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NNF Board Members Needed

The Nebraska Nurses Foundation (NNF) is actively seeking nominations for new members to serve a 2-year term from January 2025 – December 2026.  Both Community members and active Nebraska Nurses…

Nebraska School Nurses Association Update

The Nebraska School Nurses Association (NSNA), the official affiliate of the National Association of School Nurses, is in the process of planning the NSNA School Health Conference that will take…

From the NNA Executive Director, February 2025

CONGRATULATIONS to our newly elected officers and committee members. We are grateful to have you representing Nebraska Nurses and look forward to your contributions to the Nebraska Nurses Association. President…

From the NNA President, February 2025

Linda Hardy, PhD, RN, CNE, CTNA Greetings to all Nebraska Nurses! Exciting new branding for the American Nurses Association (ANA) After extensive feedback from constituents and with guidance from experts,…

Don’t Shy Away from Becoming Nurse Certified

HAVE YOU EVER felt you needed to challenge yourself, forge ahead in your career, or further your education? Have you ever thought about getting certified? A nursing certification in your…

Delegation — Nebraska Style

Actual delegation can be complicated but may provide the nurse with a welcome relief when patient care responsibilities are mounting. This article will attempt to provide guidance with regard to…

NNF Board Members Needed

The Nebraska Nurses Foundation (NNF) is actively seeking nominations for new members to serve a 2-year term from January 2025 – December…

From the NNA President, February 2025

Linda Hardy, PhD, RN, CNE, CTNA Greetings to all Nebraska Nurses! Exciting new branding for the American Nurses Association (ANA) After extensive…

Delegation — Nebraska Style

Actual delegation can be complicated but may provide the nurse with a welcome relief when patient care responsibilities are mounting. This article…

Articles From American Nurse that you may be interested in

Women and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Why are new HIV cases still occurring when we have preventive treatment? One reason could be a lack of knowledge and experience among healthcare professionals to discuss, prescribe, and manage PrEP for vulnerable patients. Lack of information and discomfort with prescribing PrEP remain ongoing issues among healthcare professionals in the United States. Healthcare professionals should know how to identify appropriate candidates for PrEP, provide general education, and prescribe necessary preventive treatment.

Empathy in ostomy care

Empathy relies on understanding an experience from another’s perspective. A simulated learning activity such as wearing an ostomy bag for a day, in combination with reflective writing in preparation for debriefing, provides an opportunity for developing empathy, which is linked to improved patient experiences and outcomes.

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…

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…


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