How can we reassure patients that we’re listening?
Here you are, beginning another day at work with another opportunity to care for patients and make a difference in their lives. You understand,…
Life at Work
Writing clinical articles: A step-by-step guide for nurses
Focus on your audience and narrow your topic. Editor’s note: Dissemination 101 is a series designed to help nurses share their expertise. To read…
Nurse advocacy through media communications
Develop the skills and competencies to communicate effectively. Takeaways: The 2018 Woodhull study found that the prevalence of nurses in the news media had…
Life after retirement
Planning for what lies ahead. Takeaways: According to the American Nurses Association, 500,000 experienced RNs are projected to retire by 2022. Retirement is a…
Nurses and contracts
Understanding basic terminology, the pitfalls you may encounter, and the relationships among parties to a contract can help you protect your self-interests and ensure…
Documenting dilemmas via email
Use this simple acronym to get results. Takeaways: When faced with a workplace dilemma, communication is key to achieving resolution. Clear communication requires emotional…
Interprofessional practice: A blueprint for success
Professional identity and role clarity are essential components. Takeaways: Professional role clarity is integral to successful interprofessional collaborative practice. Role-based collaborative practice by all…
The journey of oncology navigation
Nurse navigators help avoid care fragmentation and support shared decision making. Takeaways: Patient navigation aims to increase health equity among patients with cancer and…
Stop the slide
Drifting back to old practices endangers the profession. Before COVID-19, healthcare and nursing performance were moving in the right direction. Turnover was slowing, healthy…
A Nurse’s Journey of Empathy and Compassion
Let’s call her Carol It was my first year as a nurse in a suburban Intensive Care unit. I worked the night shift and…
Confessions of an accidental eavesdropper
Thoughts about confidentiality and respect. Takeaways: The design of hospitals means that we frequently overhear private conversations between clinicians and patients. What can these…
How shall we mourn our dead?
Take your time and follow the path that’s right for you. Since May 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have required nursing…
How can we reassure patients that we’re listening?
Here you are, beginning another day at work with another opportunity to care for patients and make a difference in their lives.…
Writing clinical articles: A step-by-step guide for nurses
Focus on your audience and narrow your topic. Editor’s note: Dissemination 101 is a series designed to help nurses share their expertise.…
Nurse advocacy through media communications
Develop the skills and competencies to communicate effectively. Takeaways: The 2018 Woodhull study found that the prevalence of nurses in the news…
Life after retirement
Planning for what lies ahead. Takeaways: According to the American Nurses Association, 500,000 experienced RNs are projected to retire by 2022. Retirement…
Nurses and contracts
Understanding basic terminology, the pitfalls you may encounter, and the relationships among parties to a contract can help you protect your self-interests…
Documenting dilemmas via email
Use this simple acronym to get results. Takeaways: When faced with a workplace dilemma, communication is key to achieving resolution. Clear communication…
Interprofessional practice: A blueprint for success
Professional identity and role clarity are essential components. Takeaways: Professional role clarity is integral to successful interprofessional collaborative practice. Role-based collaborative practice…
The journey of oncology navigation
Nurse navigators help avoid care fragmentation and support shared decision making. Takeaways: Patient navigation aims to increase health equity among patients with…
Stop the slide
Drifting back to old practices endangers the profession. Before COVID-19, healthcare and nursing performance were moving in the right direction. Turnover was…
A Nurse’s Journey of Empathy and Compassion
Let’s call her Carol It was my first year as a nurse in a suburban Intensive Care unit. I worked the night…
Confessions of an accidental eavesdropper
Thoughts about confidentiality and respect. Takeaways: The design of hospitals means that we frequently overhear private conversations between clinicians and patients. What…
How shall we mourn our dead?
Take your time and follow the path that’s right for you. Since May 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have…