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A nurse sent a message to her husband’s ex-wife and her employer charged her with “improper telephone communication” for texting at work. The nurse’s supervisor told her the ex-wife came to the [...]

Every decision in health care impacts numerous other individuals. Maybe you find that you have the ability to see how one decision impacts another and possess the forethought to better manage [...]

Hello Healthy Nurses! I am preparing to speak to nurses in Texas for this year’s Nurses Week about the importance of self-care, and I’m finding that what I prepare to say then is apropos to the [...]

A New Jersey law requiring hospitals and nursing homes to report the number of patients per nurse has led to better nurse staffing ratios, a Rutgers University study found. The study is the first [...]

The Institute for Nursing (IFN), the foundation of the New Jersey State Nurses Association, recently awarded more than $13,000 in educational scholarships. “The mission of the Institute for [...]

Some nurses perceive themselves to be professionals, but do not always feel that they are treated with respect in the workplace. Other nurses will flatly say nursing is a job, citing that [...]

The brutally honest preschooler who comes to visit your patient. The nursing meme someone posted on the coffee machine. A rumbling stomach during a blood pressure check. If you don’t notice [...]

Are you putting your mental health at risk by not taking any breaks? Many nurses out there read that and started screaming that they just can’t. Look, someone else can look after your patient for [...]

This month, the Healthy Nurse, Healthy New Jersey (HNHNJ) Team will focus on the topic of RESILIENCY. Nursing is such a noble profession, but with it can come many emotional challenges and great [...]

Nominations for new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are being sought. Qualified candidates must demonstrate expertise and national leadership in clinical preventive services, [...]