Study review draws needed attention to PTSD in nurses
PTSD is a growing concern for nurses in inpatient settings, according to a review of several studies that identified factors associated with PTSD in nurses.
Nurses de-stress and express themselves on TikTok
Nurses across the country are among millions of users posting short, expressive videos on the fast-growing and often controversial social media platform TikTok. Generation Z and millennial nurses told Nurse.com the posts help to relieve job stress, educate people about what they do and are just plain fun to create and view. Those benefits are
Nurse forum is a safe place to talk about the pandemic — the good, bad and ugly
A nurse forum has become a refuge — a safe place to discuss the COVID-19 crisis. Some reach out with ideas and hope, while others share grave concerns.
Nurses create safe place for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Besides specialized care, babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome need their parents. RNs created a place for these critical connections to safely happen.
ED nurses wrestle with biases, pressures to limit opioids when treating pain patients
In recent years, U.S. emergency departments have prescribed fewer opioids for pain.But some worry pain patients are now being marginalized and stigmatized.
Creating hospice nurse residency program was a labor of love for one RN
It’s not easy to find nurses with hospice care skills. So this RN developed a hospice nurse residency program to ensure a ready pipeline of skilled nurses.
Nurses in the driver’s seat at COVID-19 drive-thru testing centers
COVID-19 drive-thru testing centers are often staffed by RNs whose normal jobs have been interrupted by the pandemic, but are willing and able to help.
Celebrate the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and its global purpose
The Year of the Nurse and Midwife recognition is creating awareness about the important work done by these professionals around the world.
Hospice and palliative care nurses focus on comfort, family support
Hospice and palliative care nurses can be found in many settings, keep the patients and their family units at the center of everything.
Pediatric nurse certification opens more career doors than you might think
Pediatric nurse certification can give nurses the knowledge they require about the intricacies of caring for young patients and their special care needs.