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Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Nurses Association Announce New Program for Nurse Leaders
In a unique partnership with the Oklahoma Nurses Association (ONA), Oklahoma State University will provide advanced education in business, management and leadership skills designed for emerging and experienced nurse leaders.…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This content is sponsored and supplied to American Nurse Journal by Nurses Service Organization. Content has been reviewed by ANJ editorial staff but is not peer-reviewed. What nurses need to…
Surgical Smoke Dangers in the OR
OR nursing is a high-pressure, high-reward profession. It involves holding your patient’s hand and providing comfort as they fall into a drug-induced sleep before intubation. It’s about quickly anticipating the…
Safety in Numbers: How Unregulated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Affect Patient Outcomes
Nurses are in high demand now more than ever due to the escalating trend of nurse burnout and diminishing nurse retention. These have created a critical need for more nurses and have led to challenges in providing optimal patient care.
How Fresh Perspectives Drive Healthcare
Entering the nursing profession is both an exciting and challenging journey. As a new nurse, you’re not only tasked with providing quality patient care but also with integrating into a…
ONA Leadership Column: The Next Level
What is it going to take to raise the leadership ability of your staff to the next level? One of the many roles you play for your staff is encouraging…
Balancing Ethics and State Mandates: Nurses’ Role in Navigating Immigration Status Inquiries in Healthcare
In recent years, new healthcare policies introduced by state governments have sparked discussions about their ethical implications for healthcare providers. Recently, both Texas (2024) and Florida (2023) introduced mandates requiring…
Advocacy: The Power of Passionate Professional Storytelling
Cassy Abbott EngPhD, RN, LCN, CNEONA President At the heart of nursing, we find an intricate tapestry of personal inspiring stories along professional aspiring journeys. Your journey and impact are…
The Power of Nurses
Jane Nelson, CAE, Chief Executive Officer This year, we are focusing on the incredible power of nurses, and the vital role storytelling plays in advocacy. Sharing your lived experiences is…
Music to My Ears: The Healing Powers of Music Therapy for Preterm NICU Neonates
In the NICU, preterm newborns are subject to 7.5-17.3 invasive procedures per day – causing extensive and long-lasting stress (Palazzi, et al., 2021). This can be reflected in unstable vital…
Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Nurses Association Announce New Program for Nurse Leaders
In a unique partnership with the Oklahoma Nurses Association (ONA), Oklahoma State University will provide advanced education in business, management and leadership…
What Nurses Need to Know About Metadata, Documentation, and Legal Liability
This content is sponsored and supplied to American Nurse Journal by Nurses Service Organization. Content has been reviewed by ANJ editorial staff…
Surgical Smoke Dangers in the OR
OR nursing is a high-pressure, high-reward profession. It involves holding your patient’s hand and providing comfort as they fall into a drug-induced…
Safety in Numbers: How Unregulated Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Affect Patient Outcomes
Nurses are in high demand now more than ever due to the escalating trend of nurse burnout and diminishing nurse retention. These…
How Fresh Perspectives Drive Healthcare
Entering the nursing profession is both an exciting and challenging journey. As a new nurse, you’re not only tasked with providing quality…
ONA Leadership Column: The Next Level
What is it going to take to raise the leadership ability of your staff to the next level? One of the many…
Balancing Ethics and State Mandates: Nurses’ Role in Navigating Immigration Status Inquiries in Healthcare
In recent years, new healthcare policies introduced by state governments have sparked discussions about their ethical implications for healthcare providers. Recently, both…
Advocacy: The Power of Passionate Professional Storytelling
Cassy Abbott EngPhD, RN, LCN, CNEONA President At the heart of nursing, we find an intricate tapestry of personal inspiring stories along…
The Power of Nurses
Jane Nelson, CAE, Chief Executive Officer This year, we are focusing on the incredible power of nurses, and the vital role storytelling…
Music to My Ears: The Healing Powers of Music Therapy for Preterm NICU Neonates
In the NICU, preterm newborns are subject to 7.5-17.3 invasive procedures per day – causing extensive and long-lasting stress (Palazzi, et al.,…
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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 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…
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…
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.
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