Nurses Weekly

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The moment nurse RaDonda Vaught realized she had given a patient the wrong medication, she rushed to the doctors working to revive 75-year-old Charlene Murphey and told [...]

Several mental health issues can affect nurses. Some of the most common mental health issues include:  anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [...]

Strategic interventions can improve alertness and sleep. Takeaways Sleep is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. Bright or blue light exposure before bedtime can disrupt biological sleep [...]

At New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well, we focus on helping NJ’s older adults live with choice and independence.  For some that is remaining in their home, for others it can be one of many [...]

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices would be remiss to not share what we perceive to be the most significant disappointments with the inadequate way the RaDonda Vaught trial was handled, [...]

Amid a shortage of nurses, health systems are increasingly turning to digital health to fill gaps in scheduling. “Nurse staffing is more of a challenge now than it’s ever been,” said Eric [...]

The recent case of a criminal conviction against a registered nurse sent shivers down the spine of health care professionals everywhere. If you’re not familiar with the incident, it involved [...]

New Jersey’s 172,000-member nursing workforce faces ongoing anxiety, depression, job-induced stress, burnout, and turnover. And the situation has been substantially aggravated by the COVID-19 [...]

Nearly nine in 10 American nurses believe that nobody understands the work they do, according to new research. A recent survey asked 1,000 nurses about how they’re perceived in their profession [...]

There is no time to waste to begin implementing strategies that empower nurses to address health inequities. For too long, health inequities have negatively impacted far too many people in the [...]