Discussing bad news with patients and families can be uncomfortable and challenging. It can also be an ongoing need. The only way to make it a little easier is by learning some proven techniques and keeping a few principles in your back pocket.

Influenza type A (H1N1) virus ("swine flu") will not be going away any time soon, health officials say, and healthcare providers, including nurses, should prepare themselves not only for patients with the illness, but also for questions and concerns from the public, and requests to help state and local health departments identify potential new cases.At

Nursing blends the art of caring and investigating scientific best practices to discover new techniques that improve patient care. "Everything a nurse does must be grounded in evidence," says Fran Roberts, RN, PhD, vice president of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. "We must have a proven reason

When patients walk into Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert, Ariz., they are greeted by the soothing sounds of a harpist. As they stroll through the plush, carpeted hallways they do not hear overhead pages or nurses calling to each other around nursing stations.On the outside of each patient room is a plaque with the