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Supporting certified emergency nurses is focus of new report
Certified emergency nurses make positive impacts for both patients and hospitals, and with the right support, they can be key to forging a strong emergency care team, according to a white paper by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing.
Making a return to nursing after a long hiatus takes the right motivation
A return to nursing can be isn't necessarily easy, but when you have the right motivation obstacles don't seem as intimidating.
Nurse leader, are you really listening to your staff?
Good advice can come from many different sources. According to mothers and a sage Greek philosopher, we should listen twice as much as we talk. As a nurse leader, you should do the same. As a nurse leader, you should know what your staff thinks about their jobs and show you're listening.
Protecting healthcare workers from coronavirus must be a top priority
Hospitals are working to stay ahead of coronavirus — both the outbreak and the constant flow of information. As the global healthcare community hustles to defeat a stream of misinformation, preventing and reducing the spread of the virus to healthcare workers needs to remain a top priority.
Nursing documentation saves nurse in wrong-site surgery claim
Over the years, I have discussed the importance of accurate and complete nursing documentation of your patient care. Here's another case that illustrates the power of nursing documentation in getting a case dismissed and keeping your license safe.
Oncology nursing takes patients from treatment to survivorship
In January 2020, the American Cancer Society reported the death rate from cancer in the U.S. fell 29% from 1991 to 2017.That's great news. Oncology nursing, as a result, has evolved into a specialty that not only involves helping to treat these patients but see them into survivorship and beyond.
Coronavirus: Clear up misperceptions and protect patients, yourselves
Infection control experts admit that there’s miscommunication about how nurses can protect themselves and others from transmission of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). So we asked two such experts to set the record straight.
Illegal fentanyl grows as cause of opioid-related deaths
From 1999 to 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 702,000 people died from drug overdoses. Researchers have increasingly found evidence of a new healthcare concern — a dramatic rise in heroin, methamphetamine and synthetic opioid use, specifically illegal fentanyl.