Below are recent articles from
Missouri Nurse, the official publication of the Missouri Nurses Association.
Finding that Work-Life Balance in Nursing Today
Work-life balance. Three words. Three words I never quite understood until I hit my thirties. You might think that by working three 12-hour shifts, you will have FOUR entire days…
Shifting the Focus: How Mindset Can Combat Nurse Burnout
Nursing is one of the most demanding and emotionally taxing professions. Nurses are not only responsible for providing direct patient care but are also tasked with managing complex emotional and…
Adopting College Health Clinic EMR Screenings for Cannabis
Introduction Healthcare administrators expect that new cannabis regulations in Missouri will impact University of Central Missouri (UCM) students’ health and the need for UCM substance use prevention programming. Evolving healthcare…
From the MONA Executive Director, February 2025
As we step into 2025, we are filled with excitement and optimism for the year ahead. This year marks another opportunity to strengthen our commitment to advancing nursing excellence, fostering…
From the MONA President, February 2025
As the President of the Missouri Nurses Association, I want to make it unequivocally clear that our organization is committed to fostering a healthcare environment that is diverse, equitable, and…
Nurse Practitioner License Protection Case Study: Failure to Document Medication Management in Accordance with the Standard of Care
A STATE BOARD OF NURSING (SBON) complaint may be filed against a nurse practitioner (NP) by a patient, a patient’s family member, colleague, employer, and/or other regulatory agency, such as the Department of Health.
Utilizing Academic-Clinical Partnerships to Improve New Graduate Nurse Recruitment and Retention
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has identified that the current nationwide nursing shortage is predicted to extend through 2030. Healthcare facilities are experiencing unprecedented turnover and insufficient…
Increasing Nurses’ Perception of Confidence in Managing Aggressive Patients and Visitors
Violence perpetrated against nurses and other healthcare workers worldwide has gained increasing attention over the past several years and requires urgent organizational intervention. Exposure to violence perpetrated by patients and…
Effective Patient Handoffs in Hospital Settings: Best Practices for Improved Care
PATIENT HANDOFFS are critical transitions in healthcare, occurring when responsibility for a patient’s care is transferred from one provider to another. This process is vital for ensuring continuity of care,…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This is sponsored content and is supplied by Nurses Service Organization. The content has been reviewed by our HCM internal editorial staff but is not peer-reviewed. What nurses need to…
Finding that Work-Life Balance in Nursing Today
Work-life balance. Three words. Three words I never quite understood until I hit my thirties. You might think that by working three…
Shifting the Focus: How Mindset Can Combat Nurse Burnout
Nursing is one of the most demanding and emotionally taxing professions. Nurses are not only responsible for providing direct patient care but…
Adopting College Health Clinic EMR Screenings for Cannabis
Introduction Healthcare administrators expect that new cannabis regulations in Missouri will impact University of Central Missouri (UCM) students’ health and the need…
From the MONA Executive Director, February 2025
As we step into 2025, we are filled with excitement and optimism for the year ahead. This year marks another opportunity to…
From the MONA President, February 2025
As the President of the Missouri Nurses Association, I want to make it unequivocally clear that our organization is committed to fostering…
Nurse Practitioner License Protection Case Study: Failure to Document Medication Management in Accordance with the Standard of Care
A STATE BOARD OF NURSING (SBON) complaint may be filed against a nurse practitioner (NP) by a patient, a patient’s family member,…
Utilizing Academic-Clinical Partnerships to Improve New Graduate Nurse Recruitment and Retention
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has identified that the current nationwide nursing shortage is predicted to extend through 2030.…
Increasing Nurses’ Perception of Confidence in Managing Aggressive Patients and Visitors
Violence perpetrated against nurses and other healthcare workers worldwide has gained increasing attention over the past several years and requires urgent organizational…
Effective Patient Handoffs in Hospital Settings: Best Practices for Improved Care
PATIENT HANDOFFS are critical transitions in healthcare, occurring when responsibility for a patient’s care is transferred from one provider to another. This…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This is sponsored content and is supplied by Nurses Service Organization. The content has been reviewed by our HCM internal editorial staff…
Articles From American Nurse that you may be interested in
Nurse leader rounds plus
Patients’ perceptions of their care may not correlate to the actual quality of care given but rather their beliefs about what they perceive as quality care. Nurse leaders must address the patient experience with approaches that impact multiple goals simultaneously. One such approach involves nurse leader rounds, or what we call “nurse leader rounds plus.” This underutilized initiative can improve the patient experience, enhance the culture of safety, and increase staff engagement.
Nurses’ role in skin cancer prevention
Skin cancer has reached epidemic proportions—one in five Americans will develop some form by age 70. Nurses have an opportunity to make a significant contribution to skin cancer education and screening. These authors conducted a study to evaluate nurses’ understanding of skin cancer and sun-protective behaviors as well as their skill and comfort with patient screening and education.
Top post-pandemic global health concerns
The WHO remains concerned about several global health issues, but its focus has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus and its consequences have led to the most dramatic impact on global health in our lifetime. Concerns topping the WHO priority list include mental health, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, cancer, and diseases related to climate change. The pandemic had an impact on all of these health issues.
How to balance a bed shortage
Bed shortages remain a concern in hospitals across the country. For example, since the COVID-19 pandemic, most of Washington’s larger hospitals and tertiary centers operate well above daily capacity. These conditions lead to significant transfer delays in smaller hospitals. In response, the Washington Medical Coordination Center formed to serve as a statewide system designed to expedite the patient transfer process, load balance patients throughout the state, and provide equitable access to care.
Acute dystonic reaction
Acute dystonic reactions, movement disturbances, fall under the umbrella of extrapyramidal side effects. They’re associated with medications (including antipsychotics and antiemetics) that…
Smart pump technology and dose error reduction
In the hospital setting, nurses administer I.V. medications using infusion pumps; unfortunately, administration errors when using these pumps occur frequently.
Food insecurity in early childhood
In one study, a significant proportion of healthcare providers recognized the challenge of food insecurity for some patients, but few actively screen…
Navigating Long COVID
Long COVID, a stigmatized and somewhat controversial condition, has begun to gain the public’s attention as some who previously had acute COVID-19…
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