Below are recent articles from
The Florida Nurse, the official publication of the Florida Nurses Association.
FNPAC Makes Candidate Endorsements in the 2024 Florida Primary Election
FNA Southwest Region
FNA Northeast Region
Celebrating Nurses Week in West Central Florida
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
Celebrating a Decade of Innovation: Highlights from the 10th Annual FNA Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference
Updates from the Florida Center for Nursing
Diversity in Nursing: Building an Inclusive Future
Clinical Mentorship of Nursing Students: The Staff Nurse’s Role in Creating a Positive Learning Experience
14th Annual Florida Nurses Association South Region Symposium & Awards Ceremony Recap
FNPAC Makes Candidate Endorsements in the 2024 Florida Primary Election
FNA Southwest Region
FNA Northeast Region
Celebrating Nurses Week in West Central Florida
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
Celebrating a Decade of Innovation: Highlights from the 10th Annual FNA Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference
Updates from the Florida Center for Nursing
Diversity in Nursing: Building an Inclusive Future
Clinical Mentorship of Nursing Students: The Staff Nurse’s Role in Creating a Positive Learning Experience
Living donor liver transplant coordinator
Living donor liver transplant has helped overcome the global shortage of donor organs. Live liver donors who electively undergo major abdominal surgery require specific care and expertise to ensure their safety. In the outpatient transplant clinic, transplant coordinators provide education, obtain consent, and organize the care of potential transplant recipients and living donors. As essential members of the transplant team, these coordinators use their extensive knowledge and experience to guide patients through evaluations. They provide psychological, medical, and logistical support during the stressful transplant process.
Syncope
Syncope can result from several conditions, including electrolyte imbalance, hypothyroidism, myocarditis, acute coronary syndrome, and electrical disturbances in the heart.
End-tidal CO2 monitoring
ETCO2 monitoring, a tool once used almost exclusively in patients receiving anesthesia, has proven useful in various settings, including the emergency department, medical–surgical units, critical care, ambulatory care, critical care transport, and postoperative suites. Longstanding evidence shows the importance of ETCO2 monitoring in many clinical situations, including intubation, CPR, and sedation. It provides healthcare professionals with real-time data to make clinical decisions that support patient safety and optimal outcomes, while minimizing the need for additional invasive procedures.
Mentorship: A strategy for nursing retention
The limited pool of qualified nursing staff readily available to provide safe, quality care taxes the human capital management of healthcare organizations worldwide. To maintain an adequate workforce and prepare for future growth, healthcare organizations must develop a robust, cost-effective retention plan that addresses nurses’ needs. That plan should include structured mentorship programs to support a newly hired nurse’s sense of belonging and increase job satisfaction while simultaneously decreasing stress and anxiety.
Skin integrity and steroid medications
Lyme carditis: A clinical case report
My patient is a victim of human trafficking
Medication safety and pediatric health