When you break down barriers to care, you build trust
Nurses can eliminate the barriers to care that can threaten patients' trust in their healthcare teams and impede their recovery.
How to overcome 5 challenges to med-surg certification
Med-surg nursing has evolved into a highly-respected nursing specialty. Many nurses who work in the field are choosing to pursue med-surg certification as a way to validate their expertise and increase their professional development. But they need to conquer the challenges first.
Tips for nurses leading move toward population health management
AONE board members share tips to help nurses lead the move toward population health management, which includes educating patients on managing health needs.
Looking forward to a year of courageous care
AACN president Karen McQuillan, MS, RN, discusses the future of critical care nursing and the steps needed to become a critical care nurse.
Nurses devise tool to reduce hospital readmissions
Nurses at California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles have developed a new tool to reduce hospital readmissions.
Nursing schools emphasize lessons in academic integrity
Nurse experts address how being a successful nurse entails more than good clinical skills. It also includes being ethical, accountable and respectful.
Nurses gain core competencies through online RN-to-BSN programs
With many hospitals across the country requiring nurses to at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing, online RN-to-BSN programs are seeing a surge in enrollment, as many RNs return to college to obtain their BSNs. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine recommended that the proportion of nurses with BSNs increase to 80% by the year