Remedying role confusion: Differentiating RN and LPN roles
When the lines between RN’s and LPN’s practice roles got blurry, nurses initiated a comprehensive process to clearly define and demarcate these…
Gold standards: ANA and nurse experts promote using national guidelines to inform, intervene with patients
Nurses can help consumers understand and incorporate key healthcare recommendations into their lives.
The health case for toxic chemical policy reform
Does the Toxic Substances Control Act truly protect the public from toxic chemicals?
Trends and consequences: Tune into your patient’s patterns
A case scenario underscores the risks of failing to analyze a patient’s clinical trends.
Stopping the vicious cycle of mandatory overtime
More states are restricting hospitals’ ability to make nurses work overtime. But banning mandatory overtime won’t solve the problem completely.
What HIT means to healthcare professionals
When it comes to health information technology (HIT), every nurses has a stake in—and a piece of—the action. Let’s figure out how…
Choosing the right conversation
Learn how to resolve interpersonal clashes by choosing the right type of conversation at the right time.
Don’t tolerate disruptive physician behavior
No matter if you like – or fear – a doctor who behaves badly, you must report the incident for the sake…
How to fit in fast at your new job
If you’re looking for a new position in nursing, you have lots of company. According to a CareerBuilder.com survey, 32% of nurses…
Workplace programs promote healthy behaviors
Workplace health promotion programs are an efficient approach to improving the health of a relatively large group of individuals because worksite interventions…
Practice guidelines, standards, consensus statements, position papers: What they are, how they differ
Healthcare agencies and societies frequently issue practice guidelines, standards, and various statements and papers on clinical topics. This article explains how to…
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