Below are recent articles from
Missouri Nurse, the official publication of the Missouri Nurses Association.
The Communication Disconnect Between Healthcare Providers and Patients
MONA Welcome Letters, June 2024-President/Executive Director
Dear Members of the Missouri Nurses Association,
As we approach the next publication cycle of our esteemed association, I am filled with pride and gratitude for each and every one of you. The Missouri Nurses Association continues to stand as a beacon of excellence, advocacy, and solidarity in the healthcare landscape of our state.
Vaccine Perceptions and Behaviors in Missouri
2023 Fulbright Specialists Around the World
Center for Missouri Nurses Announces 2023 Nurse Innovator Award Winners
Using Electronic Medical Records and Dashboards to Facilitate Intra-Facility Patient Transfer
A Quick Look at Martha Roger’s Science of Unitary Human Beings
Don’t We Want the Best for Our Patients?
Crusading for Mothers
Nursing is so Unique it Needs Two Unique Identifiers
The Communication Disconnect Between Healthcare Providers and Patients
MONA Welcome Letters, June 2024-President/Executive Director
Vaccine Perceptions and Behaviors in Missouri
2023 Fulbright Specialists Around the World
Center for Missouri Nurses Announces 2023 Nurse Innovator Award Winners
Using Electronic Medical Records and Dashboards to Facilitate Intra-Facility Patient Transfer
A Quick Look at Martha Roger’s Science of Unitary Human Beings
Don’t We Want the Best for Our Patients?
Crusading for Mothers
Vaccination and vaccine-hesitancy
Historically, vaccination rates among college students, specifically for human papillomavirus and seasonal influenza, have run low. The same trend has occurred with COVID-19 vaccination. To address this issue, a team of nurses at a large public research university undertook a project to better understand vaccine hesitancy among college students and help nurses and providers tackle this hesitancy.
Lyme carditis: A clinical case report
A 19-year-old college student arrives at the campus student health clinic after feeling faint while out for his routine run. He tells the health clinic RN that during the run he had difficulty breathing and felt dizzy. The student tells the RN that over the previous 2 weeks he’s experienced increasing fatigue, persistent headaches, mild shortness of breath on exertion, occasional palpitations, and joint pain. He also reports that 6 weeks earlier, when camping in a heavily wooded area, he received a tick bite.
My patient is a victim of human trafficking
The growth of human trafficking increases the odds that you’ll encounter a patient who’s a victim. We can’t afford to miss any opportunity to provide aid to this vulnerable population. The average life span of a victim of trafficking is only 5 to 7 years. According to the U.S. Department of State, victims of trafficking frequently suffer serious physical abuse and neglect, experience drug overdoses, die by suicide, or are murdered. Your rapid assessment of the situation and immediate interventions can save a life.
Medication safety and pediatric health
Research shows that 7,000 to 9,000 people die annually in the United States secondary to a medication error at a cost of over $40 billion a year. Improving healthcare outcomes requires mitigation of medication error risk. Learn how a pediatric health system addressed this need for mitigation by successfully implementing the Institute for Safe Medication Practices recommendation for a five-character override when removing medication from an automated dispensing cabinet.