Below are recent articles from
ANA-Ohio News Journal, the official publication of the American Nurses Association Ohio.

To become a member of ANA-Ohio, visit www.ana-ohio.org/join-us

Thank you to our Sponsors:

The Fall Ohio Nursing Organizations Leadership Summit

Advocate, Empower, Advance! Leaders of twenty-two Ohio nursing organizations were welcomed by ANA-Ohio President Rebecca Patton, DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN on November 22, 2024, at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio.…

ANA-Ohio | Nomination and Election Update

The Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC) recognizes that most nurses lead very busy lives, so that the election process must take that into account. Sometimes members say they missed the…

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…


Nurse Resource Center

NSO

Nursing is our life’s passion.
Helping Protect it is ours.
Professional liability insurance for nurses.