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Rachael’s Reflections

Rachael Frija, DNP, RN, NPD-BC NEA-BCAs we close 2024, I reflect on an incredible year of progress, advocacy, and growth within the New Mexico Nurses Association. From the beginning of…

Protect yourself from secret recording

A NURSE ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERS a recording of himself giving patient care posted on the Facebook page of a patient’s family member. Another nurse receives a notice that a State Board…

New Mexico Nurses Who Inspire Nurses

Nursing is a profession that inspires through its dedication, compassion, and resilience. Every nurse’s career path is unique, reflecting a journey filled with diverse experiences, challenges, and triumphs. In this…

Rachael’s Reflections

Rachael Frija, DNP, RN, NPD-BC NEA-BCAs we close 2024, I reflect on an incredible year of progress, advocacy, and growth within the…

New Mexico Nurses Who Inspire Nurses

Nursing is a profession that inspires through its dedication, compassion, and resilience. Every nurse’s career path is unique, reflecting a journey filled…

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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…

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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