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The BSN by 2020 push: How close are we to achieving this milestone?
With 2019 coming to an end, nurses are asking where we are in meeting the goal set by the landmark 2010 Institute of Medicine report on the Future of Nursing to have 80% of practicing RNs with a BSN by 2020. Thanks to lot of hard work during the past decade we’ve made important, positive strides.
Nurse’s care of hospice patient is not what family ordered
A reader expressed concern about her care of an elderly hospice patient. The patient’s family did not want the patient to have any comfort care, except for a prescribed sleeping pill and a prescribed opioid. But the nurse found a different approach. Did she do the right thing?
Kickstart your wound care specialist training with PrepSmart
For nurses today, one of the biggest challenges is caring for an increasing number of patients with chronic wounds. In fact, an estimated 67 million people around the world are suffering with chronic wounds, making access to a wound care specialist of utmost importance to these patients.
Vaping health risks raise alarm about educating younger generations
When Sophia Thomas, DNP, FNP, PNP, FAANP, saw a 16-year-old patient suffering from a chronic cough, she immediately considered the possibility that vaping could be the source of the problem. Thomas was right. And statistics are showing the need for increased education on vaping health risks.
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How confidence and closeness transformed my family’s NICU stay
My son Jackson was born 16 weeks premature. Weighing just 1 pound, 8 ounces, he was considered a micropreemie and would experience a long stay in the neonatal ICU.
Presentation on nurses who kill draws overflow crowd
There’s an arsenal of documented cases in which medical professionals kill their patients — known as serial healthcare killing. The topic has grown in attention so much that one nurse presented on nurses who kill to an overflow crowd at a recent national emergency nursing conference.
Wrong expert testifies in a professional negligence case
In professional negligence cases against nurses and other healthcare providers, the expert witness must be a healthcare practitioner familiar with the standard of care. If this requirement is not met, the case against the healthcare practitioner, such as a nurse, will fail.
CE series focuses on essentials of speaking Spanish for nurses
Learning Spanish for nurses may seem seem daunting, but is well worth the effort, according to one nurse. Being able to communicate in Spanish can go a long way in nursing, said Tracey Long, PhD, MS, RN, APRN, a nursing professor at Arizona College of Nursing who can read, write and speak Spanish fluently.
RN’s website is a fruitful resource for nurses with disabilities
Donna Maheady, EdD, ARNP, wanted to create a virtual space for nurses with disabilities. So, that's what she did. Maheady is the founder of ExceptionalNurse.com a website featuring real-life stories, information and resources.
Nursing home abuse allegation makes RN fear for his career
A nursing home abuse allegation has one of our nurse readers extremely concerned. The nurse was accused by a nursing home resident of sexual abuse, which allegedly took place when the nurse went into the resident’s room to check his blood sugar and administer insulin.
Tame nurse stress with mindfulness and meditation
A growing body of evidence points to the powers of mindfulness and meditation as practices that might help tame nurse stress and the risk of burnout. But practicing mindfulness and meditation takes practice and knowledge to strengthen the nervous system in its response to stressful situations.
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