The COVID-19 pandemic: Rethinking your nursing career
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world on every level imaginable, and nurses’ lives and careers are not immune. Nurses may find themselves on…
Patient Safety
Proper use of N95 respirators
Follow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Amidst COVID-19, virtual reality makes “social distancing” simulation possible
Leadership of the simulation center at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has been investigating how to bring virtual simulation to life for some…
Beer potomania and hyponatremia
Beer potomania is an unusual syndrome of severe hyponatremia associated with excessive beer ingestion in the presence of alcohol use disorder and malnutrition.
I.V. Push medication administration: Bridging education and practice through standardization
Instilling best practice requires collaboration. Best practice guidelines for I.V. push administration are easier to access than ever before, but many nurses still use…
Discharge unit efficiency
A dedicated discharge unit decreases length of stay and improves ED treat and admit times. Takeaways: Implementing a discharge unit in an acute care…
How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherence
Hand hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals. However, hand hygiene adherence among nurses and other…
COVID has come to school & our cupboards are bare
I recently spoke to Joel Rose of NPR about the on-going struggle for school nurses to get the necessary PPE. The article and the audio clip are available…
Implementing evidence-based practice in long-term care
Long-term care (LTC) facilities are faced with many care hurdles, including a growing geriatric population, complexities associated with chronic conditions, and an insufficient workforce.…
Opioid overdose in the community
It’s your day off and you’re running errands. You stop for coffee at a local café and start chatting with friends. After about 15…
Maternal hemorrhage in 2020: Is your team ready?
During childbirth, 3% to 5% of women experience maternal hemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal death around the world. In 2010, the California Maternal…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A lack of…
The COVID-19 pandemic: Rethinking your nursing career
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world on every level imaginable, and nurses’ lives and careers are not immune. Nurses may find…
Proper use of N95 respirators
Follow doffing, re-donning, extended use, and reuse best practices to reduce risks. (more…)
Amidst COVID-19, virtual reality makes “social distancing” simulation possible
Leadership of the simulation center at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has been investigating how to bring virtual simulation to life…
Beer potomania and hyponatremia
Beer potomania is an unusual syndrome of severe hyponatremia associated with excessive beer ingestion in the presence of alcohol use disorder and…
I.V. Push medication administration: Bridging education and practice through standardization
Instilling best practice requires collaboration. Best practice guidelines for I.V. push administration are easier to access than ever before, but many nurses…
Discharge unit efficiency
A dedicated discharge unit decreases length of stay and improves ED treat and admit times. Takeaways: Implementing a discharge unit in an…
How an interactive game improved hand hygiene adherence
Hand hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in hospitals. However, hand hygiene adherence among nurses…
COVID has come to school & our cupboards are bare
I recently spoke to Joel Rose of NPR about the on-going struggle for school nurses to get the necessary PPE. The article and the audio clip…
Implementing evidence-based practice in long-term care
Long-term care (LTC) facilities are faced with many care hurdles, including a growing geriatric population, complexities associated with chronic conditions, and an…
Opioid overdose in the community
It’s your day off and you’re running errands. You stop for coffee at a local café and start chatting with friends. After…
Maternal hemorrhage in 2020: Is your team ready?
During childbirth, 3% to 5% of women experience maternal hemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal death around the world. In 2010, the…
Germ-free is the way to be: Smartphone disinfection in hospitals
Nurse-led, evidence-based education fills knowledge gap. Takeaways: All smartphones and other mobile devices are hosts to a variety of bacterial contaminants. A…
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