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…
Patient Safety
Evidence-based strategies to prevent enteral nutrition complications
Enteral nutrition (EN), commonly called tube feeding, is defined by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) as a system of providing…
New graduate nurse time management
Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected to reflect accurate information regarding directions for playing the Nurse Life board game. A game-based approach accelerates…
Smart pumps, smart management, safe patients
When organizations and clinicians team up, patients are protected. Takeaways: Medication administration errors continue to occur due to mistakes in smart electronic infusion pump…
Biosimilars: An alternative to biologics
Biosimilars may help lower drug costs for patients. Takeaways: Biologics and biosimilars are classes of drugs used to treat many complex conditions, including inflammatory…
Patient safety awareness
How do we create a mindset focused on safety? Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 14-20. Its importance can’t be emphasized enough. In addition…
Operationalizing new knowledge, innovations, and improvement
New knowledge, innovations, and improvements in patient care, nursing practice, and the work environment are hallmarks of organizations that have received Magnet® recognition.
Standardizing handoff communication
Although adverse events can occur anytime during hospitalization, handoff communication is often the cause of avoidable adverse events. Miscommunication, care continuity disruption, critical data…
Pediatric pain management
An individualized, multimodal, and interprofessional approach is key for success. Takeaways: Many pediatric patients experience unnecessary pain because of undertreatment and inadequate pain management…
Caring for patients receiving vasopressors and inotropes in the ICU
After shock is recognized and I.V. fluid resuscitation is initiated, vasopressors and inotropes are used as supportive therapies in critical care settings. Safe and…
Safety huddles: A safety net for nurses amid the COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, our 31-bed geriatric medical unit was designated the first COVID-19 unit in a teaching hospital located in a New York City…
When you don’t know what to do: Prompts for new nurses
The months of December and January usher in not just the holidays, but a new batch of registered nurses from accelerated nursing programs across…
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…
Evidence-based strategies to prevent enteral nutrition complications
Enteral nutrition (EN), commonly called tube feeding, is defined by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) as a system…
New graduate nurse time management
Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected to reflect accurate information regarding directions for playing the Nurse Life board game. A game-based…
Smart pumps, smart management, safe patients
When organizations and clinicians team up, patients are protected. Takeaways: Medication administration errors continue to occur due to mistakes in smart electronic…
Biosimilars: An alternative to biologics
Biosimilars may help lower drug costs for patients. Takeaways: Biologics and biosimilars are classes of drugs used to treat many complex conditions,…
Patient safety awareness
How do we create a mindset focused on safety? Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 14-20. Its importance can’t be emphasized enough.…
Operationalizing new knowledge, innovations, and improvement
New knowledge, innovations, and improvements in patient care, nursing practice, and the work environment are hallmarks of organizations that have received Magnet®…
Standardizing handoff communication
Although adverse events can occur anytime during hospitalization, handoff communication is often the cause of avoidable adverse events. Miscommunication, care continuity disruption,…
Pediatric pain management
An individualized, multimodal, and interprofessional approach is key for success. Takeaways: Many pediatric patients experience unnecessary pain because of undertreatment and inadequate…
Caring for patients receiving vasopressors and inotropes in the ICU
After shock is recognized and I.V. fluid resuscitation is initiated, vasopressors and inotropes are used as supportive therapies in critical care settings.…
Safety huddles: A safety net for nurses amid the COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, our 31-bed geriatric medical unit was designated the first COVID-19 unit in a teaching hospital located in a New…
When you don’t know what to do: Prompts for new nurses
The months of December and January usher in not just the holidays, but a new batch of registered nurses from accelerated nursing…
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